All Local Sourcing articles – Page 11
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‘Eat Them to Defeat Them’ generates £34m in veg sales
Healthy eating campaign has led to £132 million in vegetable sales over four years, equivalent to 1.4 billion children’s portions
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UK topfruit industry under threat
More supermarket support is needed for struggling British apple and pear growers, says NFS chair
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Driscoll’s completes Berry Gardens Ltd buy-out
Nick Allen stays on at BGL as world’s number one berry marketer, Driscoll’s, completes acquisition of commercial arm of UK’s biggest berry grower cooperative
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‘Support precision breeding bill,’ NIAB urges MPs
If passed, new bill would supercharge investment in UK crop innovation and reduction in pesticides, crop science group says
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Korean convenience stores expand fresh range
Likes of 7-Eleven and GS25 increase their fresh produce offering and receive a positive response from consumers
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Produce predicament for Singaporean restaurants
Foodservice industry changes menus in response to rising costs and reduced supply of imported fruits and vegetables
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Sambóa all set to shake up apple segment
As the first commercial volumes hit the market, the architect of the Sambóa project, Marco Rivoira, explains why he has high hopes for the new brand
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CMR opens French subsidiary
CMR France will serve as the new commercial headquarters of the CMR group for the French market
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Sime Darby Property adds urban farm to Serenia City
Malaysian property developer teams up with BoomGrow Productions to construct urban farm
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Bradford takes steps towards building new wholesale market
Plans to build a new state-of-the-art wholesale market to strengthen food distribution in Yorkshire and North-East move step forward, Bradford Council announces
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Govt ‘launches salad offensive’, says FPC
PM launches push to grow more tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuces in UK through agritech, reports FPC
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Govt gives ‘confused and chaotic’ messages over foreign labour
Truss’ ministers accused of giving mixed signals over employing migrant workers in UK
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Ecuador cultivates a taste for blueberries
Diego Paredes, founder of EcuaBlue, tells Fruitnet how the country’s burgeoning blueberry industry has big ambitions
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Plenty partners with Bristol Farms
Grocer says it supports the future of farming as it offers indoor, vertically grown fresh produce for first time
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WCO brings together citrus community at Fruit Attraction
Conference and Networking Event aim to foster exchange of views on the issues affecting the sector
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Companies sign vertical farming manifesto
More than 20 vertical farming companies have committed to a Vertical Farming Identity Statement and Industry Manifesto
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Urban Crop Solutions launches Belgian training scheme
An indoor farm supplied by UCS will be used for training purposes by PTI Kortrijk to train students to become indoor farmers
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Colombia Puede opens doors for rural farmers
A project to rebuild the social fabric in areas once blighted by armed conflict through farming and trade has helped thousands of farmers in rural Colombia
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Fall Creek consolidates presence in Chile
After years of collaboration with Stonefly, the blueberry specialist has set up its own nursery in Ñuble, headed by Ernesto Pino