Salad vegetables news archive – Page 85
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Article"Superfood" sales soar
Sales of named “superfoods” have boomed as UK consumers attempt to eat their way to good health, new research shows.
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Keelings acquires IVG White
Keelings has announced an agreement with IVG White (Sales) Ltd to acquire the latter’s fresh produce business in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire.
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Scotts launch Exemptor
Scotts has launched Exemptor, a new contact and systemic insecticide for the control of major soil and foliar pests in container-grown ornamentals.
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Co-op customers welcome British produce
Stubbins Marketing Ltd promoted the “Best of British Produce” on May 14, at the Co-op store in Epping.
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ArticleCulture club
As the nation becomes increasingly multicultural, the emerging market for ethnic produce could provide an alternative stream of trade for UK growers. Emma Twyning investigates.
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ArticleGrowers urged to Defy their problems
A new herbicide could minimise any check in establishing leeks and onions, according to new trials.
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ArticleBelgian Barons in niche drive
Belgian tomato growers producing under the quality assured Flandria label are carving out a niche for themselves as traditional suppliers of beef tomatoes.
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Chiquita reports steady progress in 2007
Chiquita Brands International has released financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2007, revealing a 3 per cent year-over-year increase in net sales to $1.2 billion (£602 million).
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ArticleTremayne to leave G's
Jonathan Tremayne will leave his position as md of G’s Marketing to join a rival supplier.
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Salmonella scare in lettuce
Lamb’s lettuce produced by Florette has been recalled after a risk of salmonella contamination was detected.
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ArticleIceberg gets scientific immunity
A team of scientists at the US department of agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has developed seven kinds of parent iceberg lettuce that resist corky root disease and attack by lettuce mosaic virus.
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ArticleCherry tom Shakeel appeal
The family of a North London schoolboy who died last year are hoping to get a cherry tomato named after him.
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Genebank set up with EC funding
A new EC-funded project has been set up to stimulate the use of rare genebank material in leafy vegetable production.
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ArticleWestland takes top prize for Microleaf
Evesham-based plant propagation business HumberVHB and Westland Nurseries scooped the Salad Grower of the Year award at the national Grower of the Year Awards ceremony held in London on February 22.
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ArticleIsrael unveils new herbs
Israeli nursery Hishtil has introduced two new herbs to the market.
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ArticleSuper powers
From Goji berries to broccoli - the amount of fresh produce claiming superfood status seems to be growing all the time. Emma Twyning spoke to leading purveyors of the concept to find out what power it can wield and whether it is here to stay.
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California freeze creates opportunity
A devastating freeze in California has obliterated at least half of the citrus crop remaining on trees and opened up opportunities for Spanish senders.
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ArticleGreenery geared up for dieters
Salad and vegetable specialist The Greenery has been working with its supermarket customers over Christmas to prepare for a very short healthy eating boom at the start of 2007.
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ArticleCanaries twitter at train stations
Canary Islands tomatoes are set to enjoy a two-week promotion in train stations across the UK from next week.