Berries news archive – Page 186
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ArticleBerries switch over
As everbearer supplies give way to glasshouse fruit, the transition is easier for some than others.
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ArticleGrowers get blueberry education
English summer-fruit producers are increasingly serious about adding blueberries to their range.
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ArticleFree British strawberries for kids
School children across the west Midlands will be tucking into fresh British strawberries for free from this week.
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Off the shelf
There is nothing like a little mystery, and this week it concerns apricots in Marks & Spencer. This fruit is becoming more
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ArticleUS blueberry production on rise
US production of cultivated blueberries is expected to amount to a record 205m pounds, even taking into account poor weather in May.
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ArticlePolka dancing into contention
Polka, the Polish bred raspberry introduced to the UK by Hargreaves Plants last summer, is already a strong contender for the autumn market.
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ArticleFruitstock packs them in
British Summer Fruits was one of the sponsors of Fruitstock 2004, which attracted as many as 150,000 people to Regent's Park during the weekend.
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ArticleHargreaves boards blueberry bandwagon
Hargreaves Plants is developing its blueberry plant numbers after promising UK sales this season.
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Where will blueberry fixation lead?
Only history will tell whether UK growers- with apologies to the far-sighted Trehane family - decide to move into blueberries.
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ArticleRaspberry demand not keeping up with supply
BerryWorld md says retail market is not yet geared up to handle increasing early raspberry volumes.
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ArticleDurham scientists’ bruising encounters
LINK consortium has developed a new testing method for bruising in potatoes. Now, damage assessment can lead to results in less than four hours. Emma Hatfield reports.
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ArticlePensioners sought in berry study
New research in New Zealand is looking at anti-ageing properties of soft fruit and needs pensioner volunteers.
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ArticleBritish Summer Fruits to sponsor Fruitstock
British Summer Fruits is to sponsor Fruitstock, the free two-day music festival organised by Innocent, the makers of Innocent Smoothies.
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Awaiting the berry baby boom
British Summer Fruits is certainly making its presence felt in its first year. The sexed-up revelations from its nutritional
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ArticleVarieties spice up economy
With record levels of strawberry sales in June and significant trialing of raspberry varieties under way, new health messages and positive media coverage have created a tidal wave of optimism for UK soft fruit. Emma Hatfield reports.
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ArticleRaspberry hooray
A visit to Home Farm, Bidborough in the heart of Kent, immediately brings home a real sense of the scale of expansion of the UK raspberry crop writes David Shapley.
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ArticleLunny’s soft spot
Not only is the UK soft-fruit industry in good shape, but it also still has a vast untapped potential for increased sales, believes Emmett Lunny, senior technologist at Marks & Spencer.
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ArticleWaitrose eyes soft premium
Sharp-eyed customers will have spotted the arrival of UK grown premium Gariguette and Fragrant Berry strawberry varieties in selected branches of Waitrose in July. While volumes are small at this stage, the appearance of these two strains reflects the commitment of the retailer to offering the widest selection of UK soft-fruit available.
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ArticleSuperior shapes up
As reported in last week’s Journal, this season’s Spanish Superior Seedless® is now flowing into UK stores, with exporters facing a tougher than normal selection process following poor weather during the growing period. Tommy Leighton visited licensed exporters in Murcia to gauge the start-of-season outlook.