Salad vegetables news archive – Page 57
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Florette announces £5m summer campaign
Florette is aiming to drive purchase frequency with a summer marketing campaign that kicks off with TV advertising on 26 April.
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Bi-lateral tomato group meets for the first time
Last week grower and government representatives from Morocco and Spain held the inaugural meeting of the Hispano-Morrocan working group on tomatoes.
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Greenery UK in major glasshouse deal
The Greenery UK is building new tomato glasshouses in a major deal with two Suffolk growers and a waste-management company.
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Good Housekeeping nod for Lasting Leaf
Bagged-salad brand Lasting Leaf has received the official Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI) endorsement.
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Lea Valley salads head to Westminster
A giant pepper and cucumber helped raise awareness of UK salad crops yesterday when Essex and Hertfordshire growers headed to Westminster.
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Florette unveils Peppercress
Florette is launching a new variety of landcress named Peppercress.
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Calm descends on salad sector
A solid performance from Spanish staple lines is buoying the salad category as supply and demand enjoy a fine balance in the market
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Salad growth driven by new packaging formats
Growth in the prepared salads sector is being driven by new packaging formats, according to one leading supplier.
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French salad giant targets German market
French salad giant Bonduelle is targeting a major increase in sales on the German market with the planned expansion of its processing, packing and distribution facility in Straelen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Qatar harvests first seawater cucumbers
The first cucumbers grown in the desert using seawater and solar power have been harvested in Qatar.
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Florette secures deal for Bakkavör units
Agrial, the French cooperative which owns fresh salad and vegetable brand Florette, has reached a formal deal to purchase the French and Spanish divisions of Iceland-based prepared foods supplier Bakkavör Group for a cash sum of €33m.
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Spanish accuse Moroccans in tomato crisis
Spanish producer-exporters are accusing Morocco of prompting a “crisis” in the EU tomato market.
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Fresh-cut herbs get new brand
Cut-herbs specialist R&G Fresh Herbs is launching Nature’s Flavours – the first range of branded, modified atmosphere packaged (MAP) cut herbs on 19 November.
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Florette poised for Bakkavor acquisition
Florette is set to acquire Bakkavor’s ready-to-eat salad, fruit and vegetable business in the foodservice and retail sectors in France and Spain.
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Sales boost for robust salads
The rain may be the main issue on the agenda for growers, but the category has defied the weather to post encouraging sales increases over the past year
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New Caesar rules at Asda
Natures Way Foods is launching a multi-use Caesar salad kit under its Lasting Leaf brand into Asda stores nationwide this week.
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Gwyneth helps boost kale sales
Celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow have helped boost sales of kale
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Weather hits salads and ornamentals
The cold weather has caused problems for both salad and ornamental growers
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Florette unveils new £5m ad campaign
Bagged-salad leader outlines major promotional push focused on when the sun in shining.
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Ready Pac launches salad guide
Downloadable guide helps consumers distinguish between different lettuce varieties and offers salad recipe suggestions