All Vegetables articles
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NewsAlbert Bartlett reports ‘satisfactory’ year despite challenging market
Turnover for the potato supplier increased by 7.8% to £338.2m. Meanwhile, operating profit rose by 15.3% to £17.4m in the year to 31 May 2025, according to its latest accounts at Companies House
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NewsLow-carbon potatoes launch in Tesco stores for first time
The potatoes have been grown at a concept farm in Lincolnshire, which was established last year in a bid to help farmers and suppliers reach net zero targets
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NewsShortages on shelves as wet weather hits fruit & veg crops
Wet weather across the Mediterranean and UK is starting to impact on the availability of some fresh produce items
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NewsMorrisons pledges £1.6bn spend on farming in 2026
The retailer said it underlined ‘its position as British farming’s single biggest direct supermarket customer’
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NewsHome Office should not control seasonal labour scheme, ex-Defra secretary says
The scheme, which is run by both the Home Office and Defra, has been mired in controversy after a scheme operator failed to sue the Home Office for wrongful suspension
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NewsAlbert Bartlett launches limited-edition White Rooster potatoes
A natural variant of the brand’s best-selling Red Rooster, White Rooster is pitched as a white‑skinned, kitchen all‑rounder with a traditional potato taste and a light, fluffy texture
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NewsFresh Produce Consortium CEO to stand down in early 2027
The decision has been taken jointly by Jenney and the board to ‘ensure long-term continuity, stability and strong succession planning’
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NewsAlbert Bartlett partners with Kate Hardcastle to boost potatoes
The brand has announced an ongoing partnership with the celebrity consumer champion to help the public both eat and budget better, with the help of the potato
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NewsFloods in Spain and Morocco set to hit UK fruit & veg supply
The flooding has devastated farms supplying olives, strawberries, citrus, avocados and winter crops
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NewsLabour provider ‘ruined’ after seasonal worker legal wrangle
MD Gareth Hughes said he had been forced to “completely restructure and refinance my business just to stay afloat”, following a protracted legal battle with the Home Office after it had suspended Ethero as a seaonal worker scheme operator in April 2024
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NewsEat Them to Defeat Them campaign returns to increase veg consumption
The campaign has run for eight years and is sponsored by Sainsbury’s
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NewsForever chemicals plan ignores farming and pesticides, groups say
On Monday, environment minister Emma Hardy announced the government’s PFAS (Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) Plan would help reduce their harmful effects and transition to safer alternatives
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NewsAldi and Asda urge ministers to abandon new HFSS health plans
Aldi and Asda told MPs the changes would suck investment out of lowering everyday prices and also risked confusing customers
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NewsGreen Giant owner General Mills to boost regenerative agriculture
The programme spans 250 farms supplying General Mills’ Green Giant production site in Landes south-western France
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NewsHigher food prices ‘inevitable’ due to energy cost shock, growers warn
Electricity standing charges are expected to increase by 60%-80% from 1 April, and an additional 60% by 2030
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NewsFarmers facing £810m hit from EU SPS deal crop chemical ‘alignment’
Farmers are calling for a ‘phased’ approach to rule alignment on crop protection, with many UK-approved herbicide products currently banned in the EU
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NewsMorrisons cuts winter veg price to 37p
CEO Rami Baitiéh said Morrisons would be cutting the price of British White Potatoes (1.5kg), British Sliced Curly Kale (150g), British Savoy Cabbage and Fine Green Beans (170g) to 37p
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NewsAsda brings back fruit and veg pledge to help King’s food project
Asda’s pledge will see over 420 tonnes of fresh fruit & vegetables donated to the UK’s leading food redistribution charity over the next 12 weeks
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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