Berries news archive – Page 136
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Berry Gardens contributes to gold-medal win
Berry Gardens’ fruit contributed to a gold-medal win at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show for the Championing British garden created by Waitrose and the NFU.
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ArticleAsda trials "dual measurement system"
Asda began trialling what it has dubbed a “dual measurement system” on strawberries on Monday.
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ArticleValentine Warner backs British berries
The British strawberry season has arrived and 2011 is set to deliver one of the biggest and best crops ever.
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ArticleBerry Gardens hits gold standard
Company's range on display at Chelsea Flower Show aids Waitrose and NFU in their gold medal quest
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ArticleBerryWorld launches Snackerries line
New mixed berry punnet contains prepared grapes, strawberries, blackberries and blueberries
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ArticleBerry Gardens posts record growth
Berry Gardens Growers Ltd has reported a sales increase of four per cent in 2010 at its AGM held in Maidstone last month.
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ArticleIsraeli grapes on their way
Israeli exporter Agrexco has announced the start of its grape campaign this week with first arrivals due in Europe on 25 May.
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ArticleM&S jubilant over new season strawbs
The season’s first crop of Jubilee strawberries was hand-delivered to Marks & Spencer’s Canterbury store by Berry Gardens chairman Paul Kelsey last week.
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Supermarkets mark summer with new take on fresh lines
There’s no doubt spring has turned into summer, even if the calendar does not agree. Berries are in profusion and
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ArticleBumper sales bring cheer to UK suppliers
Sales of many British summer lines have soared to unprecedented levels on the back of prolonged warm weather.
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ArticleJubilee strawberries two weeks early
This season’s Jubilee strawberry crop has arrived two weeks ahead of schedule, as hot weather sweeps through the UK
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ArticleVBM in new ownership deal
Chilean exotics and soft-fruit exporter Vital Berry Marketing (VBM) has announced a change in ownership.
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ArticleBritish berries prepare to storm the market
As the British berry season starts to get into full swing, Chloe Ryan explains why producers are confident of a year of strong growth following a tough 2010
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ArticleOptimism back as soft-fruit sector plans for year of growth
Hot weather, Easter and the royal wedding could hardly have provided a better platform for the start of the British berry season. And, as Michael Barker reports, that has given real impetus to a category on the rebound after sales dipped in 2010
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ArticleMack invests in British to boost domestic production
Supermarket supplier Mack has announced a major plan of investment in the UK soft-fruit, stonefruit and exotic fruit sectors as it looks to reinvigorate its reputation as a leading supplier of home-grown produce.
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ArticleFoods from Spain goes online
The promotional group has seen the benefits of online media for its current Spanish berry campaign
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ArticleTotal Produce reports 'good performance'
Total Produce chairman Carl McCann hailed a “good performance” in 2010 with fruit and vegetables leading the way as the firm “continues to actively pursue attractive acquisition opportunities”.
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ArticleEurosemillas trials new strawberry types
Spanish-Turkish partnership organises trial harvest day of Mojave and Benicia strawberries
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ArticleNew blueberry promotion in US
“Little Blue Dynamos” television advertisement aims to connect the fruit’s identity with consumer experience
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ArticleUPDATE: Chilean berries end on high
Exports of Chilean blueberries have risen by 39 per cent during the 2010/11 season as production continues to expand