Avocado news – Page 100
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ArticleHass Avocado Board gears up for Big Game
Board dishes up recipes in anticipation of boom in avocado consumption for this year's Super Bowl on 5 February
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ArticleChile brings together fruit sectors for new brand
The Chilean fruit industry has announced that after 12 months of extensive research and negotiations it is pulling together its entire fresh and dried fruit sectors under the new brand Fruits from Chile.
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ArticlePeru deal ‘threat’ to Mexican avocados
Producers in Mexico’s Michoacán region say exports to US have been put in jeopardy by Peru free trade deal
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ArticleAnd the winner is...
It’s been another extraordinary 12 months in the fresh produce industry, with major running stories, impressive innovations, spectacular rows, bankruptcies and the odd charity single. Michael Barker rounds up a year to remember
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AnalysisCan generic marketing work?
Neither costly government campaigns nor combined industry efforts have succeeded in increasing overall UK fruit and vegetable consumption. So what will it take to get consumers to eat their 5 A DAY?
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ArticleExotics slip again as retailers change their approach
The exotics category continues to slide and with fewer promotions, sales are expected to suffer a knock-on effect
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Innovate or stagnate in the supermarket aisles to keep fresh produce business profitable
There are lots of good things going for fresh fruit apart from the obvious health benefits. There is enormous choice, with the
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ArticleHass Avocado Board elects chairmen
HAB adds new one-year term leadership positions to previously announced new board members
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ArticleVacuum-packed avocado halves hit the shelves
To solve the problem of too hard or too brown avocadoes, one supermarket has developed a way of letting shoppers see exactly what they are buying.
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ArticleEx-Agrexco GM joins new Israeli produce exporter
Thousands of hectares of fruit and vegetables that looked set to go to waste after Israeli exporter Agrexco went into administration are coming on sale in Britain thanks to a new grower-owned company.
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ArticleMorrisons unveils ready-peeled avo
New technology peels, de-stones and packs the fruit in vacuum-packed pouch
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It's Fresh in avocado shelf-life boost
It’s Fresh! technology is being used commercially for the first time in avocados to increase cold storage and shelf life dramatically.
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ArticleTesco welcomes ethylene device results
Results of Worldwide Fruit trial on avocados suggest It's Fresh! ethylene removal system offers significant improvement
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ArticleAll change in Israel
The Israeli fresh produce industry is going through a period of change that will transform the way the supply chain in the country works. Mike Knowles and Elizabeth O’Keefe look at the issues ahead of the country’s winter lines coming over to the UK
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Retailers scour the world for juicy new products
Putting collars round pineapples has not been in fashion for a while, but the practice is being resurrected at Budgens with
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ArticleTorres towers over avo competition
Supersize Torres avocados from Argentina are back in Tesco this week after frosts put paid to last year’s export crop.
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ArticleHass avocado board members named
New appointees represent a cross-section of the industry, according to US agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack
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ArticleSAAGA enjoys strong UK campaign
South African avocados have enjoyed a strong season on the UK market despite drastically reduced volumes due to inclement weather conditions and the biannual bearing effect.
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ArticleAvo market hits tight supply
The global avocado market is experiencing tight supply and rising prices as weather factors and biennial bearing combine across the world.
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ArticleRSA avocado promo success continues
A lower South African avocado crop in 2011 could not prevent the annual UK marketing drive from leaving its mark on consumers