All Vegetables articles
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NewsGrowers exposed as middlemen dodge GSCOP regulation
An Egyptian onion grower told The Grocer a distributor had reneged, at short notice, on a £550K supply deal, leaving his business ’devastated’
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NewsNew Covent Garden Market says hello to new Buyers’ Walk
The opening on 12 January brings the wholesale section of Block B fully into operation within a market that is now four-fifths redeveloped
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NewsGrowUp Farms adds Baby Garlic Kale Mix to Unbeleafable range
The SKU is the latest from the vertical farm, which was rescued from administration by its former CEO just before Christmas
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NewsPlant-based brand Symplicity launches into retail for the first time
From 2 January, Waitrose will stock Symplicity Burgers, Symplicity Sausages, and Symplicity Vegetable ’Nduja
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NewsLidl reveals record Christmas as shoppers seek out value
The discounter welcomed almost 51 million customers through its doors over Christmas, an 8% year-on-year rise
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NewsChristmas veg wars: Morrisons, Aldi and Lidl go to new low of 5p
First Morrisons and then Aldi and Lidl today dropped the price of a range of festive veg to 5p
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NewsMorrisons offers 27 tonnes of carrots for free in bid to drive Christmas footfall
Morrisons is giving away more than 27 tonnes of wonky carrots to children in the run-up to Christmas, as the retailer aims to drive festive footfall while supporting British farmers and reducing food waste.
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RankingsFresh - fruit & veg 2025: Record heat fuels boom in berry sales
Weather records were smashed in 2025 - and the effect on fresh fruit & veg sales is clear
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Analysis & FeaturesThe North Yorkshire farm shop supporting adults with learning disabilities
Adults with learning disabilities and autism are given the opportunity to take part in activities including growing fruit, veg and ornamental plants
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NewsGrapes and grapefruits contain most pesticides, latest data shows
Analysis of UK government testing data launched this week revealed a quarter of vegetables and three-quarters of fruit contain multiple pesticides
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NewsWaitrose brings back tearless Sunions this December
The onion variety ‘maintains its strength in storage, mellowing and sweetening over time’, and has a similar flavour profile to other brown onion varieties, according to BASF, which first launched it in the UK in 2022
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NewsOrganic food could deliver huge health and economic returns, charity says
The charity said low-income households could generate £8.78 in social value for every £1 of public investment if connected to produce from small to medium-sized farms
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NewsJersey Royals: potato lovers given chance to adopt own row
Costing £50 a row, the ‘Adopt a Row of Jersey Royals’ initiative launched in November as a limited-edition gifting experience, and the money raised will go to Caring Cooks of Jersey – a children’s education, health and wellbeing charity
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NewsGrower groups unite to launch UK Fruit & Veg Coalition
The coalition, made up of key organisations representing organic, agroecological growers across the UK, has been launched to create a future in which more fruit and vegetables are produced in the UK
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NewsBrits eating more vegetables at Christmas, new research reveals
A poll commissioned by the market revealed 57% of people claimed vegetables had become a bigger part of their Christmas dinner plate., with 51% driven by a desire for more variety and 48% by healthier eating habits
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NewsAldi to sell Christmas veg for 8p in ‘Super Six’ deal
The festive 8p range will be Aldi’s weekly promotional ‘Super Six’ fruit & veg lines from 18 December
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NewsSilbury Marketing acquired by Japan’s Kagome
The acquisition of Oxfordshire’s Silbury gives Kagome its first foothold in the UK and wider European market
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KVI TrackerChristmas vegetable prices increase by up to 30% in a year
Sprouts, carrots, potatoes and cabbage prices all rose, according to The Grocer’s analysis of Assosia data
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NewsM&S veg found in ROI carrying ‘Not for EU’ labelling
It comes as M&S boss Stuart Machin has been vocal in his criticism of the requirements of the post-Brexit Windsor Framework, which mandates ‘Not for EU’ labelling
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NewsSupermarkets and celeb chefs back new Bang in Some Beans campaign
It comes against a backdrop of figures showing just 4% of adults eat enough fibre and only 17% of adults eat their 5 a day