Melon news archive – Page 34
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UK supermarkets think outside fresh produce box
The retail sector has never been short of ideas on how to attract customers and encourage them to buy. Not surprisingly, these
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ArticleHeligan boasts mini Cornish pineapple
The Lost Gardens of Heligan have cut their first pineapple of the season, grown using an authentic Victorian technique, which they calculate would have cost the equivalent of £10,000.
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ArticleLondis beats fresh targets
As the Londis Fresh range heads towards its first anniversary, sales for the new lines have exceeded targets, according to the latest data.
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ArticleFresh-cut fruit makes a colourful comeback
After nearly two years of category domination by value lines, the fresh-cut sector is reawakening and injecting some much needed colour into the prepared fruit offer. Elizabeth O’Keefe gauges the mood among producers in the sector
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ArticleNWPB reorganises staff structure
To better satisfy modern marketing requirements the National Watermelon Promotion Board has created new staff positions
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ArticleSpanish swoop on Covent Garden
Seven producer-exporter businesses representing hundreds of growers between them and accounting for production of the full range of Spanish citrus, melons stonefruit, salads and vegetables from the southern Spanish region of Andalusia will be visiting New Covent Garden next Wednesday.
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ArticleExotics under threat in zero-carbon scenario
Consumers should eat fewer bananas, avocados, melons and mangos to help save the planet, a controversial new report has claimed.
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ArticleDel Monte and Tesco get fruity
Del Monte has furthered its attack on the fresh prepared market with its new Fruitini bags which are to be sold via an exclusive campaign through Tesco.
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ArticleFashion watermelon production rises
Spanish Fashion watermelon grower group AGF predicts major increases in production and turnover this year
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ArticleDel Monte denies CR melon claim
Following closure of Brazilian operations, company strongly refutes rumour that it will no longer ship Costa Rican melons to Europe
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Murcian melons face tough season
Melon producers in Murcia have forecast a lower volume of high quality crops for this season.
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ArticleMorrisons launches fruit pot range
Morrisons has launched a new range of prepared fruit pots and packs aimed at the family convenience market.
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ArticleNunhems launches moonlit melon
Dutch firm Nunhems has bred a new melon with a touch of astronomy through extensive work in the field.
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ArticleNunhems aims big for new melon
Seeds specialist Nunhems has announced that it has high hopes for its new Yellow Moon melon variety
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ArticleSummer fruit gains for Italians
Italy predominantly feeds its own, but the market for Italian summer fruit from peaches, nectarines and cherries to melons and grapes has held open its window to the UK. Anna Sbuttoni catches up with growers and exporters at the start of the season
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ArticleHillfresh welcomes Spanish melons
Gregal-branded fruit from Murcia due to begin arriving in late May, with harvesting set to continue well into the summer
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ArticleAGF forecasts rise in Fashion volumes
Spanish watermelon group AGF expects to boost production and sales of seedless Fashion variety
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ArticleProcomel triples Sugar Baby Gold output
Murcia-based melon grower anticipates major increase in production of new variety, thanks to strong consumer demand
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ArticleMajor rise forecast for Brazilian melons
Volumes set to increase by around 40 per cent this season, according to leading Dutch importer Frankort & Koning
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Del Monte suspends Brazilian melon job
Del Monte has suspended the production of melons and watermelons in the Brazilian state of Ceará, according to reports in the Brazilian media.