All Fresh produce articles – Page 72
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NewsFresh produce shortage bites UK retailers to tune of £8m
eThe UK’s top nine supermarkets saw year-on-year sales of courgettes fall by more than £2m last month
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NewsCourgette shortages cost supermarkets £2m in lost sales
Year on year value sales fell by 58% in last week of January, data from IRI shows
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s ‘veg panic’ needs a little perspective
A shortage of fresh produce in UK supermarkets is creating havoc in the country, with lettuce and broccoli sales now being rationed in some supermarkets
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NewsTesco and Morrisons ration lettuces to ensure availability
Spanish crop shortages have led to bulk buying of lettuce in supermarkets
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh produce heads for the bunkers, and a good thing too
Popular with suburban marijuana growers, hydroponics - the method of growing plants without soil - could be the solution to our growing vegetable ’crisis’
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s will need to be sensitive with its meat-free push
We all know the standing joke about giving up meat: you may not live longer, but it certainly feels like it
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NewsSainsbury's to encourage higher veg consumption with trial
mThe retailer is to place vegetarian alternatives next to meat products and reward shoppers who choose vegetarian products
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Comment & OpinionWhy #courgettegate could be a taste of things to come
The great veg shortage of 2017 has been dominating headlines this week
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NewsMorrisons adds new varieties to wonky fruit and veg range
The new lineup will include swede, apples, pears, sprouts, and peppers
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NewsFyffes shareholders approve Sumitomo buyout
Fyffes shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the €751m takeover bid from Japanese food group Sumitomo Corporation.
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NewsHello Fresh launches 'revolution' with new Tube adverts
The campaign launched on New Year’s Eve and runs throughout January
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NewsUnhelpful weather shrinks Christmas easy-peelers
The traditional clementine in our Christmas stocking is likely to be smaller than usual this year
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NewsAldi and Tesco compete in Christmas veg price war
Tesco has brought back Festive Five promotion, but Aldi is undercutting offer with 19p deal
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NewsBristol grocer fined for selling rotten fruit & veg
Fruit & Veg Planet director Hazrat Mohammad Ahmadzai and store manager Janatgul Easakhil were both charged
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Analysis & FeaturesFyffes sale to Sumitomo: what you need to know now
A £635m deal between Ireland’s Fyffes and Japan’s Sumimoto Corporation was announced on 9 December
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NewsIrish mushroom producers set to move production to the UK
Mushroom producers must “reinvent themselves”, said Walsh Mushrooms MD Padraic O’Leary
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NewsSainsbury's launches courgette and squash lasagne slices
Retailer adds to growing carb alternative lineup
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NewsTesco and Waitrose follow rivals with banana price rise
Increasing import costs cited by Tesco as price of iconic SKU rises from 68p to 72p
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NewsDole Foods brings frozen fruit to the UK
The range started rolling into Sainsbury’s and Morrisons stores this week
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NewsFrench startup to develop container fruit & veg farms
Agricool is aiming to produce strawberries in 75 containers across France next year