Onion and garlic news archive – Page 42
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ArticleNew youth ploughs ahead
Continuing on from last week’s feature on the younger generation in the fresh produce sector, this week Anabella de Sousa and Elspeth Waters interview four young people about their experiences and interest in the sector.
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ArticleReduced to tears
The southern hemisphere onion season has started on time, although volumes are lower than normal. With onion prices depressed at the moment and supplies running short for preferred sizes, UK importers are not keen on taking on the price risk for non-programmed volumes. Anabella de Sousa reports.
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ArticleThe kids are alright
With the ongoing focus on school meals, spurred by Jamie Oliver’s campaign, Elspeth Waters looks into the realities of the growing attention directed towards healthy eating among children and some of the fresh produce initiatives happening elsewhere.
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Indians to test new grape variety in UK market
Indian exporters are hoping to boost their credibility in the UK with a new variety of grape.
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Time to reflect
Retail shelves reflect how busy category managers and buyers have been plugging the gap caused by the freezing weather in
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ArticleMacAndrews in shipping revolution
Intra-European container shipping specialist, MacAndrews hopes to revolutionise the transportation of fresh produce from Spain to the British Isles.
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Brighton tops the tables on fruit and veg consumption
Residents of Brighton are the healthiest eaters in Britain according to a new study.
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ArticleWith the LINK it's easy
LINK grants have been enabling significant advancements in horticultural practises.
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ArticlePrice barrier to organic growth
The latest figures from the Soil Association value the global organic food sector at £15 billion, with 24 million hectares of farmland managed to organic standards. Organic food sales in the UK are growing at £2 million a week, but where does fresh produce rank in this growth? Anabella de Sousa reports.
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Oliver praises Scotland's fresh approach
Scotland’s school dinner system has been praised as “light years ahead” of the rest of the UK by the naked chef, Jamie Oliver.
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ArticleGarlic consultation period closes
The consultation period for a new EU garlic import regulation closed yesterday, as the EU seeks to implement new measures to deter fraud by June 1.
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ArticleOnions go veggie
Rustler Producer has teamed up with label suppliers Leading Edge and vegeterian brand Quorn for a special offer.
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ArticleOnions top for availability
Fresh produce, and particularly onions, lead the pack when it comes to availability, a survey has shown.
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Tiger tomatoes earn their stripes
FRUIT LOGISTICA: Israel was showing off ‘Tiger Tomatoes’, a cherry tomato with black stripes, at Fruit Logistica in Berlin last week.
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The start of Chinese invasion?
China already grows more apples than the rest of the world and is still planting hard, so I wonder if I experienced the start
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Pan hooks a stand at Fruit Logistica
Specialist garlic and ginger importers Pan United were at Fruit Logistica for the fifth year running, said sales executive Syd Edwards.
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ArticleWestfalia takes to the stand
FRUIT LOGISTICA: Avocado and mango specialist Westfalia UK were exhibiting at Fruit Logistica for the first time and marketing manager Simon Curry said it had been a good result.
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China launches vegetable 'ginseng' bulb
FRUIT LOGISTICA: An unusual Chinese delicacy made its international debut at Fruit Logistica in Berlin last week.
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ArticleRationalised thinking
Rationalisation has become more than a dirty word for some of the major players in the UK’s fresh produce industry. The country’s leading retailers have all reduced their supplier bases significantly in the last decade, as the economic and competitive realities of being a 21st century contender force fewer buyers to trust fewer suppliers to fill their fresh produce aisles. The last six weeks have seen the axe fall on several large-scale suppliers at Tesco and Sainsbury’s. But Tommy Leighton asks, is the most radical reform perhaps still to come?
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ArticleOrganic veg market matures
The UK organic vegetable market has stabilised and matured according to recent research from the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA).