All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 50
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ArticleAsda sees prepared future for vegetables
Asda’s category director Rick Bourne singled out prepared fresh produce formats - and prepared potatoes in particular - for an upsurge in demand at the East Midlands Potato Day on Tuesday.
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ArticleMexico targets UK growth
Mexican producers are hoping to double the amount of fresh produce they export to the UK on the back of a sharp increase in accredited growers.
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ArticleFlorette boxes clever
Prepared produce specialist Florette has unveiled a new packaging concept designed to drive on-shelf impact and enhance chiller cabinet displays for retailers.
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ArticleEarly finish in sight for English cherries
English cherry supplies will wind down at the end of the month after the season started three weeks early this year.
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ArticleTesco slapped with rotten produce fine
Tesco has been hit with a fine and costs totalling £16,401 for contraventions of marketing standards for fresh produce over a three-year period at one of its Essex stores.
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Anglia posts strong profit
Turnover during 2010 at Anglia Business Solutions increased by 28 per cent over 2009, accompanied by a strong profitability performance.
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Tesco and Sainsbury's slug it out on top fruit
Sainsbury’s and Tesco are locked head-to-head on English apples and pears in one of the most competitive top-fruit seasons on record.
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ArticleRaspberries pick up soft-fruit relay baton
The UK raspberry season is hitting its peak two weeks earlier than usual and has helped plug a gap in strawberry availability as demand has climbed during the recent warm, sunny spell.
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ArticleFuel prices slash fresh produce margins
Rising fuel costs are biting heavily into UK fresh produce margins, new figures have revealed.
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ArticleScottish berries hit a high at Highland Show
Scottish grower members of Berry Gardens were out in force supporting the Marks & Spencer marquee at the Royal Highland Show on 23-26 June.
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ArticleLinpac honoured in business awards
Linpac Packaging has scooped a prestigious business award for the second time.
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ArticleCranberry growers vote yes
Cranberry growers in the US states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and on Long Island, New York, have voted to continue their federal marketing order programme.
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ArticleMcCain dons new potato jacket
McCain is set to launch its “next Micro Chips” in January 2012 with a four-pack of microwaveable jacket potatoes called Jackets, in a £6 million campaign.
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ArticleEU issues Egypt seed ban
The EU has temporarily banned the import of beans for sprouting and other seeds from Egypt after Egyptian fenugreek seeds were linked to the E. coli outbreaks in northern Germany and south-west France.
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LEAF earns government boost
The LEAF marque has been recognised in Defra’s recently released plans for new standards of food procurement across all government departments and agencies.
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Spanish demand stonefruit organisation
Spanish growers organisation Asaja Murcia is calling for a greater organisation in the stonefruit sector and a supply chain body to represent it.
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Global potato event is Scotland bound
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Potato Council is to stage the eighth World Potato Congress next May in Scotland.
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ArticleRaspberries back in Black
Raspberries have returned to the UK from the US - clad in black. Grown by Hall Hunter in Berkshire, Tesco claims the Mac Black raspberry has a more intense flavour than traditional red varieties and a similar juice content to a blackberry, but is sweeter and has the texture of a raspberry.
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Outlook improves as rain begins to fall
Recent rainfall has cheered vegetable growers in Lincolnshire and despite prevailing dry conditions, the picture in Norfolk and Suffolk is better than feared.