Team GB’s Jazmin joins Jazz to celebrate harvest of new-season apples
The resilient and tangy Jazz apples have been making their way to supermarkets this month. Despite all the weather setbacks in June and July, everything looks good now as crops are being harvested in earnest. At grower Chandler & Dunn in Kent, they couldn’t be more thrilled. This week they got a chance to celebrate […]
Drive to incorporate more produce earns Waitrose farm in Hampshire top sustainability status
Waitrose’s commitment to grow grapes and apples and pears sustainably has earned them a significant achievement. The retailer’s orchard and vineyards at the Leckford Estate in Hampshire have become the first in the UK to achieve Regenified™ certification, a global leader in regenerative agriculture verification. The push for more produce is a pivotal step towards […]
WAPA: Apple production expected to see marked decline in EU while pears rise in 2024-25
Apple production in the EU is expected to decline in the 2024-25 season by a staggering 11.3%, or 10.3 million tonnes among top producing countries, according to new data released by the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA). That bleak news, punctuated by a 13.6 decrease in production from the previous three years especially from […]
Aldi reaches historic 20-year deal with British apple grower AC Goatham
AC Goatham & Son, one of the most renowned fruit farms in the UK, has reached a new £750 million deal with Aldi to supply it with fresh apples and pears. Based in Kent, AC Goatham has been working with Aldi since 2016, but was not its sole provider of British apples until last year. […]
Jazz Apples again will greet swimmers that finish Bournemouth pier event this summer
The marketing team behind Jazz Apples are again travelling across the UK this summer to promote their healthy, tangy fruit. And they seem to find creative outlets beyond Foodies Festivals to do that. For the fourth consecutive year, Jazz is pairing up with the British Heart Foundation as one of the key sponsors of the […]
After another tasty win, Popular Jazz apples make grand tour of UK at Foodies Festivals
The “Tatiest Apple in the UK” was on display at the recent Brighton Foodies Festival, and it didn’t disappoint. Nearly 10,000 Jazz apples were sampled and tasted by 20,000 attendees at the event over three days. Brighton is just one of the many stops on a tour being done by Worldwide Fruit Ltd. to […]
Weather wreaks havoc on quality of apples, oranges in parts of European Union
The latest 2024 European Commission report shows a steep decline in apple and orange production due to unfavorable weather conditions which caused poor quality fruit in main citrus and apple-producing countries like Poland, Spain, Italy, and France. According to the report, which studies the current trade state of affairs, prices, and overall economy through an […]
WAPA: Southern Hemisphere forecast looks positive for apples but a bit less so for pears
The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) recently released its Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast for the upcoming season at Fruit Logistica in Berlin – with good news for one commodity and not-so-good news for the other. According to WAPA’s data revealed at its General meeting and consolidated from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, […]
