All Herbs articles – Page 28
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ArticleTotal commitment
Since making the fresh produce world sit up and take notice at the beginning of this year, Total Produce, created by the demerger of Fyffes’ general produce business and bolstered to superpower status in this industry at least by the acquisition of Redbridge Holdings, has gone about its business relatively quietly. For the first time, the company’s managing director, Seamus Mulvenna, and chairman Denis Punter lift the lid on the last eight and a half months and the process that led to the venture becoming a reality.
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ArticleTotal focuses on local
Having settled into its new premises in Sighthill, the Edinburgh division of Total Produce is eyeing up a series of opportunities. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleOrganic crossroads
A new Soil Association report out this week has found that the organics market grew 22 percent to just over £2 billion last year. But growers have suffered badly during the recent wet weather. Larry Saunders evaluates the current mood of the industry.
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ArticleEvolution of ethnicity
Ethnic diversity in the UK has never been greater and, with the rise of fusion food fuelling adventurous tastes, fresh produce traditionally associated with specific communities is making the leap into the mainstream market. Anna Sbuttoni and Alexandra Brzezicka report.
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Hop, skip, and drink
Garden Organic is set to celebrate the great British tradition of beer drinking in September for its Hop Festival.
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ArticleDon’t have nightmares
Food scares are the stuff of nightmares for the industry and, though fresh produce is one of the lower risk categories, every incident knocks consumer trust. The industry must arm itself with a back-up plan. Anna Sbuttoni and Alexandra Brzezicka investigate.
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ArticleFresh Herbs prove an Innocent success
A new campaign designed to promote fresh herbs set up its first stand amid Morris dancing and welly wanging at the Innocent Village Fete in Regent’s Park last weekend, giving away over 5,000 freshly cut herbs.
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ArticleHerb campaign wears its halo
Fresh Herbs joined Morris dancers, welly wangers and cider and smoothie drinkers last weekend to hold its first ever stand at the Innocent Village Fete in Regent’s Park.
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New BOPP film for Now Plastics
Now Plastics has launched its new degradable BOPP film to complement its existing range of BOPP and CPP film and bags.
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Rare sources abound but UK trumps on fruit
the impact of the recent deluge in the UK is now making its presence felt, particularly among brassicas on the supermarket
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Behind the scenes of West Sussex
West Sussex consumers are being invited to look behind the scenes at some of the county's leading horticultural businesses.
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ArticlePartial Bomfords sale announced
Part of the Bomfords Group has been sold for an undisclosed sum.
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'Home Grown' encourages buying British plants
An innovative approach to promoting home grown plants received a great deal of interest at last week’s Woking Nursery Exhbition.
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ArticleA sign of the times
Specialist flower distributor Cargoflora Ltd has boomed since 1992 as part of the J&E Page Group. But due to the wholesale industry’s decline and supermarket dominance, the company has redirected its efforts and is venturing into the world of fresh produce. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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ArticleAgrexco exports get a boost
Israel’s primary fresh produce exporter, Agrexco, plans to export 10 per cent more fresh produce in the upcoming season.
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ArticleJekka tops at Hampton Court
Jekka’s Herb Farm was celebrating at the recent Hampton Court Flower Show after it collected the Tudor Rose for Best Exhibit in the Floral Marquees.
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New identity for fresh herbs
Promotion of UK herbs has received a major shot in the arm after five of the UK’s major growers got together to create a new marketing campaign.
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ArticleTreading water
Laura Gould takes a look at water footprint, an issue that could become increasingly pertinent over the next few months as finding sustainable sources of high-quality water becomes an increasingly tough challenge for the fresh produce industry.
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ArticleFresh herb firms stand united
Five of the UK’s major fresh herb suppliers have clubbed together to create a brand new marketing campaign called Fresh Herbs.
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Israeli nursery seeds South Africa
Hishtil Nurseries, the largest producer of vegetables, herbs and ornamental young plants in Israel, has opened its first plant nursery in South Africa.