Peppers news archive – Page 31
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Fruit looks to catch the eye in month of healthy eating
Catching the eye of the customer after the holiday has to be foremost in every section manager’s thoughts, particularly
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ArticleThe new year brings hope to prepared produce sector
The prepared fruit and vegetable enters 2011 with a strong hand and an industry brimming with new product launches. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes a look at what’s happening at a retail level and the latest trends
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Thanet Earth lands green award
The Thanet Earth glasshouse project has landed the inaugural Green Award at the Food & Farming Industry Awards, held in Westminster.
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ArticleA warm welcome for Winter Salads
With all the emphasis on home-grown, seasonal produce in the media, consumers could be forgiven for questioning the overseas offer. But a new campaign to promote winter leafy salads from Spain, to complement British product when it is out of season and maintain and improve purchasing frequency, hopes to use some clever promotions and a cheeky chef to get their message across. Alex Lawson reports
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ArticleM&S launches convenience lines
UK premium retailer Marks & Spencer set to launch 10 fresh convenience lines aimed at consumers who are trying to eat more vegetables.
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ArticlePortuguese exporter unveils facility
Portuguese exporter Emergosol has opened its first vegetable packhouse in Alto de Esteveira, northern Portugal, and hopes to make it one of the first BRC accredited vegetable packing facilities in the Mediterranean country.
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ArticleMajor rise in exports for Almeria
New figures reveal strong increase in exports during first half of 2010 for Andalusian province
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ArticleKorean growers replace sunlight with LED
Producers in South Korea are reportedly using LED lights to grow peppers as climate change limits sunlight
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ArticleAlmeria boosted by strong prices
Spanish region benefited from good prices last season despite decline in melon and tomato production
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ArticleCosta de Almeria to launch 'Q Delicias'
Spanish cooperative to launch ready-to-eat range as part of drive to differentiate business
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ArticleIs Cardiff wasting a golden opportunity?
Cardiff is in many ways the perfect opportunity for food businesses, with an up and coming restaurant and rural retail shopping scenes. So why is the only traditional fruit and vegetable wholesale market in Wales, Cardiff’s Wholesale Fruit Centre, not thriving? Elizabeth O’Keefe casts a critical eye over the diminishing wholesale offer
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ArticleA convenient truth: Lettuce takes a leaf out of fruit’s book
Salad sales have held up remarkably well this year, with value sales outperforming price rises and shoppers buying more. And, as Michael Barker reports, a wave of new convenience lines in the lettuce sector is continuing to add interest to the category
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Does size matter? It does in the modern retail war
Nature dictates that fruit and vegetables grow to different sizes, resulting in a wide range of descriptions when they appear
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ArticleIsraeli organic grapefruit sendings begin
Israeli exporter Agrexco has revealed that it has now started exporting its Carmel-branded BioTOP organic red grapefruit, after hot weather caused an initial delay in the ripening of the fruit.
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ArticleTo tweet or not to tweet?
Social media might be firmly entrenched in the daily lives of many Britons, but the fresh produce industry has been relatively slow to get involved. Chloe Ryan asks what the industry has to gain from increased online interaction
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ArticleMixed picture for Almeria’s exporters
Growers in Spanish province benefiting from better prices, with notable exception of aubergines
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New brands hit shelves as retailers look for premium
Albert Bartlett started the ball rolling with its Purple Majesty potatoes on sale at Sainsbury’s, now backed by a glossy
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ArticleMarket partnership comes to fruition
Apple grower Manning’s will next week start supplying New Spitalfields Market-based Cook’s Delight with Jonagold apples and juice, as part of a link-up facilitated by the market’s business development manager Tim Williams.
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ArticleIsrael’s winter wonders
Growers and exporters are preparing to fill UK shelves with new season winter lines and even though concerns remain over the state of the UK economy and the exchange rate, producers are hoping the quality of their crops will win consumers over. Doris Lee Butterworth discusses prospects with leading producers
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ArticleMixed outlook for squash and pumpkins
Pumpkin and squash producers are hoping for a repeat performance of last season, but some squash growers are reporting smaller yields this year. A number of new varieties and improvement in the autumn weather are bringing optimism. Doris Lee Butterworth reports