All Consumers articles – Page 75
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Article‘Wash your avos,’ says FDA
US Food and Drug Administration urges consumers to wash skin of avocados after study shows almost a fifth contain harmful bacteria listeria
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ArticleHow fruit flies found their way into our fruit bowls
Indigenous people in southern Africa were first to be bugged by the flies, which gradually became less picky in their fruit tastes, study suggests
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ArticleFood and grocery sales set to rise this Christmas
Retail revenues expected to increase by 2.4 per cent this year compared to last, with nearly one in ten planning to eat a veggie Christmas dinner
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ArticleEC predicts better demand for fruit
Apple, peach, nectarine and tomato production all set to decline slightly but consumption across the EU is on the increase
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ArticleStart-up develops hydroponic garden for your living room
Home growing kit supposedly allows for crops to be grown faster, with greater yield and less water required than for a conventional garden
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ArticleBrazilian artist redesigns Chiquita label
Romero Britto's new series of stickers will appear on fruit in Europe and North America from mid-November
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ArticleRavenhill launches tangerine boxes at Ocado
Poupart’s deluxe produce brand launches 750g Christmas box designed to feed a whole family
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ArticleOrchardWorld launches citrus boxes at Ocado
New product pitched as cheap and convenient way to garnish your Christmas drinks
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ArticleTech top of industry agenda
In her State of the Industry speech at PMA, Cathy Burns highlighted how technology, robotics and e-commerce will shape the future
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ArticlePlant-based diets now commonplace, research suggests
One in two British shoppers either follow or are interested in a vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian diet, according to IGD survey
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ArticleNew player in the snacking segment
Rijk Zwaan's One-bite mini cucumber can "rival traditional snacks"
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ArticleBerry Gardens aiming to double in size by mid-2020s
Speaking at FPJ Live, chief executive Jacqui Green laid out bold plans to double its turnover by stealing market share from confectionary
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ArticleAH goes large on veg for Agri Food Week
Dutch chain Albert Heijn opens massive veg stall to support safe and healthy food produced in the Netherlands
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Article'Worrying' drop in Spanish consumption
Fepex says new statistics showing a fall in fresh produce consumption should mean reinforced communication from the health sector
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ArticleFruit and veg sales suffer as shoppers dodge packaging
Small retailers say fresh produce wrapped in plastic tops shopper blacklist, with 44 per cent seeing a drop in sales
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ArticleWaitrose trials two-hour deliveries
Supermarket responds to increased demand for convenience by trialling doorstep deliveries in selected areas of the capital
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ArticleNew "easy-peel" avocado on trial at Tesco
The EasyAvo is a hybrid of several varieties developed by South African producer Westfalia Fruit
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Article‘Plastic waste to trump price’ as main concern
Consumers in YouGov survey say plastic waste will be their number one issue in next ten years
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ArticleTenderstem teams up with Meera Sodha
Chef creates Tenderstem-based recipes as part of marketing campaign encouraging consumers to be adventurous with the brassica
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ArticleUK shoppers slow to adopt e-commerce tech
Consumers reluctant to use wifi, QR codes, mobile shopping lists and social media in store despite rising demand for convenience