Brassica news archive – Page 26
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ArticleIndependent thinking
Away from the multiples the independent retail trade is finding ways to evolve and thrive. David Shapley reports from Surrey on how the sector has found its niche
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ArticleSummer washout
Many growers are calling this the worst summer in living memory, as the rain and dull conditions continue to cause havoc for crops. Thomas Hobbs assesses how hard growers around the country have been hit
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ArticleNew film extends brassica shelf life
UK-based packaging firm Sirane has developed a new film that it claims will double the shelf life of brassicas.
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ArticlePutting the soul into summer greens
From soul food cooking to Gok Wan’s Chinese revolution in the nation’s kitchens, summer greens are back on the menu. Samantha Lyster reports
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ArticleNew film extends brassica shelf-life
Sirane reports positive results for new packaging material, which it claims could even boost British export sales
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ArticleVeg sales defy rainy outlook
At first glance the vegetable sales figures look little more than stable, but beneath the top-line numbers, several crops are performing very well
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Article+Brócoli aims to build demand in Spain
Spanish promotional organisation appoints new president and targets significant increase in domestic consumption of broccoli
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ArticleA world of opportunity
With more and more UK fresh produce companies now exporting, Thomas Hobbs examines the blueprint to international success
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ArticleBrassica growers warn of supply shortages
Brassica growers have warned of a potential shortage of broccoli and cauliflower due to the recent unpredictable weather.
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ArticleFirst British Tenderstem crop arrives
Growers seeing a positive start to the campaign as retailers across the UK begin to stock the broccoli variety
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ArticleNew food safety scare in China
Fresh food safety concerns in China following claims vegetable traders there are using formaldehyde to prolong the shelf life of cabbages
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ArticleSprout guidelines available in UK
New best practice guidelines introduced in the wake of last year's E coli outbreak in France and Germany
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ArticleVeg demand seesaws
Price increases have brought a value rise in vegetable sales, but in turn volumes have declined in a mixed period for the sector
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ArticleBrassicas in breast-cancer survival boost
Eating brassicas after breast cancer diagnosis may help patients beat the disease, new research has found.
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ArticleAnti-Monsanto Bellaverde petition chalks up 10,000 names
The social-media fuelled petition against Sainsbury’s and Waitrose stocking Bellaverde broccoli due to the product’s link to the “number-one genetically modified (GMO) food company in the world” has reached more than 10,000 signatures in under two months.
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ArticleProduce World 'back in profit' after £8m accounting error
Produce World has moved to reassure staff and customers it is back in profit after a multi-million pound reporting error at Marshalls led to a major loss for the past financial year.
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ArticleGrowing for tomorrow
The skills needed to be a successful grower extend far beyond making crops flourish. Chloe Ryan asks leading British growers what it takes to come out on top in today’s challenging environment
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ArticleBrassica packers in hospital after 'leak'
A suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incident has forced 17 workers at Riviera Produce’s Connor Downs brassica packhouse in Cornwall to be admitted to hospital.
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AnalysisHayley Campbell-Gibbons: Should the supply chain stress over drought?
It is now virtually inevitable that drought stress will be seen in 2012, but could a knee-jerk reaction from retail buyers seeking to secure supply end up causing more disruption to supply than the drought itself, asks chief horticultural adviser Hayley Campbell-Gibbons
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ArticleDrought fears for Lincolnshire brassicas
Drought conditions in some brassica production areas in Lincolnshire are already leading some buyers to hedge their bets and place orders elsewhere for summer supplies of broccoli and cauliflower.