Salad vegetables news archive – Page 48
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ArticleTV show uncovers 'mouldy' fruit & veg
German documentary accuses Rewe, Edeka, Aldi and Lidl of failing to remove sub-standard produce from sale
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ArticleRijk Zwaan to highlight Knox
Dutch vegetable seed specialist is set to demonstrate its anti-pinking trait for lettuce
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ArticleWaitrose: consumers showing greater interest in veg
Retailer reports uplift in sales of bitter-tasting vegetables like kale, chard and chicory, driven by growing interest in health
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ArticleLava growers enjoy higher prices
Vegetable producers in Belgium benefited from better prices in 2015 as extreme heat and drought limited imports from southern Europe
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ArticleDole recalls salads as listeria outbreak spreads
Outbreak linked to company’s Springfield, Ohio processing facility
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ArticleBerry grower faces £20k of crop losses after flooding
Northern Irish strawberry grower Foxberry Fruit Farm cannot get near plants due to three feet of floodwater
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ArticleGrowing media mixes it up
The growing media sector relies on five core ingredients to reduce commercial horticulture’s reliance on peat. But what are the benefits of alternatives such as coir, wood fibre and bark?
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ArticleG's Group CEO Alan Christie set to leave
G's has decided to split the role of Group CEO into three leadership positions in G’s Fresh, G’s Added-Value, and G’s Farming
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ArticleFlorette MD steps down after five years
Neil Sanderson is leaving the bagged-salad leader and will be replaced by Floreale operations director Doug Robertson
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ArticleWoman 'finds baby weasel' in Asda salad
Rifat Asghar was eating a carrot and sweetcorn meal from the supermarket when a colleague allegedly spotted a 'furry lump'
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ArticleShopper 'finds live wasp' in bag of Tesco spinach
Londoner who claims to have made the find is also allergic to wasps, and was told to bring the spinach - and the wasp - back to the store
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ArticleEx-Greenery director excels in US
Kevin Doran, who spent six years as MD of The Greenery UK, has been promoted to president of US veg supplier Houweling's
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ArticleStrong berry sales over new year period for Waitrose
Beetroot and radish sales also shot up over the festive period at the John Lewis Partnership retailer
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ArticleOne of salad sector's 'most respected characters' passes away
Alastair Waters initially joined Bedfordshire Growers as a management trainee in 1977, and ended his career there in 2013 as MD
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ArticleCelery at the heart of Dole initiative
Group looking to boost fresh produce consumption through Get Up and Grow scheme
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ArticleFlorette subsidiary 'at fault' in Nando's frog incident
Woman who reportedly found decomposed frog in meal said she blames the supplier for the 'horrifying' find, not the fast-food chain
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ArticleFlorette doubles UK growing operation
Completion of Angflor collaborative project sees UK-grown lettuce site increase from 11 to 22ha
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ArticleDutch cucumber growers visit Almeria
Education is the key as Dutch producers visit a range of different organisations
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ArticleFlorette unveils £520k Q1 marketing push
Prepared salad leader plans to 'disrupt the shopping journey' with new retail marketing campaign
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ArticleLa Linea Verde sales top €200m
Italian firm continues to build strong domestic and foreign markets for branded and private label convenience items