All Fresh produce articles
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NewsOddbox moves closer to profitability after business reset
The wonky veg box company has seen sales falter with three successive years of falling revenues
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NewsReview calls for radical revamp of farm assurance framework
The independent UK Farm Assurance Review called for the reduction and simplification of on-farm audits and for them to be delivered more consistently
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NewsBerry sector hangs in the balance amid soaring costs and falling returns
Revenue returns were not keeping pace with operating cost increases for 85% of growers, research by British Berry Growers found
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NewsDitch AHDB’s Lets Eat Balanced campaign, campaigners urge
Campaigners led by Feedback have called on the government to step in and end the campaign
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NewsSupermarket-backed £1m carbon insetting fund for farmers unveiled
The Soil Association Exchange and Lloyds scheme is being backed by the likes of Tesco, Lidl and Co-op
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NewsSainsbury’s trials paper bags for avocados in latest packaging switch
The new avocado packaging will be the latest own label to feature Sainsbury’s new ’Healthy Choice’ logo
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NewsBritish asparagus in time for Christmas at M&S Hereford
The first British asparagus of the season has been made available for local shoppers
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NewsWholegood rescued from administration in deal saving 100 jobs
Wholegood founder and CEO Carl Saxton-Pizzie said the pre-pack deal marked a ‘fresh chapter for the company after a challenging year’
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NewsMedia Bites 20 December: Christmas dinner prices, Aldi’s sprout dispute and strong supermarket sales
The price of Christmas dinner is back in the headlines, while The Grocer’s exclusive on the GCA’s intervention in a legal dispute between Aldi and a supplier has also rippled into the national press
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NewsCheap Christmas veg wars: Asda, Aldi and Lidl slash prices to 8p
The Christmas veg price wars are in full swing, in a day of fierce undercutting
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Analysis & FeaturesFood, drink and fmcg’s best new launches of 2024
Each of the categories covered in our Top Products report features a Top Launch – the product most significant to its respective category in 2024
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NewsTop Products Survey 2024: scratch cooking boom boosts fresh meat and fresh veg sales
The Grocer’s Top Products survey 2024 reveals how this year’s focus on home cooking has benefited a whole host of kitchen cupboard staples.
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RankingsWhat 2024 sales data teaches us about thriving in 2025
Inflation did ease mid-year but consumers remained cautious, leaving brands with a tough challenge, says Rachel White, NIQ UK & Ireland MD
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RankingsFresh - meat, fish & poultry 2024: red meat soars as beef adds £242m
After a challenging few years that pushed cash-strapped Brits towards cheaper proteins, red meat has bounced back
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RankingsFresh - fruit & veg 2024: value sales defy weather woe
It’s been a great year for sales of fresh fruit, fresh veg and fresh salad sales in the supermarkets
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NewsTwice as many pesticides found in imported food than UK produced
The Pesticides Action Network (PAN) UK claimed the pesticides residues found could be harmful to people’s health
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NewsUK vegetable growing sector ‘in jeopardy’ due to post-Brexit border checks
Importers of tomatoes and cucumber seeds claim post-Brexit border controls are causing delays and threatening next year’s crops
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Comment & OpinionVeg wars: is Aldi’s 15p Christmas vegetable deal bad news for farmers?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The Christmas parties are underway, children are writing last-minute letters to Santa – and, most importantly, you can buy a kilo of carrots for only 15p
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NewsAldi slashes price of festive vegetables to 15p
The discounter’s Christmas veg promotion sees six lines slashed to 15p each from 19 to 24 December
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the UK seasonal labour worker scheme still isn’t working
The Seasonal Worker scheme offers the UK’s growers access to 43,000 six-month visas. But the scheme is mired in controversy on every side