All Fruit articles – Page 18
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NewsGrowers warn berry sector is ‘financially unsustainable’
Rising costs and limited returns from retailers have meant the berry sector is currently not ‘financially viable’
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Comment & OpinionBritain’s strawberries are at risk unless a fair price is paid
Britain’s berries are under threat as supermarkets fail to pass cost increases back down the line to them, the industry’s trade body has claimed
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NewsFreshcut Foods snapped up by Flywheel Partners as Perwyn exits
Investment firm Flywheel Partners acquired a majority stake to provide former PE owner Perwyn with an exit
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NewsDole relaunches and expands canned fruit range
Dole has revealed a new canned pineapple trio and a tropical fruit mix
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NewsFischer Farms launches trial of vertically farmed strawberries
The agri-tech company has announced trials have started at its dedicated research and development farm in Litchfield
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KVI TrackerBlueberries and baked beans see price cuts at retailers, KVI tracker shows
Aldi, Lidl and Sainsbury’s all dropped the price of their own label standard baked beans this week by 2p
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NewsDriscoll’s expands rollout of paper berry packaging into Asda and Booths
The packaging solution had seen an ’overwhelmingly positive response’ from customers, helping significantly reduce plastic use, Driscoll’s said
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NewsMorrisons to close fruit packing site with the potential loss of 456 roles
The retailer said its fruit packing operation would be consolidated onto one site in Northamptonshire
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NewsGrocer Gold Awards 2023: Waste Not Want Not Award
Westfalia Fruit’s goal to reduce food waste required particular creativity
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Comment & OpinionIt is time for action on seasonal food worker abuse
Seasonal horticultural workers are being threatened with deportation, housed in appalling conditions and treated like slaves by UK farm owners
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NewsFruit & veg prices to increase due to post-Brexit border checks
The Fresh Produce Consortium has warned ministers of potential disruption to trade linked to post-Brexit border plans
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NewsRiverford announces 5.6% average price hike to support supply chain
The company announced its second price rise in a year to consumers via a newsletter that explained the hike was due to rising input costs
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Category ReportHow to solve a problem like fresh produce
National food security is in jeopardy as dwindling returns push some fruit & veg suppliers out of business. What is the answer?
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NewsFormer seasonal workers tell Lords committee of ‘appalling’ conditions
The Committee heard from Sybil Msezane, an ex-worker from South Africa, who said ’we weren’t viewed, from my experience, as humans’
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NewsAldi stocks most British apples and secures major supply deal
New data from British Apples & Pears revealed the discounter held a 24.1% share of all British apples sold during May
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KVI TrackerSainsbury’s Nectar Prices now available on fresh fruit and vegetables
The Nectar Prices scheme has been rolled out to cover six fresh fruit and vegetable lines
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Macknade CEO Stefano Cuomo sees a bright future for independent grocery
‘What gels a community is regular grocery retail, and it is very difficult to do outside of the supermarkets’, he says
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NewsUkraine dam explosion to devastate fruit & veg production for years
The Kherson region produces the vast majority of Ukraine’s fruits & vegetables
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NewsGrowUp Farms gets green light for major vertical farm expansion
The height of the company’s Pepperness site at Discovery Park near Sandwich will be increased to 24.9m from 18.9m to accommodate more growing chambers
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NewsMorocco fruit & veg supply secured as court rules against trade lawsuit
Supply of Moroccan fruit & veg has been safeguarded, as a legal suit against trade between the Northern African nation and the UK has been rejected