Supply news from Eurofruit

Coverage of Europe’s local and international fruit and vegetable suppliers, including news and analysis of key areas such as production, trade, exports, logistics, and research and development.

Driscoll's image

Driscoll’s wins Superior Taste Awards

2023-06-09T10:56:00+01:00By

Global berry supplier, and owner of UK grower group Berry Gardens, won three awards for ’superior’ varieties at recent International Taste Institute event 

Screenshot 2023-06-09 at 11.25.08

Renewed hope for British blackcurrants

2023-06-09T10:30:00+01:00By

UK producers feel optimistic after recent sunny period brings renewed hope for blackcurrant crop hit by adverse weather and high costs

John Gray Angus Soft Fruits CROPPED

‘It’s time to back British’

2023-06-09T09:21:00+01:00By

Angus Soft Fruits MD John Gray tells Fred Searle why it is more important than ever for supermarkets, and government, to support the UK berry sector

Farmer pic

High costs take toll on farmers

2023-06-06T14:28:00+01:00By

Spiralling production costs have adversely affected farmers’ mental health, NFU survey shows

AB-BW-4.3

Agroberries buys stake in BerryWorld

2023-06-06T13:30:00+01:00By

The Americas berry giant has acquired shares in UK supplier BerryWorld’s EMEA and APAC businesses

Jorge Valenzuela

New water law will “halt expansion of Chilean fruit industry”

2023-06-05T09:53:00+01:00By

Fedefruta warns that changes will remove incentives for the construction of new irrigation infrastructure in bigger farms

Screenshot 2023-06-02 at 14.35.20

Farming Fortnight returns for fifth year

2023-06-02T13:37:00+01:00By

LEAF Education’s annual online initiative to help schools spotlight British food and farming will run from 5-16 June

Vertical Future greens

Vertical Future partners with Modi Fresh in India

2023-06-01T01:05:00+01:00By

UK-based vertical farming technology expands into Indian market with Modi Fresh to develop consumer-facing brand

The vertical farming has been hit hard by energy price rises

Vertical farming business Eider VF enters administration

2023-05-31T17:17:00+01:00By

Company that develops vertical farms producing leafy greens is up for sale just one year after £50m cash injection

myfresh pic

MyFresh enters administration

2023-05-31T14:58:00+01:00By

Bedfordshire fresh-prep firm goes bust less than a year after its acquisition by Hull potato business Tuber Group

SUBSCRIBE TO FRESH PRODUCE JOURNAL

The Fresh Produce Journal is the UK's leading source of fruit and vegetable industry news and analysis.

Subscribe and get 10 issues per year. Plus newsletters and full digital access.

Matt Hancock Norton Folgate

Roll on summer

2023-05-31T09:14:00+01:00By

This month sees a full Spanish crop before we turn our attention to the UK, where good availability and quality is expected

IBERS at Aberystwyth University is the latest addition to the LEAF Network

IBERS research centre joins LEAF Network

2023-05-30T16:50:00+01:00By

Welsh institute with a focus on food security becomes LEAF Innovation Centre to help the organisation develop more sustainable farming methods

Broccoli

Souped-up broccoli bowls over researchers

2023-05-30T13:54:00+01:00By

Production of Smarter Food’s nutritionally enhanced broccoli GRextra is ramping up after new research shows its soup helps prevent type-2 diabetes

image014

Watercress festival draws record crowds

2023-05-26T10:29:00+01:00By

Hampshire event celebrated British season start with 20,000 people flocking to watercress capital Alresford

IT floods Emilia Romagna credit CSO

Italy floods: millions of fruit trees must be replanted

2023-05-24T12:21:00+01:00By

Last week’s terrible flooding has apparently choked the roots of fruit trees across Emilia Romagna, precipitating a major disaster for the region’s fresh produce busines