Berries news archive – Page 150
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ArticleBerry Gardens joins up for FPJ event
The chairman of soft fruit growers' group Berry Gardens will be joining speakers at the FPJ Conferences - South East as part of the session entitled Pushing the Product.
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ArticleRaspberry promotions push sales forward
The raspberry market has been buoyant over the last two weeks with product from the UK starting early and dovetailing with peak volumes from Spain and Portugal.
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Berry Gardens contributes to gold-medal win
Berry Gardens’ fruit contributed to a gold-medal win at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show for the Championing British garden created by Waitrose and the NFU.
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ArticleAsda trials "dual measurement system"
Asda began trialling what it has dubbed a “dual measurement system” on strawberries on Monday.
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ArticleValentine Warner backs British berries
The British strawberry season has arrived and 2011 is set to deliver one of the biggest and best crops ever.
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ArticleBerry Gardens hits gold standard
Company's range on display at Chelsea Flower Show aids Waitrose and NFU in their gold medal quest
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ArticleBerryWorld launches Snackerries line
New mixed berry punnet contains prepared grapes, strawberries, blackberries and blueberries
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ArticleBerry Gardens posts record growth
Berry Gardens Growers Ltd has reported a sales increase of four per cent in 2010 at its AGM held in Maidstone last month.
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ArticleIsraeli grapes on their way
Israeli exporter Agrexco has announced the start of its grape campaign this week with first arrivals due in Europe on 25 May.
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ArticleM&S jubilant over new season strawbs
The season’s first crop of Jubilee strawberries was hand-delivered to Marks & Spencer’s Canterbury store by Berry Gardens chairman Paul Kelsey last week.
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Supermarkets mark summer with new take on fresh lines
There’s no doubt spring has turned into summer, even if the calendar does not agree. Berries are in profusion and
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ArticleBumper sales bring cheer to UK suppliers
Sales of many British summer lines have soared to unprecedented levels on the back of prolonged warm weather.
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ArticleJubilee strawberries two weeks early
This season’s Jubilee strawberry crop has arrived two weeks ahead of schedule, as hot weather sweeps through the UK
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ArticleVBM in new ownership deal
Chilean exotics and soft-fruit exporter Vital Berry Marketing (VBM) has announced a change in ownership.
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ArticleBritish berries prepare to storm the market
As the British berry season starts to get into full swing, Chloe Ryan explains why producers are confident of a year of strong growth following a tough 2010
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ArticleOptimism back as soft-fruit sector plans for year of growth
Hot weather, Easter and the royal wedding could hardly have provided a better platform for the start of the British berry season. And, as Michael Barker reports, that has given real impetus to a category on the rebound after sales dipped in 2010
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ArticleMack invests in British to boost domestic production
Supermarket supplier Mack has announced a major plan of investment in the UK soft-fruit, stonefruit and exotic fruit sectors as it looks to reinvigorate its reputation as a leading supplier of home-grown produce.
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ArticleFoods from Spain goes online
The promotional group has seen the benefits of online media for its current Spanish berry campaign
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ArticleTotal Produce reports 'good performance'
Total Produce chairman Carl McCann hailed a “good performance” in 2010 with fruit and vegetables leading the way as the firm “continues to actively pursue attractive acquisition opportunities”.
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ArticleEurosemillas trials new strawberry types
Spanish-Turkish partnership organises trial harvest day of Mojave and Benicia strawberries