Peppers news archive – Page 45
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ArticleSpain banks on quality
Although salad shipments to the UK are predicted to fall this season, those who are bringing in high-quality produce should enjoy stable prospects. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleOrganics: has it extended beyond the middle classes?
A new report published by the Soil Association has shown sales of organic food to have risen beyond the £2 billion mark. But has the organic movement reached its limit, or will it continue to expand its appeal? Emma Haslett investigates.
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Diseases on the comback trail
US scientists have found that two diseases that ‘rampaged’ through potato fields in the past are making a more virulent comeback.
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ArticleOranges not the only fruit for vitamin C
World Cancer Research Fund nutritionist Becky Day has drawn up a guide to tell consumers how much vitamin C is contained in different fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleOrganic crossroads
A new Soil Association report out this week has found that the organics market grew 22 percent to just over £2 billion last year. But growers have suffered badly during the recent wet weather. Larry Saunders evaluates the current mood of the industry.
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Small print can work wonders to entice shoppers
I wonder if I am detecting the next trend in shopper information. Having introduced their growers on barkers, billboards and
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Garden Organic pumpkin day
Garden Organic will be celebrating the arrival of autumn in ghoulish fashion by holding a pumpkin fest at its two gardens
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ArticleParripak thumbs up for UK chillies
Fresh vegetable processor Parripak Foods has found its “perfect supply partner” for chilli peppers in Genovese Chillies - based in none other than Blunham, Bedfordshire, just 10 miles from Parripak’s own site.
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ArticleSalad days
David Shapley rounds up the latest developments in salad varieties and looks at what marketing trends are currently affecting the sector.
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ArticleFirmly in the saddle
While it may have had something of a makeover since its thriving heyday in the 1970s and 1980s, the Paddock Wood trading estate in Kent has still managed to maintain a key presence in the UK’s fresh produce sector in recent years. Laura Gould visited some of the companies based on the site to find out why.
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ArticleAgrexco exports get a boost
Israel’s primary fresh produce exporter, Agrexco, plans to export 10 per cent more fresh produce in the upcoming season.
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Fruit and veg firm closes after 30 years
Frank and Dorothy Carruthers have closed down their fruit and vegetable business, Market Place, in Workington, Cumbria after more than 30 years.
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ArticleTigerPaw finds its roar
A recently-introduced variety of pepper is being touted for commercial success due to its combination of pungency and nematode resistance.
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ArticleTreading water
Laura Gould takes a look at water footprint, an issue that could become increasingly pertinent over the next few months as finding sustainable sources of high-quality water becomes an increasingly tough challenge for the fresh produce industry.
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ArticleSyngenta buys Zeraim Gedera
Syngenta has bought leading Israeli seed company Zeraim Gedera for £47.16 million from Markstone Capital Partners, the Israeli private equity group.
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UK warms to chillies
The increasing influence of ethnic foods in the nation's diet is expanding the niche market for chilli peppers which can be grown in the UK between June and September.
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ArticleIsrael breaks pepper record
The Israeli capsicum season has just closed, with exports registering an all-time high of 93,000 tonnes.
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ArticleA regional roam in Lancashire
In the first of our series of regional reports, FPJ takes a look at how Made In Lancashire (MIL), a government-funded organisation dedicated to the development and promotion of Lancashire’s small food producers, helps the region’s fresh produce industry. Elizabeth O’Keefe investigates.
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ArticleDutch cues up for export expansion
Eight Dutch cucumber associations are to combine under the K8 banner to jointly strengthen their international market position.
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Monsanto forms International Seed Group
Monsanto Company has formed International Seed Group, Inc (ISG), a holding company to invest in vegetable and fruit seed businesses with capital and technology investments.