All Fresh produce articles – Page 34
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NewsMorrisons to scrap date labels on 200 fruit and veg lines
The changes will start to come in before Christmas and include popular festive veg items, with further changes to be brought in over the course of next year
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NewsVeg sales initiative Peas Please set to miss target as cost of living crisis bites
Peas Please, which was launched by the Food Foundation in 2019, said progress had been slowed by the impact of the financial situation
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NewsOnly half of apple packs in major UK supermarkets are British, new data reveals
The data found that only one supermarket – Iceland – was selling 100% British packs in October and early November
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NewsTroy Foods rescued by Fylde Fresh & Fabulous in pre-pack deal
Potato grower Fylde Fresh & Fabulous Group has rescued veg processor Troy Foods from administration.
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Analysis & FeaturesLabour shortage crisis in food: what progress has been made?
Politicians are taking a hard line on migration, leaving food companies to find solutions to labour shortfalls. How are they managing it?
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NewsSome farmers and producers making less than 1% in profit, new research claims
A study by food and farming charity Sustain reveals often ‘negligible’ profit in supplying the mults
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NewsDole Sunshine Company adds duo of Fruit & Cream pots
Dole said the launch marked ‘part of our transition from packaged foods to a nutrition and wellness brand’
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Comment & OpinionAmid food supply chaos, self-sufficiency seems a forlorn hope
Suppliers of eggs and fruit & veg have all seen profits hit or wiped out
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NewsFruit & veg in ‘crisis’ amid ‘endemic’ low returns to growers
Many apple growers were facing cuts in payments by retailers, despite massive input cost inflation, said British Apples & Pears
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VideosCategory briefing: what’s hot in prepared salads?
Kate Hofman, founder and brand director of Grow Up Farms, talks us through the challenges and opportunities facing the prepared salads market. Check out Kate’s deep dive below
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NewsMass arrests of human trafficking suspects on Portuguese farms
Employees of local farms have been found to be working under ‘exploitative conditions’
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Comment & OpinionFood waste worsens at Christmas. We can all make a difference
Christmas will be a chance for businesses to prove they can walk the walk on food waste claims
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NewsFruit and veg prescription pilot launched in London boroughs
The trial will explore the viability of fruit and veg on prescription as a long-term solution to tackling diet-related ill health and food insecurity
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NewsVeg Power partners with DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda for affordable lunchbox ideas
The partnership has published a Kung Fu Panda themed lunchbox guide and a weekly planner
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NewsUK & Ireland Mushroom Producers launch integrated autumn marketing campaign
The campaign will be promoted across TV, OOH, press, PR, social media, digital and web
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NewsSoaring production costs leading growers to ‘walk away’ from sector, research finds
A study for the NFU by Promar International revealed many producers were now on a ‘knife edge’, leading to concerns over supply
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NewsBranston appoints Jim Windle as new managing director
Windle has been promoted from financial director, a role he held from 2015
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NewsAHDB unveils ‘focused’ list of priorities for next five years
The levy board had refocused its activities with more targeted activities around areas such as marketing, market intelligence and exports
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NewsUK self-sufficiency contracting, industry leaders warn Efra committee
Minette Batters, NFU president, said she had ‘never witnessed anything like this’ when it came to the pressures the sector was under
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NewsBumper brassica crops ‘won’t stop growing’ after mild autumn weather
According to Riverford Organic Farmers, crops have become so confused by the weather in the south west that they’ve grown too fast and too quickly