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NewsLowest onion crop for years feared by growers
The UK could be headed for the worst onion harvest in four years as poor weather earlier this year continues to take its toll on the crop.
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NewsFrozen blueberries from Canada set for UK launch
Wild Canadian blueberry suppliers are targeting UK shoppers with a new frozen retail pack…
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NewsSainsbury's and Thanet Earth to offer UK tomatoes all year
Sainsbury’s will be able to offer British-grown tomatoes all year round for the first time this year…
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NewsJazzy potatoes set to return to Co-op Group stores
Jazzy variety potatoes will be returning to The Co-operative Group shelves for the second year running in August…
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NewsMorrisons acquires banana ripening factory
Morrisons is to acquire its first banana ripening site in Boston, Lincolnshire, to improve the quality and consistency of its bananas in store.
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NewsPakistani mangoes rejected by Fera doubles due to fruit flies
The percentage of Pakistani mangoes rejected from the UK by government plant health agency Fera more than doubled last yea…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhole Foods Market: will smaller stores turnaround UK operation?
The US model of costly big stores has done Whole Foods Market no favours in Britain. Will smaller stores in the UK make a difference?
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NewsGreen Giant pushes cold sweetcorn
General Mills is launching a new campaign encouraging shoppers to use Green Giant tinned sweetcorn in salads…
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NewsFlorette Classic Crispy salad hit by lambs leaf shortage
Florette has been forced to take the “unprecedented” step of changing the mix of salad leaves in one of its biggest-sellin…
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NewsG's acquires beetroot sports recovery drink
Salad veg supplier G’s Fresh is making a move into sports drinks with the acquisition of a beetroot-based recovery brand…
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NewsProduce World splits in three amid corporate restructure
Veg supplier Produce World is changing its corporate structure and splitting into three new business units to better focus on the different needs of its root vegetable and brassicas customers.
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NewsRiverford beset by complaints over new online ordering system
Riverford Organic Farms has come under fire over a new £500,000 online ordering system…
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Analysis & FeaturesJust in time for Wimbledon: berries defy price increases
Shoppers have come to expect rising prices on fresh produce, but there is some good news for strawberry fans…
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Analysis & FeaturesOrange juice prices to soar as global demand drops
Fears about citrus greening and poor weather have been pushing up orange juice prices on New York’s ICE exchange…
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NewsBanana shortages averted as Colombian workers call off strike
Retail banana shortages have been averted after Colombian workers reached an 11th hour pay deal with producers.
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NewsEU ruling clears up the future of fruit lasering
Retailers will finally be able to scrap sticky food labels and instead use laser technology…
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NewsEcuador urges banana exporters to join forces
Latin American banana exporters are looking to form a trading alliance that would control more than 50% of global exports…
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NewsBanana prices defended by retailers as strike threat looms
UK retailers have defended their record on banana pricing in the wake of looming strikes by Colombian workers over pay.
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NewsWaitrose offers fresh borage for Sipsmith
Waitrose is to push fresh borage as a cocktail garnish this summer as interest in the herb grows among consumers…
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NewsUK cherry plantings soar to meet rising demand
The area covered by British cherry orchards has rocketed almost 60% in the past decade…