All Vegetables articles
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Category Report
Who will blink first? Trends in fresh produce 2025
UK growers are demanding more government and retail support to help them compete with cheap foreign imports. Will they get it?
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Analysis & Features
As Brits eat less fruit & veg, is ‘5 a day’ still the right approach?
Fruit & veg consumption has slumped, despite widespread awareness of the 5 a day campaign. Is a new approach needed?
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Comment & Opinion
The UK’s fruit & veg crisis: it’s time to prioritise food education
The government must reposition food as a central pillar at the very heart of our education system, says Dan Parker, chief executive of Veg Power
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News
Morrisons ‘bounces back’ from Blue Yonder attack but cost cuts continue
The Grocer exclusively revealed last month that the supermarket was to carry out a major overhaul of its UK stores
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Analysis & Features
Behind Kale & Corn’s community-focused Derbyshire greengrocer
Kale & Corn is a sustainability-centric shop that was named greengrocer of the year in the 2025 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards
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News
FDF swings behind mandatory health reporting in call for ‘bold’ action on obesity
Calls for the government to bring in mandatory reporting on health in its new Food Strategy have received a major breakthrough, with the FDF today backing the proposals
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News
Veg Power launches ‘Attack the Snack’ campaign to encourage healthier snacking
The campaign from the not-for-profit alliance is designed to help parents introduce nutritionally balanced snacks with limited stress and is supported by a taskforce of experts
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News
Co-op expands British tomato offer in time for season
Co-op has launched a trio of new lines into its premium produce offer in time for British tomato season which runs until August
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Comment & Opinion
Is nutrient density the next frontier for fruit and veg?
Imagine if the choice of carrots wasn’t just a bag of chanteney or nantes but about nutrient density, says Harvey Choat, MD at Nexus PR
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News
‘Alarming and depressing’: campaign groups react to fall in 5-a-day consumption
The National Diet and Nutrition Survey showed less than a fifth of adults and less than one in 10 children aged 11 to 18 meet the 5-a-day recommendation
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News
Government figures show massive slump in UK fruit and veg consumption
Damning new government figures show consumption of fruit and veg for households in the UK has fallen sharply
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Analysis & Features
How Jersey Royal potatoes are seeking a ‘Coca-Cola moment’
Potato giant Albert Bartlett acquired The Jersey Royal Company last year. It’s now looking to reverse declining consumption with a £3m campaign to rival Coke’s Christmas truck
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News
Mash Direct back in the black after ‘reset with purpose’
Mash Direct grew sales to just under £24m in the 10-month period to 31 December 2024, according to its latest accounts
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News
Ugandan produce exports ramp up as demand from UK grocers grows
A new cargo flight filled with fruit & veg and coffee is now arriving from Uganda in the UK each week
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News
Fruit & veg border checks on EU imports scrapped
The checks on fruit & veg, which represented the final phase of the previous government’s Border Target Operating Model, were due to kick in on 1 July
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News
KFC and SpudBros to give away limited-edition jacket potatoes
The partnership marks 60 years of KFC in the UK and Ireland
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Analysis & Features
Field to Fork: how wholesalers created an award-winning farm shop
Brothers Mark and Paul Tate, and business partner Mark Cox, have put decades of wholesale experience into buidling a unique destination in rural Warwickshire
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News
Thanet Earth begins construction of £20m glasshouse in Kent
The glasshouse will be the seventh operated by Thanet Earth and will add 6.5 hectares of production space dedicated to tomato cultivation
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News
Confusion reigns over future of fruit & veg border checks following EU deal
Cross-channel fresh produce traders could still face additional border checks from July
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News
Innocent Drinks publishes open letter calling for end to fruit & veg ‘deserts’
The letter has called on the government to address the UK’s ‘fruit & veg deserts’ where over 10 million people face significant barriers to accessing fresh produce