All Herbs articles – Page 16
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ArticleColombia seeks to strengthen ties
Business matchmaking meetings in the US and European Union will capitalise on the free trade deals Colombia has signed with the two regions
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ArticleSunshine leads to record mint sales
Fresh Herb Company praises the 'Pimms effect' as fresh mint sales increase 45 per cent in July
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ArticleGrowing tarragon makes UK debut
VHB has launched the first ever pots of UK-grown living tarragon into the domestic retail market.
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ArticleLife after Agrexco
A year down the line from Israeli fresh produce juggernaut Agrexco disappearing as we know it, Michael Barker tracked down some of the company’s former UK-facing executives to find out what they’re up to now
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ArticleStripy aubergine strikes gold
Abel & Cole’s stripy aubergine, supplied by Adrian Izzard of Wild Country Organics, has won the prize for best vegetable at the Soil Association’s Organic Food Awards 2012.
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ArticleOut for a duck
Launching its own pub is the latest in a string of new business ventures for Fresh Direct. Lisa Kjellsson pays a visit to The Muddy Duck
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ArticleHard times for herbs
The herb sector has been one of the standout performers in the fresh produce category in recent years but, as Michael Barker reports, in 2012 the realities and challenges of life have caught up with it
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ArticleSalads shine - unlike the sun
The stuttering British summer hasn’t put shoppers off buying salad, with producers and retailers remarkably upbeat about the category’s prospects
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ArticleIndependent thinking
Away from the multiples the independent retail trade is finding ways to evolve and thrive. David Shapley reports from Surrey on how the sector has found its niche
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Origins of produce are in the spotlight
More and more volume fruit packs including avocados, cherries and strawberries are arriving on the retail shelf. Initial
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ArticleAsda unveils a flurry of NPD
Asda has launched a raft of NPD across the fresh produce aisle.
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ArticleMixing it up
Cross-breeding techniques have added colour and interest to the fresh produce aisles. Thomas Hobbs finds out what goes on behind the scenes of varietal development
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Retailers look to offer something extra
Cherries hold the record for the highest rate of impulse purchase, and as volumes build Marks & Spencer has come up with a
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ArticleMaking fresh produce count
Best known as the brainy former Countdown co-host, Carol Vorderman tells Lisa Kjellsson how she maintains her intellect and enviable figure
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ArticleThai basil makes retailer debut
In a UK first, R&G Fresh Herbs has started supplying Waitrose with fresh-cut Thai basil.
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Tomatoes in every shape and size
Retail descriptions to market fresh produce have always fascinated me, no more so than in the tomato sector where varieties,
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ArticleFarmers create armchair allotments
A farm supplying asparagus to royal grocer Fortnum and Masons is offering the public the opportunity to grow their own posh produce without leaving home.
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Uzbekistan in Asia Fruit Logistica first
Uzbekistan will be represented at Asia Fruit Logistica for the first time.
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Mystery and suspense fill the retail shelves
The phrase ‘ripen at home’ is now very much part of the retail marketing dictionary, but how long the process
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ArticleThyme sales hit new heights
Sales of thyme have spiralled to lift it into sixth place in the herb best-sellers list, new figures from The Fresh Herb Company have shown.