All Fresh produce articles – Page 150
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Seed-free lemons to hit UK retailers
The world's first seedless lemon will go on sale in the UK in February for a six-month season, specialist South African grower Citrogold has announced. Eureka! Seedless lemons, which the grower claims are 100% seed-free, will appear in...
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Supplier warns of potato shortages
The Real Potato Co is warning that supplies of its Piccolo and Bellini potatoes are shorter than forecast because of the wet summer. The farmer-owned brand, which is part of Tesco potato supplier Branston, will start to run short of...
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Price Survey - 8th September 2007
It's a case of five weeks and not out for Asda, which has chalked up its fifth consecutive week as the cheapest retailer. Asda's £35.32 basket contained five of the cheapest items on the list, although it undercut Morrisons on the loose apples, Hula...
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White sweetcorn arrives in UK chain
Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket to sell home-grown white sweetcorn, introducing it into its Taste the Difference range.
The corn, which is usually only grown in the US, is being cultivated on 50 acres in Enfield, north… -
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Sainsbury's works to boost UK organic crop
Sainsbury's has set up an organic orchard in a bid to slash its reliance on imported apples. The four-hectare orchard, which has been developed with Sainsbury's apple supplier Orchard World and grower Peter Hall, in Marden, Kent, has been...
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The healthiest performer
Fruit and veg is currently the fastest-growing sector in Scotland, which is good news for growers and retailers seeking to improve their regional purchasing policies. Its success is down to the fact that it ticks the right boxes in terms...
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Whitworths is showing consumers a little Love
Fruit and nut specialist Whitworths has created a new brand to bring "a benchmark in quality" to the healthy snacks market.Love is a range of fruit and nut bars targeted at 25 to 40-year-old women, especially working mums who want to...
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Reprieve for flavoured milk drinks for schools
Schools in England will be allowed to offer flavoured milk drinks to pupils after a climbdown by the School Food Trust.The Trust initially insisted that only drinks containing milk and fruit juice were allowed in schools, but has changed...
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Poor harvests set to hit smoothie prices
The price of the ubiquitous smoothie is set to rocket this autumn, as manufacturers struggle to recover rising fruit costs.Squash prices are also expected to rise, after a disastrous fruit crop in Eastern Europe left blackcurrants up to...
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Processors lift prices to appease farmers
Dairy companies have announced a raft of huge liquid milk price hikes for farmers, in an effort to quell frustration about low returns in the industry. Major processors Dairy Crest and Arla Foods have broken the 25ppl barrier with the price rises...
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In Brief: GM plum trialled; Mixed pack success; Herb drive on net
GM plum trialled HoneySweet, a disease-resistant GM plum, is undergoing field trials in the US after officials ruled it didn't threaten the environment. The NFU welcomed the trial because the variety resists Plum Pox Virus. Mixed pack success...
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Salvesen sells pea division to Pinguin
Pea specialist Christian Salvesen Foods has sold its own label vegetable freezing business to Belgian-owned Pinguin Foods UK for £17.2m. The stock, machinery and contracts relating to Salvesen's three freezing plants in Lincolnshire will pass over...
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In the can - salmon, tuna and fruit juice
Red and pink salmon UK importers are hoping to pay similar prices to last year for red salmon following a record final catch of 28.5 million for Bristol Bay. But the packers are adamant that their returns must rise to mitigate a 5% rise in cannery...
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Price Survey - 18th August 2007
Asda has kept Morrisons at bay for a second week after slashing the price of its fresh vegetables. Asda's £42.09 basket contained six of the cheapest products on the survey including Dolmio Bolognese sauce and the 6-pack of kiwi fruit. Asda...
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Migrant workers were left unpaid for 35 days
More cases of the exploitation of agricultural workers are likely following the discovery of vegetable pickers left to scavenge for food in Cornwall. The Gangmasters Licensing Authority, which revoked the licence of Baltic Work Team, based in...
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Opinion - "Isn't it amazing that supermarkets can achieve such low prices when material costs are rising and crops have been laid low by floods?"
Last week it was the £2 chicken from Asda. This week it was the price of cauliflowers (and fruit and veg generally) which the ONS linked directly to the fall in inflation, to just 1.9%. Memo from Prime Minister Gordon Brown to Peter Freeman,...
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McCain takes spuds on health, premium drive
McCain is kicking off the next phase of its mission to position frozen potato products as healthier, convenient and potentially premium with new roast potatoes, chips and flavoured accompaniments for the autumn. It is taking chips upmarket with a...