All Fresh produce articles – Page 70
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NewsTesco ups banana price as import costs soar
Tesco’s unit price for bananas is now the highest it has been since April 2015
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NewsChiquita bananas links with Despicable Me 3 for new campaign
‘We are bananas’ campaign will run for four weeks from 17 July, with ads on black cabs, London buses and outdoor screens
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NewsPlantcurious launches 100% vegan organic recipe boxes
Husband-and-wife team will start with trial of 100 boxes to gauge demand
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NewsOcado names The Garlic Farm as Britain's Next Top Supplier
The Garlic Farm will be stocked on Ocado.com and receive a £20,000 marketing budget
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are so few Brits prepared to pick fruit?
The UK fruit & veg sector is at risk because Brexit has made it harder to hire seasonal workers from Europe - and Brits don’t want to do the job. We explain why it’s so hard to hire British workers for seasonal jobs, and what to do about it.
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NewsRed Tractor rubber stamps tougher standards
Amended standards include ’wholesale changes’ for growers and tougher rules on antibiotic and pesticide use
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NewsSainsbury's launches edible flowers into fresh herbs fixture
The edible floral assortment is grown by local producers in the Vale of Evesham and includes varieties such as tagete marigold and viola
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NewsTesco buys extra 40 tonnes of British raspberries after bumper crop
In the past 12 months, Tesco has taken bumper crops of strawberries, carrots, cauliflowers, cherries, lettuce and celery
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NewsBanana prices hiked by crop disruption in South America
Banana wholesale prices are up almost 20% year on year after poor weather in Central and South America hit production…
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NewsSoft fruit industry at risk without labour assurances
British Summer Fruits warns of “extreme” situation over labour shortages and soaring prices if the government does not address migrant labour shortages soon
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NewsWorld Avocado Organization and Tesco link for marketing push
Campaign will see Tesco take an ‘al fresco’ avocado roadshow around the UK
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NewsTesco launches 100% fruit watermelon ice lolly
The healthy “real fruit on a stick” lolly is available now from 500 Tesco stores nationwide as a four-pack…
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NewsTesco launches new resealable packs across bagged salads
The new bags are described as an investment to help reduce food waste at home
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy did Asda decide to stop the sale of loose fruit & veg?
Has Asda really lost the plot on packaging or is there method in its ‘madness’?
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NewsThe Co-op extends 100% British meat pledge to frozen
Commitment means retailer will invest £2.5bn to sourcing UK-farmed produce by 2019
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Category ReportRoll out the barrel: Scotland category report 2017
Scottish food & drink has big ambitions. Trade group Scotland Food & Drink has unveiled plans to double sector value to £30bn by 2030
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NewsAvocado sales up 184% over past five years
Volume sales have increased by 184% since 2013 to reach nearly 38,000 tonnes in the past year
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NewsAsda removal of loose fruit & veg slammed over waste concerns
The retailer is trialling the removal of some loose fruit and veg lines from its fresh aisles
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Analysis & FeaturesUK's fresh fruit & veg faces volatile future, warns Rabobank
There were warnings of drought in some parts of the UK last week, but temperatures have also swung in the opposite direction
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NewsCosta Rica food industry launches UK export push
Tropical fruit & veg such as rambutan, mangosteen and golden berry will feature in ads on the Tube and in airports