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ArticleCradling UK ‘cots
With this year’s UK apricot season already done and dusted, Elspeth Waters caught up with Sainsbury’s product technologist Theresa Huxley at the store’s Kent-based source, Highland Court Farm, to find out how things shaped up for the fledgling product.
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ArticleCalifornian stonefruit on target
The Californian stonefruit season is shaping up well, according to the latest reports.
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Telling great stories with fun and flair
Tina Fotherby is managing director of PR agency, the Yes Consultancy. She talks to Elspeth Waters about the whys, wherefores and myths surrounding public relations and what it can offer fresh produce companies, in particular.
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All singing, all dancing - cherries on parade
there’s no doubt that cherries are a favourite fruit, both in terms of customer demand and for retailers, because of the
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ArticlePacking perfect plums
Spanish plums from the region of Extremadura are proving popular on the UK market. Plums are the main export for Extremadura, with production up by an average 22 per cent each year. The region is well-suited to the cultivation of stonefruit, with long hours of sunshine and a plentiful water supply producing quality fruit. Foods from Spain has included Spanish plums in its integrated promotional campaign for the first time this year, and the fruit looks set for a successful season. Anna Sbuttoni reports from Spain
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ArticleNew pluot to hit UK shelves
A new Brontosaur egg Pluot is set to hit the European market in July, introduced by Seville-based producer Royal.
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Stonefruit sensations for all occasions
I get the impression from reports on European stonefruit harvesting that it has been a bit of a bumpy ride so far this season,
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Summer spells stonefruit and easy-to-cook veg
The rain may have come down in torrents on Wimbledon’s opening day, but there is every indication that the multiples -
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ArticleStonefruit forecasts reviewed
Stonefruit production forecasts for Europe have been revised following early summer storms in many production regions.
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ArticleNice piece of kit
Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading machinery manufacturers and discovers that many are introducing new products and programmes, as well as finetuning their existing offers, to continue their strong presence in the fresh produce arena.
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ArticleItalian stonefruit volumes drop 13 per cent
The production of Italian peaches and nectarines has fallen 13 per cent, according to Centro Servizi Ortofrutticoli (CSO).
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ArticleRoyal ascent
Not content with being a fruit producer and exporter, Royal is determined to win its battle to stamp a new philosophy - its own philosophy - onto the European market. Tommy Leighton went to Seville to find out more.
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ArticleCore co-operation
Apples have long been a cornerstone of the South African horticultural industry but with their competitive advantage gradually eroding, numbers are dwindling and those still in the game are pinning hopes of sustainability on investment in replanting and promotion. But will this be enough to stave off the downward trend in production, volumes and sales? Elspeth Waters visited the country’s main apple-growing region to get the latest prognosis.
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Anyone for tennis? Produce shelves serving up a treat
The arrival of hot weather and the imminence of Wimbledon mean that soft fruit and stonefruit are beginning to fill up the
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Stonefruit prices plummet
The Spanish stonefruit campaign is in crisis as prices plummet and seasons overlap.
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ArticleExpectations on stoney ground
Fears of frost damage have not been realised but this year’s European stonefruit season is expected to offer little cause for excitement. Elspeth Waters attended the 18th annual edition of the Europech’ conference last week in Perpignan to hear the latest predictions.
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ArticleLearn something new
Supermarkets often come under fire for poor handling of fresh produce, but Sainsbury’s has taken a proactive approach to ensuring the high quality of its fruit and vegetables and sent its food technologists back to school. Emma Twyning went too. Supermarketsupermarkets often come under fire for poor postharvest produce management, but Sainsbury’s has taken a proactive approach to ensuring the high quality of its fruit and vegetables and sent its food technologists back to school. Emma Twyning reports.
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ArticleUmbrian spring blesses stonefruit
Abundant winter snowfall and ample rains have combined in the Italian region of Umbria to ensure optimism among growers for a good stonefruit season this summer.
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ArticleSpanish stonefruit unity
Spanish stone-fruit growers are coming together on May 19 this year to celebrate their first national congress to address problems faced by the sector.
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No such thing as out of season
Hardly a day goes by it seems, without fruit and vegetables being in the news. Great, you might think, but there have been