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Essential stories, analysis and research from UK’s fresh produce markets, with a focus on retail, wholesale, marketing, and consumers.
Comber Earlies herald start of NI summer
Wilson Country’s new season potatoes to hit Northern Ireland Tesco stores from next week
Farming Fortnight returns for fifth year
LEAF Education’s annual online initiative to help schools spotlight British food and farming will run from 5-16 June
MyFresh enters administration
Bedfordshire fresh-prep firm goes bust less than a year after its acquisition by Hull potato business Tuber Group
Supermarkets see May sales surge
British shoppers spend more as UK supermarkets see total till growths of 12.3 per cent, Nielsen IQ data reveals
‘The Batch Lady’ gets behind Veg Power
Family cooking expert joins Simply Veg campaign to help families get more fresh produce into their kids
Lidl named UK's cheapest supermarket
Analysis conducted by The Grocer found a basket of everyday items at Lidl cost just £50.27, making it cheaper than competitors even with their discount schemes applied
Pink Lady rolls out prize promotions
Shoppers at Morrisons stores can win monthly prizes when they pick up a pack of Pink Lady apples
Lidl delivers pay hat-trick
Lidl store and warehouse workers receive third pay rise in 12 months
RedPop gets a ticket to ride
The new apple variety is riding high in the UK with adverts on London’s double decker buses this spring
New insect monitors listen out for bee activity in UK apple orchards
Insect tracking tech rolled out on three Kent apple orchards, providing real-time data on precious pollinator activity
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Henry Pollard re-elected as Markets Board chairman
Financial Services veteran will continue to oversee management of Smithfield Market, Billingsgate Market, and New Spitalfields Market
Riverford to become 100 per cent employee-owned
Founder Guy Singh-Watson to sell his remaining shares to the Riverford Trust but remain a co-owner
Photos: Global Tomato Congress 2023
A selection of pictures from Fruitnet’s Global Tomato Congress, which brought more than 300 people from 50 countries together at the Beurs-WTC in Rotterdam on 16 May 2023
Back British apple month, BAPL asks retailers
The grower body wants more supermarket investment in selling and promoting British apples in stores this season
BAPL issues SOS to retailers
British apple growers appeal to UK supermarkets for support to return to profitability and stay in business
Wooden revolution?
Enrique Soler and Salvador Cervera of Fedemco tell Fred Searle why they are confident wooden packaging will play an important role at British and European supermarkets as retailers’ push for sustainability continues
Florette launches ‘taste of adventure’ tie-up
The UK’s number one salad brand and leading outdoor activities firm Go Ape launch joint on-pack promotion
Providing with purpose
Feature: Fresh Direct has preferred to operate away from the fresh produce media spotlight for the last eight years. Until now. Luisa Cheshire visited the firm’s HQ in Bicester last month for a much-anticipated catch-up
Global food system faces 'major but solvable challenges'
Population biologist Sir Charles Godfray used this year’s City Food & Drink Lecture to share his optimism on feeding a global population of 10 billion and to argue for ‘sustainable intensification’ in Britain
Cultivate home-grown fruit pickers, says Braverman
Home secretary says UK should train its own fruit pickers and lorry drivers to cut migration