Pea and bean news archive – Page 30
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ArticleAlmeria crops in volume shift
Courgette, cucumber and aubergine area planted in the southern Spanish region of Almeria is increasing at the expense of capsicum and the traditional crop of green beans.
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Retailer hit with labelling fine
A Blackburn greengrocer has bit stung with a bill of £2,200 in fines and costs for labeling mistakes he says are committed by the major multiples all the time.
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Retailers fail green test
A report from the National Consumer Council, which calls on UK supermarkets to clean up their act and help shoppers go green, has met with criticism.
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Eureka looks for economic predators
An international team working under the Eureka Initiative has developed the E!2971 project - Altrearmethods - to produce predator insects that offer more economic and reliable biological control than ever before.
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Yes Peas! launches bumper recipe selection
The Yes Peas! Campaign 2006/2007 has released its biggest ever selection of pea-based recipes to promote the vegetable to consumers.
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A stickler’s mission: Do the colours live up to claims?
There is no doubt that fruit and vegetables add a lot of colour to the lives of both retailers and customers. But I sometimes
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ArticleTesco launches organic price cuts
Tesco will mark National Organic Fortnight with a series of promotions across its organic range.
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ArticleBlythman singles out unethical suppliers
An ethical meal would comprise Innocent Smoothies and Abel and Cole organics, but would exclude South African apples and produce from Dole, according to food journalist Joanna Blythman.
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ArticleGet brighter eyesight with vegetables
Brightly coloured yellow and green vegetables have sight-enhancing properties similar to carrots, according to new research.
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Retailers roll out all things bright and beautiful
there always seems to be something new going on in the salad market. What is particularly interesting is the way the sector is
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More produce gets cartoon treatment
Children’s entertainment brand Nickelodeon is teaming up with US food firms to launch a children’s range of fruit and vegetable products featuring some of its popular cartoon characters.
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Weather-watcher to save growers cash
Growers could save water and fertiliser thanks to a unique weather-watching system that automatically waters plants according to a five-day weather forecast.
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Pea growers burnt out by heatwave
The recent heatwave could be “the final straw” for some of the UK’s pea growers.
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ArticleFlorette's new range expanding already
Florette’s You Are What You Eat salad range launched less than three months ago is exceeding the company’s sales expectations to the extent that the range will be expanded and refreshed at the end of the year.
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Stonefruit sensations for all occasions
I get the impression from reports on European stonefruit harvesting that it has been a bit of a bumpy ride so far this season,
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ArticleFlorette launches YAWYE salad range
As reported first in FPJ in April, Soleco, parent of Florette, the UK's top-selling prepared salad brand, has teamed with Celador International, owner of the You Are what you Eat television format, to launch an exciting new You Are What You Eat snack salad range.
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Summer spells stonefruit and easy-to-cook veg
The rain may have come down in torrents on Wimbledon’s opening day, but there is every indication that the multiples -
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ArticlePromo push for legumes
In an unprecedented move, UK peas and beans will benefit from a major promotional spend this summer.
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ArticleNew tom is sweet as Candy
Italian grower and marketer Rago is launching a new tomato onto the UK market.
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Anyone for tennis? Produce shelves serving up a treat
The arrival of hot weather and the imminence of Wimbledon mean that soft fruit and stonefruit are beginning to fill up the