Berries news archive – Page 153
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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
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ArticleSeeds of change
The Republic of Ireland is the land of the plenty when it comes to fresh produce, with potatoes, mushrooms, strawberries, carrots and leafy salads being produced in abundance. But as the younger generation of entrepreneurs and long-running traditional firms strive to take the industry forward with innovative marketing and product development, issues such as aggressive tactics, economic unrest and rising costs are proving a challenge. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports from the leading growing area of North County Dublin.
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ArticleBerryWorld to focus on Sweet Eve
The 2011 British strawberry season will see soft fruit supplier BerryWorld focus its marketing support around one of its newer varieties, Sweet Eve.
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ArticleGlobal Berry Congress wins new friends
Some 190 delegates from 16 countries attend the leading berry business conference in Monterey, California on 6-8 April