All Consumers articles – Page 75
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ArticleUK salad hub ‘faces extinction’
Largest hub in the UK’s glasshouse sector could face extinction within the next two years as struggling growers sell land for housing
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ArticleUK economy falls behind India
India has overtaken the UK as the world’s fifth largest economy, Bloomberg reports
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ArticlePort of Liverpool dockers plan strike action
Workers at the Port of Liverpool plan a two-week strike over pay from 19 September
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ArticleJapan moves away from plastic
Alternatives to plastic-wrapped produce are becoming more popular in a bid to reduce plastic and food waste
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ArticleJupiter 'files for administration’
Fresh produce grower-importer Jupiter Marketing has gone into administration, according to news site
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ArticleAsiafruit September out now
Indonesia edition includes spotlight on market’s Covid recovery and special report on Asia’s durian trade – and it’s free to access for Asiafruit Congress Online Preview attendees
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ArticleAldi scraps fruit and veg best before dates
Aldi today announces plans to scrap best before dates from 60 fresh fruit and veg lines
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ArticleStable growth for Greenyard
First quarter of the financial year sees positive sales in both fresh and long fresh segments
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ArticleBanana artwork puts low pay in spotlight
A collaboration between the Fairtrade Foundation and ‘Banana Bruiser’ artist aims to highlight the challenges faced by low-paid banana growers
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ArticleLidl pledges to help UK farmers with heat-affected harvest
Lidl GB has promised to find ways to accommodate ’stunted crops’ within existing lines to prevent food waste
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ArticleIsmailia Mango Festival promotes Egyptian exports
Egypt’s main mango producing region has introduced an event to celebrate and promote Ismailia mangoes, with the aim of encouraging exports and attracting new investment
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ArticleCo-op Group appoints new chief exec
Consumer-owned UK retailer, the Co-op, has named Shirine Khoury-Haq as group CEO
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ArticleConvenience stores see boost to sales
Summer heatwave leads Brits to shop in-store for groceries, with convenience stores benefitting with a 28.9 per cent share of all sales over the last four weeks, NielsenIQ data reveals
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ArticleRSA topfruit sector strikes ground-breaking deal in India
In-transit cold treatment accepted by Indian authorities for South African apples and pears
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ArticleExtreme weather set to cut European topfruit crop
Drought conditions in Europe are expected to slash apple and pear volumes this season, with squeezed growers hoping for better prices as a result
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PodcastsFruitbox 86 · Marc Peyres, Blue Whale
Marc Peyres of Blue Whale talks Chris White about the major challenges facing growers and exporters of apples and pears in Europe and the rest of the world
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ArticleMultivac enhances tray labelling options
Top Wrap and Top Close options add to the group’s sustainable options for fresh produce
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ArticleQuality key to table grape growth
Rabobank suggests that better-quality table grapes could attract consumers and “revitalise the category”
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ArticleInvestment pours into Indian “food parks”
With climate change and the war in Ukraine threatening global food security, India is regarded as key to feeding South Asia and the Middle East
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ArticleBeyond date labelling: how to combat food waste
Lingxuan Liu, lecturer in sustainability at Lancaster University, examines what more can be done by retailers and consumers to reduce fruit and veg wastage