Berries news archive – Page 136
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Article
Italians eye up UK market window
Italian grape has an assured place in the UK procurement calendar and with the continuation of good quality product and competitive prices, 2004 could well be the season to erase the memory of difficult years gone by. Emma Hatfield reports.
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Article
Spain and Portugal in berry takeover
In just two years' time, Europe could source all its winter raspberries from the Iberian Peninsula leaving southern-hemisphere supplier Chile out in the cold.
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ArticlePure Fresh expands import programmes
More South American berries and Guatemalan vegetables will be available to the US and Canada thanks to production growth
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ArticleJordan emerging as key berry supplier
First consignments of strawberries from Arab country set to be sold in the UK from October until Christmas, says Total Berry
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ArticleArgentina launches blueberry drive in US
The new season marketing initiative will focus on the early availability, freshness and safety of blueberries from Argentina
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ArticleGerman norovirus outbreak 'over'
Authorities declare end to food safety breach after identifying source of norovirus as batch of deep-frozen strawberries
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ArticleFully Fairtrade for Co-op blues
Supermarket operator switches all its winter blueberries to Fairtrade as part of its ongoing ethical campaign
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ArticleChile projects blueberry growth
Blueberry production and exports will rise again in Chile this season as the industry continues to expand
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ArticleEarly start for Argentinean blues
Mild winter weather conditions with ideal temperatures have brought forward this season’s crop by two weeks
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ArticleDriscoll's berries score highly
Consumers have voted with their tastebuds and given high marks to blackberry varieties marketed by leading berry supplier Driscoll's.
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ArticleFrozen berry market heats up
A major downturn in the volume of frozen raspberries produced by Chile and Serbia this year has pushed prices higher
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ArticleDriscoll's berries at top of the class
Results of independent consumer trial suggest Driscoll's blackberry varieties score well in terms of taste and appearance
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ArticleA sprint start for the nation’s health
Earlier this month leading industry figures joined British athletics legend Roger Black for a Florette and FPJ-hosted roundtable discussion focusing on the opportunities presented by London 2012. Michael Barker rounds up the key points from the event
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Analysis
How do you solve a problem like obesity?
Earlier this month a group of industry leaders joined former world champion athlete Roger Black to discuss what opportunity,
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ArticleEconomic pressure and LPT closure eat away at Fresca profits
Fresca group has blamed tough market conditions for a decline in profits in what it has called a “disappointing” set of annual results.
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ArticlePoor weather can't halt strawberry sales
British strawberry sales have defied the disappointing summer weather to outperform last year's figures.
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English kiwiberries go on sale in Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s has launched English-grown kiwiberries in its stores, with the bite-size fruit exclusive and a first for any retailer in the UK.
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ArticleSainsbury's launches UK kiwiberries
Ten stores in Hereford and the south west of England are now stocking the unique kiwifruit alternative.
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ArticleBlackcurrant concentrate prices fall
Global blackcurrant concentrate prices have sunk after a significantly higher harvest.
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ArticleBlueberry material released for southern market
Plant material for two new blueberry cultivars ideal for the early market window in the southern US is becoming available in commercial quantities for planting.