All Health articles – Page 56
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ArticleDisney backs fruit and veg voucher scheme
The Rose Voucher Scheme to help low-income families buy fruit and veg from a local market has expanded into Hammersmith
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AnalysisOpinion: Supply chain should help change diets
The food supply chain needs to play its part if diets are to change, writes Borough Market MD Darren Henaghan
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ArticleUgly veg to become high-value
Australian scientists are working with vegetable growers to turn imperfect produce into nutrient-rich snack and supplements
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ArticleAussies tapping into aged-care market in Asia
Western Australian business Fresh Produce Alliance has received A$200,000 to develop products for Asia
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ArticleReady Pac tucks into meal kit market
Company looking to tap into US$8.3bn fresh prepared meals category with launch of new Fresh Prep'd range
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ArticleFreshfel: "Greater cooperation required"
Message coming out of the Association's AGM is that policy makers and the fruit and vegetable sector need to work together more
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ArticleLuLu steps up efforts on multiple fronts
The UAE retailer is embarking on initiatives to address childhood obesity and promote local and organic produce, while continuously seeking out products from new origins
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ArticleCounting the cost of food production
The effort to calculate the true costs of food production, including the less evident impact on the climate, soil, water and health, is gaining support
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Article‘Broccoli and bananas are classed as dairy’
A new study has produced worrying evidence that children still do not understand the origin of major fresh produce items
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ArticleNim’s seals deal with education sector supplier
Fruit and veg crisp manufacturer to supply Handmade Speciality Products, which sells to education and healthcare industries
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ArticlePret introduces veggie fridges
Healthy fast food chain is expanding its campaign to promote vegetarian options with new veggie-only fridges in stores across the country
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ArticleMaking veg 'seductive' boosts sales by 25 per cent
Giving veggie dishes indulgent names such as ‘sizzlin’ beans’ can increase sales and consumption, a new study has found
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ArticleThe sustainability agenda
How can producers respond sustainably to food crazes and what is the consumer appetite for ethical produce? President of organic watchdog Ecovia Intelligence, Amarjit Sahota, chats to Nina Pullman
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ArticleNFU ‘wary’ of tightening soil protection rules
Guy Smith warns that stringent regulations on soil protection would only encourage imports from countries with low standards
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ArticleUnion slams WWF for biodiversity criticism
Environmental NGO unfairly critical of British farmers for harming biodiversity, says NFU, but WWF highlights cost of intensive farming
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ArticleChefs embrace new veg-centric trend
A new trend to place veg at the heart of menus while meat becomes a support act is set to hit the UK foodservice sector
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ArticleFood policies could aid disease fight
New research shows that food policies such as fruit and vegetable subsidies could help battle cardiovascular disease
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Article‘Count on us, not our president’ – US organic sector
The US organic industry has said it will compensate for Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris climate agreement
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ArticleLess than half of teens ‘eat fruit and veg daily’
Only 40 per cent of teenagers in England eat fresh produce every day, according to WHO, but this is slightly higher than European average
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ArticleStrawberry growers expect yields to rise six per cent
British producers anticipate bigger crop this year thanks to favourable growing conditions as strawberry season gets under way