British cherries to flood supermarket shelves after July’s heatwave
Huge volumes of British cherries are expected to hit UK supermarket shelves over the coming weeks after the recent hot weather led to a bumper crop. A cold and rainy spring had threatened this year’s output, but growers are now celebrating a massive yield, the BBC reports. Lee Turner, from Kent-based FGA Farming, the UK’s largest cherry […]
M&S targets food waste in latest scheme: 25p bananas
Trying to cut down on food waste across England, Marks & Spencer is selling a bunches of bananas in its stores for just 25p. The bananas, which M&S says come in a minimum of packs of three, are packaged in clever cardboard bags that are part of a “Go Bananas” campaign to reduce fruit that […]
Retail roundup: Seedless lemons arrive at Tesco; Sainsbury’s joins Black British Network
Seedless lemons never really took off in the UK years ago after many trials failed to produce a strong, stable supply of good-tasting fruit. But Tesco said it may have found the answer to bringing consistent seedless lemons to its stores – by looking to South Africa and Spain. Starting this week, the retailer said […]
Retailers Tesco, Aldi coming to rescue for those in need, including children
Supermarket chain Tesco is opening up 250 food donation areas at its Superstores and Tesco Extra stores for shoppers to continue to give to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their charitable offerings will be collected and eventually given to foodbanks that are part of the Trussell Trust network or groups associated with FareShare. […]
Migiva seeks to scale up post-harvest Hazel application on table grapes
Peru-based Migiva Group, the owner of fresh produce grower-exporter Agricola Andrea, has launched a partnership with Hazel Technologies Inc. of the United States to trial the post-harvest application Hazel for grapes on a commercial scale. The Hazel application is said to improve the quality and condition of table grapes. The bonus is added shelf-life, reduced […]
Tesco trials unwashed potatoes to help cut down on food waste
It has been more than 50 years since major UK retailers have sold unwashed potatoes in their stores, but Tesco says it is giving it a go again to help cut down on food waste in the home. Tesco says by leaving the dirt on them, it can help potentially double their shelf life. According […]
