All Vegetables articles – Page 5
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NewsVeg Power adds four new members to its board
The not-for-profit alliance has said the new appointments have ‘strengthened and diversified’ its board
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NewsMedia Bites 16 December: Douglas Lamont, seasonal workers, mega sprouts
Tony’s Chocolonely boss Douglas Lamont advises opinionated CEOs to ‘stay in your lane’
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RankingsFresh - fruit & veg 2024: value sales defy weather woe
It’s been a great year for sales of fresh fruit, fresh veg and fresh salad sales in the supermarkets
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NewsUK vegetable growing sector ‘in jeopardy’ due to post-Brexit border checks
Importers of tomatoes and cucumber seeds claim post-Brexit border controls are causing delays and threatening next year’s crops
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RankingsCanned goods 2024: Beanz bashed but NPD aids canned sales
Heinz’s baked beans have struggled to perform, losing 1.3% value and 0.6% of volumes
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Comment & OpinionVeg wars: is Aldi’s 15p Christmas vegetable deal bad news for farmers?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The Christmas parties are underway, children are writing last-minute letters to Santa – and, most importantly, you can buy a kilo of carrots for only 15p
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NewsBranston launches Nanna Tate potato brand to add ‘modern twist’ to category
Nanna Tate fresh potatoes will launch from 30 December in 450 stores across the UK
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NewsTomato purées ‘likely’ linked to forced labour in China, BBC investigation finds
The BBC tested several own-label tomato purées that appeared to contain tomatoes grown and picked in China using forced labour, it claimed
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Range PreviewSainsbury’s challenges shoppers to taste the rainbow in new ready meal range
Sainsbury’s has launched a new line of 10 Taste the Difference ready meals, perfect for busy shoppers craving hearty meals without the kitchen prep
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NewsNationwide Produce founder and wife die aged 88
Joan O’Malley died on 11 October after a short time in hospital and Bernard O’Malley followed on 30 October
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NewsOver 11,000 people call for tighter supermarket regulation on farmwashing
The Farmers Against Farmwashing campaign said the public support had been ’overwhelming’
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NewsFresca Group sales breach £500m mark in robust year of growth
In its annual report for the period ending 26 April 2024, the company reported an increase in turnover of 13.8% up from £459.4m in the year before
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NewsThousands of hectares in Valencia destroyed after deadly flash floods hit the region
Heavy rains and hailstorms across Valencia, Almeria and Andalusia have caused irreversible damage for farmers
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the Welbeck estate went large to win farm shop award
Winner of the small farm shop award in 2020, Welbeck has made its space work hard to pick up the large farm shop prize
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KVI TrackerPumpkins cheaper for Halloween, despite challenging growing season
According to The Grocer’s analysis of Assosia data, 10 out of 23 pumpkin lines at the major mults have declined in price in the past year
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NewsSeasonal worker scheme confirmed for 2025
The scheme will provide a total of 43,000 seasonal worker visas for horticulture and 2,000 for poultry next year
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NewsWrap calls for government ban on fruit & veg plastic packaging
Calls for a ban come as voluntary reduction plans have floundered
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NewsIndonesian government kiboshes seasonal worker recruitment
Last week the Ministry of Manpower in Indonesia said it would no longer permit direct recruitment of workers via UK seasonal worker operator Agri-HR
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NewsCharity urges more support for migrant workers in Employment Rights Bill
FLEX said that the newly-announced bill must urgently address immigration restrictions which put migrants with restrictive visas at high risk of exploitation
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NewsTesco launches £4m school fruit & veg scheme
The supermarket said its funding would support pupils in 400 schools where there was a higher-than-average free school meal ratio