Peppers news archive – Page 32
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New ideas taking root as summer products appear
It is amazing just how fast any new ideas literally take root. Following my discovery of grow-your-own salads at Tesco in last
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Definitions become blurred as shopper choice expands
Fruit and vegetables still remain a flagship line in the multiples, but the definition of what is on sale has become blurred
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ArticleJersey builds on reputation to maintain UK exports
Jersey Royal potatoes are well known as the jewel in the Jersey offer, but the island is home to a mix of vegetables, from cauliflower and courgettes to runner beans, leeks and sweetcorn. Anna Sbuttoni visited the island for its first regional report on the area to meet the major growers and exporters ahead of the start of their season
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ArticleHumber Quality Foods extends range
Humber Quality Foods Ltd (HQF) has extended its prepared produce range with chunky cut carrots.
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ArticleUK salads industry faces springtime turnaround
The salads game has been hard work since the beginning of the year, when snow and freezing temperatures held back both supply and demand, affected quality and threw up all kinds of obstacles for the category. But all that seems a long time ago now that the sun is shining in the UK and the sector is looking ahead to the World Cup boost. Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleTurkey builds reputation to become key UK supplier
Turkey is a heavyweight producer of fruit and vegetables, with a wide range of lines earmarked for the UK, from fruit staples citrus and cherries to vegetables and salads. However, the country has had to overcome a number of challenges to reposition itself and put right its international reputation to boost trade. Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleDutch salad industry looks towards convenience as economy revives
Although times have been tough for growers in the Netherlands, the Dutch salad industry is bucking up as the UK marketplace becomes more viable than it has been in a long time. As supplies make their way over to these shores once more, Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out that the Dutch have got a lot to shout about as consumers start to, once again, reach for convenience
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Exotics and Fairtrade lines make their presence known
I have often wondered how much extra money Fairtrade producers get, but Fairtrade grape growers in South Africa have received
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Ribena launches healthy sub-brand
Ribena has launched a sub-brand, Ribena Juiced Up, with higher nautral juice content, aimed at school catering groups.
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ArticleHeavy rains aid Spanish crops
Fruit and vegetable production in Murcia has been aided in recent days by heavy rains that have hit the southern Spanish region
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ArticleMonsanto signs up for new research centre
Seed breeder Monsanto has signed up as an early tenant of a new research station opening in North Carolina.
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Shelf life singled out by breeders
Improving shelf life has been singled out as one of the biggest growth opportunities in the fresh convenience sector.
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ArticleImport regulation causes industry consternation
A new regulation affecting produce imports has angered the trade amid allegations of government hypocrisy over cutting red tape.
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Intriguing new descriptions push home health message
Intriguing new descriptions push home health message
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Quest for exclusivity can confuse variety names
I often wonder about the choice of variety names that appear on the shelves. In many cases, there are indications that
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ArticleExotics sector benefits from Christmas sales uplift
The last 12 months have been a torrid time for many exotics traders, but with consumer confidence slowly increasing, interest in the category appears to be on the rise again - and Christmas proved to be the shot in the arm that many suppliers were waiting for. Laura Gould reports
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FPC slams Food Standards Agency guidance
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has warned that the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) guidance on increased controls on so-called “high-risk” imports of certain fresh produce is belated and inadequate.
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ArticleSeed breeders bring innovation into 2010
At the very beginning of the supply chain, seed breeders work continuously alongside growers, retailers and consumers to develop new fresh produce varieties and concepts for the ever-changing UK marketplace. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes a look at where the fresh produce industry is heading from the roots up
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Newcomers sort out their niche in produce category
There are times when, while discovering the more unusual products on the retail shelves, a decision has to be taken as to
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Asda slashing produce prices
Asda announced on Tuesday that it is introducing its broadest price rollback for a decade, cutting prices on core produce lines such as potatoes, grapes and bananas as well as almost 3,600 other lines.