All Vegetables articles – Page 8
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KVI TrackerAfter veg fears, salad shortages also likely as ‘no lessons’ learned, growers warn
The Lea Valley Growers Association said producers were still facing ’substantial cost price increases’ for inputs such as fertilisers and packaging, plus a rise in the minimum wage
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Comment & OpinionThe Taste of Things: cooking first, love story second in film feast
Tran Anh Hùng’s film opens with 20 minutes of Juliette Binoche at work in a 19th-century kitchen
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NewsLidl invests in British veg suppliers amid weather challenges
The discounter has fortified its commitment to supporting British farmers by transitioning British root veg suppliers to long-term contracts
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NewsProducers falling out of GSCOP remit as retailers hire more middlemen
Retailers will save time by using the middlemen to negotiate for them as buyers ‘have bigger buying areas than ever before’
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Analysis & FeaturesThe produce hit hardest by Britain's disastrous weather
With thousands of acres of land under water, farmers of crops and livestock are counting the costs. And the retailers have been responding
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket veg is over-packaged and over-travelled. No wonder Brits turn away
Only 33% of adults get their 5 a day – and I suspect fruit is disproportionately represented, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsBeef sales drive boost to Irish exports to UK, Bord Bia data shows
The UK has continued to be the Irish board’s most significant export partner, making up 34% of the €16.3bn total export share from Ireland
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Analysis & FeaturesHow a fifth-generation butchery created award-winning ready meals
Launched in May 2022, Althams Fine Foods’ Supper Club last year scooped six golds at the Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards
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NewsMore imported vegetables likely as flooding hits key growing areas
Carrots, parsnips and leeks are among crops affected by ‘a recent surge in flooding’
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NewsSainsbury’s swaps mushroom punnets from plastic to cardboard
The swap marks the retailer’s biggest single plastics removal in its history – equivalent to the weight of 43 full London double-decker buses
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NewsHorticulture growth under threat as costs continue to rise for sector
A new report by Promar International found costs of production had increased by as much as 39% in the past two years
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NewsFarmers subsidising cheap food ‘cannot continue’, new report urges
The report’s author Ged Futter wrote that recent global and climatic events had exposed supply chain weaknesses and emptied farming bank accounts
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NewsMutti expands UK presence with new subsidiary and MD
The Italian brand said the move came after considerable growth in recent years
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NewsIceland Foods brings back 1p veg online offer for Christmas
The popular online offer returns, but for the first time will include veg from Iceland’s new own label
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NewsHorticulture businesses added to intensive energy support scheme
Following lobbying from the NFU, the government has announced that horticulture businesses will now be included in the IETF
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RankingsFresh - fruit & veg 2023: Perfect storm of challenges hits UK fruit
For an indicator of the crisis in fresh produce, just look at apples
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s the outlook for fruit & veg supplies next year?
The havoc wreaked on supplies by volatile weather is not abating
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NewsFresh produce supply chain review launched in bid to improve fairness
The review is designed to support British farmers and growers to receive a fair price for their products and ensure customers have access to fresh Britsh produce
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Yolk Farm cracked the farm shop formula
Eggs, fitness classes and four legged friends have helped this award-winning farm shop attract a young family audience
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NewsSalad prices soar as industry warns of shortages to come
Some items have risen in price by as much as 50% over the past month