All Fresh produce articles – Page 2
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NewsWaitrose puts £20m into latest round of price cuts
Since the campaign kicked off Waitrose has cut prices on more than 1,000 products and invested £180m
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Analysis & FeaturesFive organic heroes setting a ‘gold standard’ in growing
Organic is on a high, buoyed by soaring sales and interest – but challenges remain. We spotlight five producers who believe the best is yet to come
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NewsEating more beans could save households £100 a year, research finds
The intel from think tank Green Alliance has revealed that replacing the equivalent of two pork sausages per person per week with pulses grown in the UK would provide the same amount of protein and cut average household annual food bills by almost £100
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NewsPotato crop down 3.5 million tonnes due to drought
New research from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit has shown that drought and heatwaves will impact potato harvests to the equivalent of between €498m (£423m) and €818m (£701m) across five countries
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NewsSunny & Luna debuts fresh pasta sauce trio
The NPD marks the brand’s first move beyond pasta and gnocchi
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NewsFyffes aims for regenerative agriculture across banana and pineapple farms
The framework has set out a roadmap to achieve 100% integration of regenerative practices across 13,000 hectares of owned banana and pineapple farms by 2030
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NewsSeasonal Worker Scheme is still ‘high risk’ for workers
The annual seasonal workers survey results for 2025 have been published, revealing that 94.1% of workers reported a positive or extremely positive experience in the UK
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NewsMediterranean food imports endangered by worker heat stress
Research published this week by the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit revealed significant increases in the impact of rising temperatures on workers in the region
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NewsWest Bank illegal settlement export ban will make shadow trade ‘unviable’, says NGO
Foreign secretary Ed Miliband described settlements in the Palestinian territory as ‘illegal’, while accusing Israel of pursuing a programme of ’ethnic cleansing’
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the UK’s vulnerable food supply be shored up?
With no sign of recent permacrises abating and ministers making noises about stockpiling, calls are ringing out for a strategy to ensure resilience
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NewsAmazon launches ‘Amazown label’ campaign to raise awareness of fresh grocery delivery
It is the first time Amazon has ‘allowed their brand name to be usurped in service of an individual product’
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NewsM&S lowers organic food prices to make it ‘more accessible’
The retailer has invested over £4m to lower prices including on everyday food items starting from 70p for organic garlic and 90p for organic carrots
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Comment & OpinionHas severe weather pushed UK farming resilience to its limit?
While things are clearly tough for all farmers right now, some are feeling the strain worse than others
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NewsUK food supply in ‘firing line’ as El Niño ‘supersizes’ to record highs
Up to a quarter of the UK’s food imports (worth £17bn) could be impacted by this year’s accelerating El Niño climate pattern, experts have warned
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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