Exotic fruit news archive – Page 99
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C&C shows faith in Spitalfields
The C&C Group has opened a second branch in New Spitalfields, under the name of Gilgrove (New Spitalfields) Ltd.
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Fungi fit for a prince
Fungi expert Antonio Carluccio is pictured on his way to St James's Palace with a harvest of growing cultivated mushrooms.
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Fry joins retail panel at Congress
Peter Fry, head of produce at Tesco, sat on a high-powered retail panel at the Eurofruit Congress in Amsterdam.
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Shutler's shuffle
Somerfield has named Andy Shutler as its new head of fresh produce and frozen food buying.
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Mango week perks up sales
National Mango Week (September 9-15) has seen promotions for the tropical fruit in full force in the UK.
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Greengro unveiled in Kent
Greengro, a new tunnel system designed to produce year round crops in the UK, has been unveiled in Kent by Unigro Ltd.
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Mushroom medicine
Mushrooms as medicine are finally starting to be recognised by western society.
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Staff in safe hands
A dozen workers at award-winning mid-Wales food processing company Beacon Foods have obtained qualifications to help them do their jobs safely.
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Agrexco takes acid out of lychee process
Exporter sends first Israeli lychees untouched by acid to the UK.
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Immingham handles 28,000 tonnes of fresh produce in one year
In its first year of handling fresh produce the port of Immingham handles 28,000 tonnes, mostly from Israeli producer Agrexco. Port officials say Immingham is now on the map.
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Sainsbury's claims exotics firsts.
Sainsbury's is marketing yellow tamarillos and on-the-vine kumquats to the UK consumer.
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Tesco unwraps new banana campaign
Tesco takes rare step of promoting its bananas - already one of the fastest selling fresh products in the UK.
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Multiples post stunning jubilee sales
Major retailers Tesco and Sainsbury's report booming retail sales of fresh produce as millions celebrated the Queen's jubilee.
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Nisa gets better
Convenience store group Nisa is overhauling its own-label fresh produce offer with a new look pre-packed range due in store on May 13 and loose product available for the first time in three years.
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Exotics on the horizon for UK growers
UK could grow exotic crops as climate warms. Butternut squash, chillies and sweet peppers among the possibilities, say experts
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Ghanaian pineapples get CA boost
A UK importer is hoping controlled atmosphere containers will revolutionise pineapple and papaya shipments from Ghana.
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Organic fruit sales climb
Sales of organically grown fruit are soaring in the UK, a new report claims.
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Cider firm launches mushroom plan
Cidermaker Bulmers ready start growing exotic mushrooms.Shittake and Oyster to flourish in tree prunings, say sustainable development chiefs.
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New heathrow facility reduces cargo risk
Benair's Heathrow Perishables Terminal proves a success at world's busiest airport.Rising levels of traffic at the Colnbrook facility west of London.