Salad vegetables news archive – Page 53
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ArticleFresh Express in multi-product launch
Group debuts eight new products, including Functional Health Salad Kit line
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ArticleVitacress to take five UK farms 'out of production'
Group CEO tells FPJ that sites in Hampshire and Dorset will be "rested" as they have produced more watercress than the business can sell
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ArticleGrowers asked to help with crop loss research project
“Ground-breaking” project into the scale of crop loss on farms is seeking help from strawberry, potato and lettuce growers
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ArticleNew boxes for Eosta chicory
The Dutch company has launched a new chicory carton designed to boost shelf life and reduce waste
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ArticleCucumbers feel the squeeze
Cucumbers are not without their struggles, with pressures coming from supermarket price wars and little product development
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ArticleLea Valley powers into the future
The Lea Valley growing region is powering ahead as growers are diversifying into becoming small-scale energy suppliers. Nina Pullman visits the region
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VideoNew snack grows sprout and mushroom filling
3D-printed pastry case embedded with spores and seeds could offer new means of producing healthy and sustainable food
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ArticleBonduelle HY turnover tops €1bn
French prepared food and salad specialist sees half-year turnover climb 3.1 per cent on the previous year
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ArticleFlorette makes Danish move
French bagged salad specialist has made a deal with Denmark’s Lammefjords Gront as it looks to grow in the north
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ArticleRijk Zwaan hosts open field days
Group presents ten winter crops at five-day event in Murcia
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ArticleG's organic range unveils five new products
Salad products, plus brown onions and leeks join other products in the range, which was launched in September 2014
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Article'Remarkable' turnover growth at Bonduelle
Group turnover exceeds €1bn for the first time during six months to 31 December 2014
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ArticleRussian retailers raise prices
Prices are up throughout Russia due to soaring inflation, but many grocery stores in Samara have been accused of taking advantage of consumers
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ArticleInterview: Ready for action
Pret salads have become a mainstay of many an office lunchtime, leading to the chain’s strong sales growth. Category buyer Kay Savile talks to Nina Pullman about consumer trends in snack salads and how buying plans change during the year
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ArticleGrowers fear plans to 'resist' glasshouse expansion
Lea Valley growers say blocking future expansions would threaten the future of their businesses and plans should be amended
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ArticleSales boost for Florette
Staffordshire-based salad specialist raised turnover from £53.4 million to £56.1m for the year ending 31 December 2013
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ArticleLa Linea Verde targets UK, Germany and France
The Italian fresh-cut group says it wants to export some of its DimmidiSì range to new European markets this year
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ArticleFreshtime sponsors local netball team
Lincolnshire prepared and salad firm has provided Boston West Academy with a new kit for the mixed netball team
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ArticleInterview: Bowling towards the future
Florette’s commercial manager Sandy Sewell chats to Nina Pullman about marketing plans for 2015, the trend for ‘extra convenience’ and the potential for the salad bowls
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ArticleTip of the iceberg
In a season dominated by retail price wars on iceberg lettuce, the salads category has seen deflation drive volumes up with growers left feeling the squeeze