All Herbs articles – Page 18
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ArticleRoux backs tube-based produce farm
Vegetables and salad to be grown in ex-air raid tunnel close to London Underground line in new urban growing initiative
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ArticlePico eyes North American expansion
Egyptian group enjoys herb success in Canada and gears up for strawberry campaign in North America
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ArticleSevere UK shortage of popular herbs
The unexpected cold snap in the Middle East has caused havoc to the region’s herb cultivation
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ArticleNature’s Flavours partners with Hello Fresh
Herb company makes headway into online delivery market with new partnership with box scheme supplier
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ArticleOne small step for fresh produce…
Nasa plans to grow vegetables on the moon by 2015 using protective containers and a trigger to release water
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ArticleFlowerdale Farm launches microgreen range
Trial currently underway in 51 Coles outlets in Victoria, with a plan to expand to national distribution
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ArticleLandmark cultivation system launched
Urban Ecological Systems Australia pioneers a world-first system to simultaneously grow herbs and barramundi
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ArticleHerb champion Warren Prestwich passes away
Former British Herb Trade Association chairman Warren Prestwich, who helped turn R&G into a leading supplier, has died
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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