Salad vegetables
All the news and market analysis for worldwide salad vegetable Industry, including salad vegetable growers, salad vegetable production, and the import and export of salad vegetables.
UK grocery sales bounce back
Late summer and unexpected September heatwave help UK supermarket grocery sales bounce back, NIQ figures reveal
G’s welcomes ministerial visit
UK salad and veg grower G’s hosts visit from Defra minister and secretary of state for culture, media and sport
JFC launches Homegrown salads brand at Asda
Vertically farmed range of bagged salads hits shelves and online, promising sustainability benefits and more consistent quality and availability
Asian opportunities for Rijk Zwaan
With Asia Fruit Logistica taking place next month in Hong Kong, Fruitnet speaks to Jan Doldersum about Rijk Zwaan’s priorities when it comes to the Asian market
Fischer Farms secures Red Tractor and GlobalGAP accreditations
Vertical farming business says achievement brings the company one step closer to supplying the major supermarkets
Rijk Zwaan hosts Leafy Hydroponics Event in Hong Kong
Leading seed company brings together customers and partners from across the leafy hydroponics sector for seminar ahead of Asia Fruit Logistica
Syngenta lettuce ‘resists new downy mildew races’
Threat of downy mildew appears to be accelerating in lettuce
Tesco: “Our suppliers want certainty”
Tesco’s Dominic Morrey stressed the importance of long-term certainty for producers at a Lords horticulture inquiry, naming fair pricing and a workable seasonal workers scheme as priorities
Enza Zaden kicks off Vitalis facility project
Dutch vegetable seed specialist begins construction of production location for Vitalis organic vegetable seeds
Fresh Direct partners with Fischer Farms
The UK foodservice supplier has teamed up with vertical farming pioneers to boost supply chain sustainability
North Wales VF project extended
Anglesey vertical farming project is extended after success helping fresh produce growers
Hugh Lowe Farms buys premium salad grower LJ Betts
Major Kent berry producer acquires neighbouring salads business, citing “many synergies” between the two suppliers
Enza Zaden offers Bremia resistance
Tests confirm that a ”significant portion” of the group’s lettuce portfolio shows high or intermediate resistance to Bl:38EU, Bl:39EU, and Bl:40EU
BiomicAgritech’s top-down growing method brings rewards
Trials of its unique labour-saving cultivation method for trellised greenhouse vegetables are showing excellent results, according to BiomicAgritech
Stacked Farm secures new investment
Tayside investment pushes automated indoor vertical farming company’s capital raise towards A$100m
Bluelab partners with De Lettuce Bear in Malaysia
New Zealand ag-tech company provides technology for indoor vertical lettuce farming and hydroponics facility
Vertical Future partners with Modi Fresh in India
UK-based vertical farming technology expands into Indian market with Modi Fresh to develop consumer-facing brand
Vertical farming business Eider VF enters administration
Company that develops vertical farms producing leafy greens is up for sale just one year after £50m cash injection
Watercress festival draws record crowds
Hampshire event celebrated British season start with 20,000 people flocking to watercress capital Alresford
Florette launches ‘taste of adventure’ tie-up
The UK’s number one salad brand and leading outdoor activities firm Go Ape launch joint on-pack promotion
Buyers sought for greenhouse salad growers
Chichester-based businesses Madestein (UK) Ltd and Fresh Willow Ltd are up for sale after entering administration last month
Spread reaches lettuce milestone
Japanese vertical farm operator sells 100m servings of its Vegetus lettuce offering
Aeon introduces cross-category GGN label in Japan
GGN is a consumer label that stands for certified, responsible farming and transparency and is available across a range of fresh produce
Fischer Farms strengthens business development team
Fischer Farms adds business development manager to team ahead of world’s largest vertical farm launch
Florette unveils £1m summer marketing plan
The salad brand has announced a sponsorship deal with the Food Network and new TV ads to air this summer
Future Crops’ equipment to be auctioned
Bankrupt vertical farming company is having its equipment auctioned through the Troostwijk Auctions platform
Suppliers predict salad sales surge
As supplies stabilise, UK salad distributors are anticipating strong sales during the warmer months ahead
Consumers ‘in the dark’ about food’s enviromental impact
Hi-tech salad bar specialist Picadeli rolls out new carbon labelling system after report finds shoppers have no way of knowing whether their eating habits are good for the planet
Mind the gaps: will the UK get caught short again?
UK retail buyers are renowned for staying cool as a cucumber to guarantee supply. But in the past few weeks, the reliability of their sourcing programmes has been called into question
‘Supermarket shortages highlight relevance of wholesale market model’
Comment: Jo Breare, general manager at Covent Garden Market Authority, says that, by contrast, the way wholesalers at New Covent Garden Market do business is “robust, reasonable and reliable”
Wellpak (UK) enters administration
Evesham supplier is understood to be in administration following tough years for business
Sormac presents lettuce coring solution
At Fruit Logistica in Berlin, the machinery specialist championed its OptiCor system for coring heads of iceberg lettuce
‘Fresh produce market in crisis,’ says ParcelHero
The delivery firm warns that the UK fresh produce market is in crisis since Brexit import rules and the energy crisis have cut supplies
Dimbleby blames ‘supermarket culture’ for veg shortages
Government food tsar and restaurateur Henry Dimbleby tells BBC Today programme that supermarket culture – not weather – is to blame for produce shortages in UK
Belgium ‘ready’ to fill UK supermarket shelves
As Belgium’s glasshouse season gets underway, BelOrta says it can help UK retailers solve produce shortages – but only if the price is right
Vertical farming first for Oppy
Oppy’s first-ever vertical farming partnership begins production in British Columbia