All Production & Trade articles – Page 1525
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ArticleRedbridge snacks in national rollout
Redbridge’s trials selling loose individual pieces of fruit in stores in the Greater London area have proved such a success that its new 5 A DAY fruit snacking range will be rolled out nationwide.
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Baby berry targets children
Angus Soft Fruits has launched a new mini version of its exclusive Ava variety, especially targeted at children.
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ArticleMushrooms - the new superfood
Sector body The Mushroom Bureau has signed up leading UK nutritionist and cordon bleu chef Jane Clarke to front a new PR consumer campaign “Mushrooms - the Magic Ingredient” to promote the health, taste and versatility of the product.
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John Lewis chairman lauds British farming
Sir Stuart Hampson of John Lewis Partnership told the Royal Show that British farming should be at the top of the public agenda.
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ArticleFlorette launches YAWYE salad range
As reported first in FPJ in April, Soleco, parent of Florette, the UK's top-selling prepared salad brand, has teamed with Celador International, owner of the You Are what you Eat television format, to launch an exciting new You Are What You Eat snack salad range.
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Farmers present Miliband with nine-point challenge
NFU president Peter Kendall has laid down a nine-point challenge to Defra secretary of state David Miliband.
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Burma looks to expand fruit exports
Commercial authorities in Myanmar (formerly Burma) are urging farmers to expand exotic fruit exports to boost foreign exchange earnings.
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ArticleIn the BAG for gras
The British Asparagus Group (BAG) won the Best Collaboration category at the NFU awards.
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ArticleLiving Salads pick up another award
Hull-based Home Harvest Salads (HHS), which launched living salads in April 2005, has picked up the latest in a string of awards for its innovative new product range.
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ArticleLamb's Lettuce name to stay
A two-week freshinfo poll on behalf of Lamb’s Lettuce producers from the Loire Valley has earned the product's name a reprieve.
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ArticlePink volumes increase 15 per cent
Pink Lady volumes sold into the UK are 15 per cent up year-on-year in the first five months of 2006.
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ArticleColombian papaya, year-round
Ultraroma, the Colombian grower and exporter that has built up a successful herb business in Europe, has extended its portfolio with the addition of a year-round papaya programme.
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Salads group targets schools
Ready-to-eat salad supplier association, the Fresh Prepared Salads Producer Group, has launched a campaign to target healthy eating in schools.
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ArticleMixed messages from cherry sector
As first UK fruit is picked, marketing desks have differing outlooks on the season ahead.
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SATI adds strings to its bow
Grower/exporter body the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) is strengthening its position as industry representative, taking over several functions from the Deciduous Fruit Producers’ Trust (DFPT).
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ArticleNorman Collett opens new doors
English top-fruit marketing desk Norman Collett has officially opened its new 40,000 sqft premises at Paddock Wood Distribution Centre.
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Morrisons production director to step down
Morrisons’ production director David Hutchinson will step down from the board in 12 months’ time.
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ArticleFairtrade sales rocket
Agrofair kicked off the 10-year anniversary of Fairtrade fruit imports to Europe, this week, with the announcement of record sales.
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ArticleT&G expects higher profits
New Zealand top-fruit leader Turners & Growers expects to exceed last year’s annual profit figure in 2006.
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ArticleFyffes falls in line
Fyffes has released a statement saying that its trading performance is in line with expectations for the year.