Brits get more adventurous with more exotic fruit Julia Glotz Brits are getting increasingly adventurous in the fruit aisle, with exotics such as pomegranates and persimmons thriving whiles sales of better known exotics such as mangoes and pineapples are declining. Total volumes for these lesser-known fruits are still relatively small, but the growth rates they…
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Sustainable Production and Consumption Of Vegetables on Front Burner in Brussels
By JOHN M. SAULNIER, QFFI Chief Editor & Publisher Attributes of frozen and canned products in spotlight at PROFEL Conference, which addresses issues ranging from health and nutrition to price trends and CAP reform. The advantages and benefits that frozen and canned vegetables, as well as those distributed in jars, have over so-called “fresh” produce…
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‘Fresh Versus Frozen’ Continues
Great weather, great food and great company – the 2011 media lunch, hosted by the New Ice Age and Aldo Zilli at Zilli Fish in London, continued the ‘fresh versus frozen’ debate with the national media. Discussions at the event highlighted the cost, waste and taste benefits of frozen over chilled food equivalents. And, to…
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As prices rocket, will British crop help dry onion tears?
As prices rocket, will British crop help dry onion tears? Drought in New Zealand has sent onion prices soaring. But suppliers hope they will fall again when the British crop is harvested. Julia Glotz reports The price of onions in the supermarkets is reaching eye-watering levels, following an exceptionally poor growing season in New Zealand.…
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Andy Lee leaving Foodnet for Australia
Andy Lee will be leaving us today to start a new life in Australia, joining his son and daughter, and all of us here at Foodnet would like to wish him all the best.