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Strikes cause shortages
Shortages of Spanish fruit and veg have been reported in the UK as a result of strikes by Spanish hauliers. Spanish truck drivers have been striking over the past week in protest over high fuel prices, causing severe delays to exports of...
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Co-op's 'Grown By Us' broccoli on sale
The Co-operative Group will begin selling broccoli grown on its own farm for the first time this summer. The broccoli, grown in Cambridgeshire, will be added to the group's "Grown By Us" range in its East Anglian stores from mid-June to...
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World News - 14th June 2008
Tomatoes suspected of salmonella. USA: Wal-Mart, Kroger, McDonald's and Burger King are among companies to have halted sales of some raw tomatoes as health officials work to trace the source of a salmonella food poisoning outbreak....
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Availability
Asda Livingston, West Lothian1Customer service was one of the highlights of this huge Asda. A sales assistant proved his worth when he cheerfully went to search the stockroom for loose new potatoes, only to find the entire...
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Spar contract won by Southern Salads
Southern Salads has started to supply its first UK grocery retailer. The Kent-based grower, which previously only supplied ready-prepared leafy salads, fruit, vegetables and stir-fries to fast food outlets and restaurants, is supplying...
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Growers save Jersey Royals from flooding
Growers of Jersey Royal potatoes have been in a race against time to salvage the remainder of this season's crop following heavy rainfall on the island. Producers have worked around the clock over the past week to remove Jersey Royals...
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Organic debut for Troy Foods
Troy Foods is eying entry to the organics category with a new range of prepared and dressed organic salads.The prepared veg and salad specialist is in listings talks with several multiples over its new Org@nic range, which includes...
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Shortages push up the price of lemons
The retail price of lemons has soared by 47% over the past year following poor weather in the major citrus-producing regions.A single lemon now costs 28p in UK supermarkets, according to data from The Grocer Price Index. In November the...
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British develop taste for whole pineapples
Sales of wholehead and prepared pineapples are soaring as consumers take a greater interest in exotic fruit. Prepared pineapple sales rose 41% in the 12 months to 20 April [TNS], compared with 38% growth in prepared fruit generally....
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What the papers said - 29th September 2007
M&S will break 85 years of tradition by selling some of Britain's best-loved brands, the FT said. M&S is in discussions with big consumer goods companies about supplying brands, possibly including Heinz tomato ketchup, Nestlé coffee and...
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Opinion - "Growers chuck away huge quantities of overbendy cucumbers. How stupid is that?"
As the go-to symbol of the European Union's excessive bureaucracy, the ban on bendy bananas story has to rank as one of the greatest urban myths of all time. The EU never actually banned bananas of any shape or hue. Not technically, at least. But it...
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EU is set to bendthe rules
Curved cucumbers, slimline carrots and other misshapen fruit and vegetables could be given a reprieve under plans to scrap European Union rules on 26 products grown in the EU.The European Commission has been asked to simplify the current...
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Gangmasters now face UK-wide surprise raids
Supermarket suppliers can expect even tighter scrutiny of their labour recruitment practices after the Gangmasters' Licensing Authority said it would be carrying out unannounced raids across the UK.The GLA launched Operation Ajax this...
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spotlight - Southern Salads owner and chairman Ray Boakes
Times are tough for salad producers but companies can thrive through product innovation and intelligent product sourcing, says Southern Salads owner and chairman Ray Boakes Never has the UK fresh produce industry been under more pressure to perform...
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Growers say it's time to send in Food Dudes
The fresh produce industry has called on the government to roll out an educational programme that encourages kids to eat more fruit and vegetables.Key producer organisations believe the Food Dudes programme, which was developed in Wales...
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Citrus consumers lose patience with peeling
Consumption of oranges is in a three-year decline as busy consumers switch to smaller varieties that are easier to peel.The number of orange eating occasions fell 2% to 598 million in the year to February 29 [TNS], the latest available...
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Rival to beef tomato gets consumer tests
Taste trials are being carried out to discover if an Italian tomato variety that is bigger than the beef tomato could replace the salad favourite in British consumers' affections.Seed specialist Syngenta said the cuore di bue variety,...
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Talking shop - 31st May 2008
Recent moves by the European Commission and Parliament to remove many pesticides from the farmer's agrochemical armoury could not have been timed more inappropriately. This move not only puts at risk our farmers' ability to produce food efficiently,...