Published: Apr 07, 2017

Scientists at the University of Aberdeen are pioneering the use of drones in order to help monitor the damage caused by the fruit fly Drosophila suzukii.

Published: Apr 07, 2017

Slowly more British greenhouse grown produce is becoming available on UK retail shelves.

Published: Mar 31, 2017

One Nottingham green grocer has been fined £2,630 for continuing to sell rotten fruit even after being warned.

Published: Mar 24, 2017

The processing of fruit and vegetables is a sector of the agro-processing industry that has become increasingly important to South African manufacturing and was worth R14.6bn in 2015.

Published: Mar 24, 2017

According to new research children today eat more exotic and adventurous foods at an early age than previous generations.

Published: Mar 23, 2017

Westerway Raspberry Farm is a family-run business in the Derwent Valley that supplies fresh and frozen raspberries, blackcurrants, blackberries and other seasonal fruits to the juice, cordial, ice-cream and jam markets.

Published: Mar 22, 2017

Processed fruit and vegetables have always been big business in the European food industry; this sector of the market is said to be worth EUR 47 billion, or 6.7 % of the overall value of the EU food industry’s output.

Published: Mar 22, 2017

The lime market is tightening up as Brazilian volumes reduce, due to hot and dry weather, and Mexican production is not yet at full speed.

Published: Mar 21, 2017

Almost half of British children will not eat their vegetables, according to a new study of parents which surveyed 2,000 UK parents about the eating habits of their children - and revealed a staggering 75% have worries or concerns about their fussy eating.

Published: Mar 20, 2017

One lucky man in the UK got a little more than expected when he opened one of his newly bought bananas from Asda. When he unpeeled the banana he found two in one peel.

Published: Mar 20, 2017

Avocado supply in Europe is mainly from Spain and Israel at the moment. Supply has generally been better so far this year than the previous year according to Mark Everett, Business Unit Manager - Avocados at Worldwidefruit in the UK.

Published: Mar 16, 2017

Esther Ritson-Elliott has taken over the reins of leadership at the California Prune Board’s European Headquarters in Market Harborough, assuming overall responsibility for all trade, research, HCP (Healthcare professionals), nutrition, product inclusion

Published: Mar 13, 2017

Tesco has upped the gourmet stakes for Britain’s pet owners - with the introduction of a full range of high quality fresh pet food with vegetables.

Published: Mar 02, 2017

They’re currently some of the trendiest but also trickiest foods to prepare without fuss – pomegranate, beetroot, watermelon and coconut.

Published: Feb 28, 2017

We all know that raw chicken can contain pathogenic bacteria such as Campylobacter and Salmonella.

Published: Feb 20, 2017

The Craft Guild of Chefs (CGC), the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF), and the organisers of IFE, Fresh Montgomery, have collaborated to create the pop-up Ice Café at IFE 2017, aimed to showcase how fantastic frozen food can be.

Published: Feb 17, 2017

Amid the shortages created by the extreme weather conditions in southern Europe, on the back of an unstable pound and the looming uncertainty of Brexit, is there anything positive for the UK fresh produce sector at the moment?

Published: Feb 16, 2017

The shortages of lettuce and other leafy vegetables in several British supermarkets have been the result of a "wrong commercial strategy" on the part of distribution chains.

Published: Feb 15, 2017

Football hardman Vinnie Jones has joined forces with The London Crisp Company and has not only become their global brand ambassador but is also the inspiration for their new special edition Salt & Vinnie-gar flavour.

Published: Feb 14, 2017

Time is rapidly running out to make sure potato stores comply with new rules on using chlorpropham (CIPC), which require the sprout suppressant to be applied using “active recirculation” at new lower rates.