Pea and bean news archive – Page 23
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Christmas cheer manifests itself in the produce isles
December has only just arrived, but there are already signs that the multiples have Christmas very much in mind, probably as
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ArticleHMI prosecutes Food City (Stourbridge)
Horticultural Marketing Inspections (HMI), part of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), has successfully prosecuted Food City (Stourbridge) Limited for displaying and selling sub-standard and incorrectly labelled fresh fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleNirvana approved for veg
The Pesticide Safety Directorate has issued a stern warning that certain herbicides are no longer available for sale and supply due to the revocation of their approval.
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ArticleWeather takes its toll on vegetable sector
This quarter, wet weather throughout the UK has caused trouble for vegetable growers but, although yields are low, quality is holding up. And as consumers face up to the recession, many are going back to basics by buying British veg. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports
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ArticleVeg campaigns grab attention
The PR campaigns to support the British asparagus and British bean and pea industries have both won Gold awards at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide awards.
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ArticleTesco counters suppliers' claims
Growers’ and suppliers’ claims of “bully-boy” tactics by the supermarkets have been strongly refuted as the multiples came in for more criticism amid rising food prices.
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ArticleEnfield farm scoops PYO accolade
Parkside Farm in Enfield, Middlesex, has won the National Farmers’ Retail and Markets Association (FARMA) Pick-Your-Own Farm of the Year Award for 2009.
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ArticleAsda scores British edamame bean first
Asda is set to become the first-ever British retailer to sell edamame beans fresh in their pods.
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ArticleImage is everything in the fruit and vegetable aisles
Hardly a week goes by without major supermarket chains pushing the boundaries when it comes to enhancing the image of fruit
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ArticleProduce shines in Yorkshire
The fresh produce industry cleaned up at the annual Yorkshire Regional Food Group’s Deliciouslyorkshire Awards 2008-09 on Monday night.
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Chinese officials: Beans not contaminated in production
Chinese frozen beans laced with pesticide in Japan were not contaminated by the production process, according to Chinese officials
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ArticlePesticide-laced Chinese beans found in Japan
Chinese frozen beans have been found with 34,500 times the legal pesticide limit in Japan
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ArticleRewriting the apple rule book
In late April 2007, HE Hall & Son, in Marden, Kent, planted a four-hectare organic “concept orchard”, at the behest of marketing group OrchardWorld and customer Sainsbury’s. A sister orchard to a 1ha conventional version planted nearby exactly one year earlier, the concept orchard is a super-intensive planting based on the Dutch table-top system and is entirely systems-driven. Tommy Leighton visits Peter Hall to see how the first crop in the new orchard has turned out.
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Retailers take definitions of taste to whole new level
Flavour is one of the most difficult thing to describe, as everyone has their own idea of what sweet and sour means. For this
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Essential launches new organic soup range
Organic, homemade-style soup in a jar has been launched as part of Essential’s new winter warmer soup range.
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And Sow On turns heads
Family company WS Bentley [Growers] Ltd has been awarded the prize of Best Grower for its And Sow On range of sprouting seeds and beans at the 2008 Yorkshire Post Taste Yorkshire Awards.
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ArticleYoung adults hold consumption key
The key to increasing 5 A DAY consumption may lie in attracting more young adult consumers to eat fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleA peculiarly British affair
British Food Fortnight has been spotlighting home-grown produce over the last seven years. The event will see the length of the supply chain - growers, suppliers, retailers and consumers - come together to raise the profile of UK produce. So what is in store for the next two weeks? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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Price rise at supermarkets confirmed
The cost of all food and drink sold at the top three supermarkets in the UK has increased by 5.9 per cent over the last year, figures have revealed.
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ArticleBritish flageolet beans on the menu
Scholes, the innovative farming business from the Yorkshire Wolds, will be showcasing its new products at the prestigious York Festival of Food & Drink on Monday September 22, at 11.30am.