Berries news archive – Page 144
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ArticleTotal Berry seeks brix alternative
Total Berry is working on a new technique to provide a more accurate assessment for strawberry taste, quality and maturity measurement than brix.
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ArticleWell Pict launches photo campaign
Premium berry marketer asks retailers and consumers to photograph its produce as part of new social media-driven promotional drive
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ArticleClimate could change UK agriculture
Government report suggests UK could expand blueberry production as climate change takes hold
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ArticleThe retail alternative
Bringing back the old magic in the British fresh produce trade is more than just a job for Jonathan Olins. Fred Meintjes meets one of the trade’s most colourful personalities
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ArticleThe sky’s the limit
Consumers just can’t get enough soft fruit and the category keeps on growing, even in the face of recession, with both volume and value sales soaring
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ArticleFresh Inspirations attracts big produce names
A team of mentors and high-level speakers are lined up for the inaugural Fresh Inspirations conference on Thursday at the Marriott Hotel, Huntingdon.
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ArticleSputnik plans cherry and plum PR push
Sputnik Communications is to promote both the British cherry and plum industry campaigns this year.
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Spanish berries make tentative start
Early Spanish strawberry varieties are already being picked, grower-exporters’ association Freshuelva reports.
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ArticleThe cherry on the cake
A category that has struggled over the past couple of years, the stonefruit sector is now seeing consistent value and volume retail sales growth
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It still all comes down to taste for shoppers
You can have all the PR in the world, but when it comes down to it, even the most intriguing colours and unusual shapes
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ArticleNew Philippine strawberries Forever
New Philippine strawberries aimed at displacing imports could be named after The Beatles’ famous song ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’
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ArticleNew M&S packaging increases shelf-life
UK retailer prepares to introduce packaging it says will extend the shelf-lives of berries stored in fridges by up to two days
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ArticleIt's Fresh! goes in-pack at M&S
Marks & Spencer became the first UK retailer to use It’s Fresh! ethylene-remover technology inside its strawberry punnets on Monday this week.
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Germany looks to apple innovation
The German fruit variety consortium, DOSK is strengthening its search for innovative varieties hoping to "pull" new product development in.
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ArticleFlorida research centre unveils new strawberry
A new strawberry variety has been developed by the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center at the University of Florida.
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AnalysisWhat's in store in 2012?
Full of ups and downs, last year proved to be a highly eventfulone for the fresh produce industry. So what’s on the cards for 2012? Lisa Kjellsson speaks to seven leading industry figures to find out
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ArticleBlueberry export upturn for Argentina
The 2011/12 season has been very successful so far, particularly in Europe where volume is to rise significantly on the previous campaign
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ArticleArgentinean blueberry exports on the rise
The Argentinean Blueberry Committee (ABC) has said exports have increased significantly since it has taken sole responsibility for its promotions.
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ArticleSouth African berry association formed
Berry growers' group to coordinate joint marketing activities aimed at ensuring industry's viability and sustainability
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ArticleChinese arrival for Chilean blueberries
Asiafruit speaks with Orieta Ramirez of Frusan about the first Chilean blueberry shipment to mainland China