All articles by Anna Sbuttoni – Page 5
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Irish growers issue fair trade warning
Growers in the Irish Republic are paid €360 (£317) a tonne for potatoes - but when the potatoes reach the supermarket and are sold in 2.5kg bags, the effective price of the tonne increases to €1,600.
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ArticleDutch blueberry sector to reveal health research
The Dutch blueberry sector has teamed up with the universities of Wageningen and Maastricht to research into health claims.
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ArticleDelicious Foods to launch asparagus pots
Delicious Foods is in talks with UK retailers to introduce its new prepared asparagus pots.
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South Africa innovation gets renewed funding
South Africa is gearing up for the second three-year stint of its Post-harvest Innovation Programme, set to get renewed funding next month.
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ArticleSouth Tyrol top fruit enjoys record crop
Apple growers in South Tyrol have broken their own records of the last three years by producing more than one million tonnes of apples.
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HZPC eyes UK potato market
HZPC UK is aiming to build on the firm’s nomination for the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award for its Pommonde potato concept by attempting to launch it into the UK.
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Spanish soft fruit hit by weather
Heavy rain in Spain has hit soft-fruit production and affected strawberry supplies set to come on stream in the next few weeks and raspberry volumes, which came onto the market last month.
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Potato Council backs British seed
The Potato Council took a stand at Fruit Logistica for the first time this year to promote UK seed potatoes on the continent.
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ArticleFruitness campaign set for second stint
The European Commission has approved another three years of funding for the Fruitness - enjoy it! campaign, aimed at promotion the consumption of fruit among children across Europe.
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Murcia launches environmental brand
The Spanish region of Murcia has launched a new brand, dubbed Less CO2, which is poised to be the first standard in Europe that highlights products that absorb rather than create carbon dioxide.
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Former Keelings man unveils Vidafresh
Former Keelings (UK) Ltd and Janic (Import-Export) Ltd managing mirector Terry Watts introduced his new venture to the industry at Fruit Logistica last week.
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Trade reviews marketing standards
The European fresh produce trade reviewed the reform of the marketing standards for fruit and vegetables in Berlin last week.
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Grimaldi Group to invest in 24 vessels
The Grimaldi Group plans to invest €1.5 billion (£1.3bn) to introduce 24 vessels in the next two years and improve connections across the continent and to the UK.
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Uruguay toughs out "catastrophic" season
The Uruguayan blueberry season has been reviewed as “catastrophic” by the industry.
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Oner Group moves into new categories
Oner Group is set to move into two new categories this year by producing top fruit and tomatoes for the first time.
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ArticleAlbert Bartlett unveils Purple Majesty
Albert Bartlett made a quirky unveiling in Berlin last week in shape of its new potato, Purple Majesty.
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ArticleUniagro introduces organic herb pots
Uniagro last week launched herb pots made from organic plastic.
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Shelf life singled out by breeders
Improving shelf life has been singled out as one of the biggest growth opportunities in the fresh convenience sector.
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ArticleLondon markets back to their roots
Traders on London’s Portobello and Golborne Road markets linked up with New Covent Garden Market for the second time to celebrate home-grown roots last week.
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ArticleCity debates GM
Genetic modification was this week held up as a mechanism for meeting the required 50 per cent increase in food production by 2030 and feeding the projected population of nine billion.