Salad vegetables news archive – Page 43
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Double milestone for key watercress farm
To coincide with 30 years of production, Royalcress expects to hit the 10 million kilo harvest mark this year
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New look for Val Nantais
The new logo of Val Nantais illustrates the salad cooperative’s forward-looking approach, including strong, direct links to consumers
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Cucumbers go through the wire
Concerns over cucumbers becoming the ‘new banana’ in the supermarket price war are being somewhat offset by growers embracing the high-wire growing system, as Martyn Fisher finds out
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New growing system arrives in UK
Growing in confined and protected spaces has become even more viable with the arrival of the Growtainer. Nina Pullman chats to co-founder Glenn Behrman
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Salad value slides as retailers slash prices
Retail promotions continue to drag salad value down, but added-value and health trends are propping up other areas of the category
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Vitacress fined after employee loses two fingertips
Company accepts that it was at fault, but helped the worker return to work within two months of the incident
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Australian lettuce recall reaches Thailand
The Thai government has warned consumers to discard pre-packed Australian lettuce following a salmonella outbreak last week
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Grocery prices hit 'new low' in January
The products that fell the most in price were bananas, cucumbers and mushrooms, mySupermarket.co.uk's Groceries Tracker found
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Australian retailers recall lettuce
A salmonella outbreak has been traced to Tripod Farmers' pre-packed lettuce sold at Woolworths and Coles
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G's helps Tesco make direct savings
Salad and citrus supplier working to speed up and streamline supply chain for retail clients across Europe
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G’s eyes Gulf potential
G’s is following up its success in Europe, Australia and the US by exploring the opportunities in the Gulf for its O’live organic salads and Love Beets beetroot range
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Interview: Thymes they are a-changing
Toby Brinsmead has overseen a significant transformation in his short spell as Vitacress CEO. Martyn Fisher meets the man at the helm of the herb and salad giant, and one of his key lieutenants
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FLIA 2016 nominee: Harvest Automation
Hortiplan of the Netherlands offers hydro-culture technology for green lettuce
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Tesco changes tack with produce suppliers
Retailer to sign longer-term agreements with fruit and veg partners, including some three- to five-year deals
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TV show uncovers 'mouldy' fruit & veg
German documentary accuses Rewe, Edeka, Aldi and Lidl of failing to remove sub-standard produce from sale
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Rijk Zwaan to highlight Knox
Dutch vegetable seed specialist is set to demonstrate its anti-pinking trait for lettuce
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Waitrose: consumers showing greater interest in veg
Retailer reports uplift in sales of bitter-tasting vegetables like kale, chard and chicory, driven by growing interest in health
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Lava growers enjoy higher prices
Vegetable producers in Belgium benefited from better prices in 2015 as extreme heat and drought limited imports from southern Europe
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Dole recalls salads as listeria outbreak spreads
Outbreak linked to company’s Springfield, Ohio processing facility
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Berry grower faces £20k of crop losses after flooding
Northern Irish strawberry grower Foxberry Fruit Farm cannot get near plants due to three feet of floodwater