All Consumers articles – Page 5
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ArticleAgenda announced for Fresh Produce India 2025
Quick-commerce revolution, India’s rise as a producer of new fruits, and game-changing technologies among key topics in focus at premier industry event
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NewsPink Lady announces Disney partnership
“Unprecedented partnership” will promote healthier eating across eight European countries
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News‘Sad’ bananas motivate shoppers to reduce food waste, research indicates
A study from the UK’s University of Bath has shown how labelling lone bananas as ‘sad singles’ increases consumer empathy, boosting sales by 58 per cent
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NewsSlight increase in Spanish fresh produce consumption
The country’s average household consumption for the January-August period grew 1.6 per cent year-on-year
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ArticleBella Fruitiva sees breadfruit potential in Europe
European demand for breadfruit has been so strong that Mauritian exporter Bella Fruitiva has decided to start its own production, according to managing director Vickram Meghu
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ArticleBelgian Conference pears make inroads in Brazil
The vast Brazilian market has traditionally been dominated by pears from Portugal and Argentina, but the Belgian Conference is now winning over consumers in the country
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NewsTariff tactic runs risk of further inflation, says breeder
Plant Sciences’ Steve Nelson fears impact on winter imports from Mexico will mean a rise in prices for buyers in the US
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ArticleNorth Carolina eyes sweet potato export growth in Europe
The North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission is ramping up production for the UK and other European markets for 2025
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CommentComment: Fruit and veg are ‘cannon fodder’ in trade wars
Californian produce trader John Pandol reacts to Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports
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NewsTrump tariffs are disaster for produce trade, say business leaders
Planned duties on Mexican and Canadian imports risk higher prices for consumers and damage to supply chains
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ArticleAngus Soft Fruits marks 30 years at annual conference
Scotland’s leading berry supplier hosted its yearly conference this month, celebrating 30 years of business and assessing the best path forward for its growers and partners
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NewsEuropean producers must ‘think smarter’ to survive
New technologies including AI are vital ingredients in any future success, delegates at ICOP in Portugal are told
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NewsFairtrade Fortnight drives up sales
Fairtrade sales in the UK outperformed the market during the 2024 incarnation of the annual campaign, according to the Fairtrade Foundation
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ArticleSaudi dates going mainstream in Europe
With consumption remaining relatively low across the continent, the potential growth for Saudi dates is huge, according to Yogi Geheniau of Dutch-Saudi collaboration Yogi & Yousef
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ArticleVeg Power backs LBC healthy eating campaign
The not-for-profit marketer shapes new radio campaign encouraging Brits to eat more veg
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NewsMajor berry marketing campaign wins EU support
Group of Dutch and Belgian companies agree deal to promote the fruit to young adults in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany
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ArticleLidl GB revenue rises as shopper numbers grow
Discounter reports highest increase in shopper visits across the sector and strong growth in fresh produce
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ArticleKantar research shows growth in Zespri’s brand power
The kiwifruit company’s latest Kantar Brand Power report indicates the brand’s increasing strength in its core markets, as well as growing competition from other brands
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ArticleAsian markets can consume more cherries
China and other markets in Asia have the capacity to absorb surge in Chilean cherry volumes, says JWM Asia’s GM of trade, Danny Guo. But he cites quality control, channel diversification and targeted marketing as key to success
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NewsAgro Max notes rise in European demand for Egyptian iceberg
Following the devastating floods in southern Spain, alternative sources for various vegetables are in demand in western Europe, but supplies from further afield come with additional challenges