Berries news archive – Page 177
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Back to the grind and half a glass
Now we’ve all finished watching grown men dive and cheat their way through what is meant to be the world’s
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Stonefruit sensations for all occasions
I get the impression from reports on European stonefruit harvesting that it has been a bit of a bumpy ride so far this season,
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ArticleSpanish pray for grape success
Spanish grapes are set for a successful season, with a good quality crop standing out in a competitive July market. UK consumption of Spanish product has grown in the last 12 months, and Foods from Spain will continue its promotional push. Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleBSF takes polytunnel debate to parliament
British Summer Fruits took the opportunity to engage with the country’s politicians last week, as parliament rallied behind the home-grown soft-fruit crop.
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Baby berry targets children
Angus Soft Fruits has launched a new mini version of its exclusive Ava variety, especially targeted at children.
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ArticleBlackcurrants - the new cranberries?
The Blackcurrant Foundation is continuing its promotion of British blackcurrants as a superfood following new research that shows the currant is effective in beating urinary tract infections.
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ArticleBad timing for strawberry lull
UK strawberry sales took a nose-dive last week, with volumes well down on last year at the key stage in the season.
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ArticleLow down on berries
With berries becoming increasingly popular with consumers the world over, Emma Twyning talks to a number of Dutch and Belgian growers about what opportunities the UK market holds, and what moves they are making to try to sustain their sector’s recent surge in popularity.
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Berryworld Plus unveils new site
Berryworld Plus has launched a website dedicated to its raspberry-breeding programme.
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ArticleMiliband blogs strawberry defence
Defra minister David Miliband has leapt to the defence of strawberry growers in the wake of recent allegations against their production methods.
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ArticleNairn signed up to support AVA
Ava strawberries has enlisted the help of Scottish celebrity chef Nick Nairn to help promote its berries this summer.
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ArticleScottish berries piped into Asda
The first Scottish strawberries arrived at Asda this week, welcomed by a bagpipe-led procession into local store Milton on Craigie, in Dundee.
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ArticleBerries make up for lost time
UK strawberry sales and production are running well ahead of last year as fine weather helps volumes pick up from a slow start.
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ArticleBlack and blue
We all read regularly about strawberries and raspberries, but the lesser-volume types being grown on these shores are gaining their own share of the limelight. David Shapley takes a peek at UK production of blueberries, blackberries and blackcurrants.
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ArticleKG hails queen of the strawbs
Specialist berry producer KG Fruits is for the first time offering retailers substantial volumes of what it says is the sweetest strawberry ever grown in the UK.
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ArticleJO Sims breaks into bakery
The increasing demand for fruit ingredients in the baked goods sector has lead to significant outlay by the UK’s leading fruit ingredient supplier, JO Sims.
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‘Ere Wiggin, what are you on about?
As summer gets underway, horticulture continues to attract its share of the headlines. Indeed some subjects never seem to go
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ArticleAnglo-Chilean alliance in berry category
A new company - Euroberryuk - has been formed from an alliance between two established grower owned companies from both sides of the Atlantic.
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ArticleAVA aims at wedding market
AVA strawberries will be promoted as the perfect fruit for weddings, as part of an expanded PR campaign for the fruit.
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ArticleBritish berries score with Sophie
As model Sophie Anderton launched the strawberry season this week in eye-catching fashion, the UK soft-fruit industry has been spared the ravages of one of the wettest Mays on record by its use of polytunnels and has been using the fact to its media advantage.