All Fresh produce articles – Page 109
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News
‘Super-welfare’ eggs set to make UK debut
A new egg production system from the Netherlands that is claimed to produce eggs to higher animal welfare standards than organic and free-range could soon be coming to the UK. Rondeel eggs come in packs of seven and are produced in a...
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Comment & OpinionFallout of E.coli tragedy could devastate fresh produce industry
Next week is Food Safety Week. But if anyone was complacent, before this week’s tragic E.coli outbreak in Hamburg, Germany…
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NewsSainsbury’s new potatoes rival Jerseys
Sainsbury’s has launched a UK-grown baby new potato variety that’s similar to Jersey Royals but sold outside the traditional May season. Taste the Difference British Gems (rsp: £3) are grown in East Anglia and the West Country, and will…
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NewsRabobank: orange juice will stay pricey
Orange juice prices are set to stay high for the next decade even though production this season is expected to improve, and wholesale prices will need to be passed on to consumers, Rabobank has warned.
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NewsSainsbury’s pipped by Tesco in grapple over British apples
Tesco has lauded its British credentials after overtaking Sainsbury's as the UK's biggest seller of homegrown apples and pears. Tesco has sold 31,408 tonnes of its British-grown fruit this season 35.4% more than in 2009-2010, while...
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NewsSpain blamed for ‘poison cucumber’ deaths
Spanish officials have hit back at claims that exported cucumbers from the country are to blame for an outbreak of food poisoning that has killed at least 14 people around Europe.
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NewsFPC considers collective buying to help growers
The Fresh Produce Consortium is consulting on whether it should create a 'collective purchasing consortium' to help fruit & veg growers and suppliers cope with soaring raw materials costs. If the plans go ahead, the FPC would start...
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NewsSacla’ launches line of single-serve sauce
Pesto specialist Sacla' is to launch its first range of cooking sauces designed to serve one person. The Per Uno range consists of two ambient sauces (rsp: £1.99) Bolognese with Minced Beef and Smoked Bacon with Italian Tomato which are...
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NewsAsda's new strawberry pricing is sound as a lb
Asda is to sell 1lb punnets of strawberries for the first time in more than 10 years to gauge shopper demand ahead of a potential roll-out of imperial measurements to other fruit & veg.
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NewsTesco: Euro supply shake-up is carrot as well as stick
Tesco is conducting a major shake-up of its supply chain across central Europe. The retailer revealed to The Grocer this week that it was hoping to establish an international distribution hub in the region most likely in Slovakia and...
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News
Focus On Crisps, Nuts & Snacks: Flavours finding favour
When Golden Wonder launched cheese & onion crisps 49 years ago, it could not have envisaged how massive and varied the sector would be half a century later.
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Tesco puts new quality logo on fresh food range
Tesco has rolled out a new logo across its fresh foods lines in a bid to ramp up its quality credentials.The Quality & Freshness Guaranteed logo started going on fruit & veg as well as salads and a number of meat and fish…
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Importers calm fears of Moroccan produce hikes
Fruit & veg importers have downplayed the likely impact on retail prices of a planned minimum wage hike in Morocco, after it sparked concerns that retailers and suppliers would soon have to pay more for Moroccan produce.
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News
Dry spell heightens risk of potato scab
The unusually dry weather sweeping the nation could cause levels of a highly destructive potato disease to soar, the Potato Council has warned. Potato scab causes rough 'scabs' on skins and costs the industry £4m a year in rejected...
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NewsRain in Spain falls and UK tomato prices soar
British fruit and veg growers may be having a hard time dealing with the recent unusually warm and dry weather, but it's the opposite problem for growers in Spain, where unseasonably heavy rainfalls are threatening this year's tomato crop.
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NewsGreggs goes healthy with salads and pasta pots
Greggs will debut a new line of healthy food options for shoppers by June to appeal to a wider audience. The new range, which has yet to be named, will comprise salad with French dressing, a tropical fruit mix, pasta and yoghurt pots alongside its current product portfolio.
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NewsCripes! Crips cracks it at Morrisons
Low-calorie snack brand Crips 99Cals has bagged its first national supermarket listing. The oven-baked wheat and potato snack, which its maker claims contains 70% less fat than traditional fried potato crisps, is rolling out to 300...
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NewsGrowers warn of damage to crops if May stays dry
Supplies of British fruit and vegetables as well as grains such as wheat could come under serious pressure if the dry spell continues this month, growers have warned. April was the warmest on record and the driest since 2007, according...
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NewsBaby Zilli adds some zing to baby drinks category
Aldo Zilli's babyfood brand is hoping to reinvigorate the declining baby drinks market with the launch of an organic range. The Baby Zilli drinks will hit supermarkets from mid-June in: apple; summer fruits; orange, mango & apple;...
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Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: Let’s celebrate the traditional English apple
Aesthetically pleasing foreign varieties are usurping the English apple – it’s time to fight back, says Professor David Bellamy