All Fresh produce articles
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NewsPlanet Organic losses narrow after year of ‘significant improvement’
The turnaround marked ‘a really good effort’, MD Mark Broomfield told The Grocer
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NewsJoybuy signals move into fresh produce in UK recruitment blitz
Fresh produce has remained absent from Joybuy’s category coverage – but a job listing strongly suggests that could be about to change
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NewsStrawberry growers call for retailer support as late season volumes rise
The latest forecasts from British Berry Growers suggests availability will be significantly above the same period last year, with particularly strong supplies anticipated over the next fortnight
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NewsDisney Winnie the Pooh themed fruit packs to launch in Morrisons
To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the publication of AA Milne’s children’s classic, Morrisons has launched Winnie the Pooh-themed lines in time for the back to school season
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NewsAsda passes psychological ’milestone’ with first sales growth for two years
The supermarket’s latest Q2 and Q3 performance shows that it had entered the ‘foothills’ of recovery, said executive chairman Allan Leighton
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NewsAldi potato supplier invests £1.7m in automation and future growth
Cockerill has supplied Aldi since the supermarket first arrived in the UK and provides potatoes across bagged and loose lines including more than 16 million loose baking potatoes annually
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NewsAngus Soft Fruits turnover swells after bumper UK crop
Summer 2025 was ‘early and warm, resulting in higher yields and increased UK volumes’, driving overall sales growth
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Comment & OpinionAre we doing enough to protect the people producing our food?
If agriculture’s safety record is to improve, the conversation needs to go beyond what individual farmers should do differently and consider the wider pressures shaping decisions on farms, says Anna Wylie, chair of the UK Youth Food and Farming Forum
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InterviewsRachel Eyre on building ‘a better version’ of Asda
Asda’s chief customer and digital officer is determined to bring back ‘Asdaness’ – boosting standards in stores and online while retaining its focus on price
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Comment & OpinionLunchbox Envy: QI podcast provides avalanche of foodie facts
‘Huh’ moments aplenty as the fact-loving QI ‘elves’ address chillies
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NewsUK fruit & veg supplies exposed to climate change, Food Foundation says
The study found 90% of the UK’s top 20 fruit & vegetable supply partners were moderately to severely vulnerable to the effects of the shifting climate, with Kenya, Egypt and Peru among the most exposed
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NewsDrought to lead to smaller chips, crisps and baking potatoes
Leading supplier Albert Bartlett said the prolonged dry weather was having a serious impact on the size of crops, as well as making conditions more difficult for growers
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NewsOnion crop facing ‘most challenging season ever’ due to drought
The crop is heavily concentrated in one of the worst affected areas, East Anglia, with 90% of supply grown in the region, which had only 2mm of rainfall for the whole of July
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NewsDrought support package ‘important step’ to building resilience, say farmers
Over the weekend the government announced a raft of support for farmers in light of the ongoing drought in much of the country
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NewsDrought and Iranian conflict sends agflation soaring
Andersons has suggested this level of agflation is the highest since the post-Ukraine peak and more than double the rate recorded immediately before the Iran conflict began in late February
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NewsBritish berry growers call for water storage support
British Berry Growers said years of investment in reservoirs, rainwater storage and more efficient use of water had helped growers continue to produce fruit despite the dry conditions
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NewsMore domestic fruit & vegetables needed to boost food security, report finds
New report from Green Alliance reveals the UK could boost overall food self-sufficiency to 66%
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NewsFruit & veg shortages ‘inevitable’ as farmers forced to ‘grow less’
As drought conditions were extended to nearly 70% of England this week, the National Drought Group has warned all regions of the country are undergoing pressure on water resources, resulting in farmers experiencing their earliest harvest in 20 years
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NewsMore areas in England declared in drought after heatwaves
The National Drought Group has warned all regions of the country are experiencing pressure on their water resources – with increasing impacts across agriculture, public supplies, navigation and the environment
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NewsBritish Apples & Pears appoints new executive chair
The new chair will join the organisation on 1 September, working alongside current executive chair Ali Capper during a two-month handover