Strawberry creation from Angus Soft Fruits takes Crown as ‘World’s Largest’
Call it the Crown Jewel of Fresh Produce. Angus Soft Fruits of Scotland and commissioned food artist Prudence Staite recently unveiled a beautiful masterpiece of 400 AVA Magnum strawberries in the shape of a crown to celebrate the King’s Coronation, the Scottish season and Wimbledon. The stunning creation – 30 inches long and 30 inches […]
British Berry Growers to dish out 30,000 strawberries at Mudder events
With 20,000 attendees expected at two outrageous and challenging events, British Berry Growers are seeing opportunities … in the mud. The body that represents the majority of berries in the UK will be one of the big promoters at Tough Mudder competitions, providing a well-positioned link between healthy eating and exercise. British Berry Growers will […]
Agroberries seizes minority stake in part of BerryWorld’s businesses
Production and marketing firm Agroberries has acquired a minority stake in BerryWorld’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) businesses. The transaction will provide BerryWorld, a leading global marketer of berries and fresh-cut fruit, with a solid foundation for growth with a diversified global footprint spanning the entire value chain. Agroberries has a portfolio […]
British Berry Growers launch new R&D board to ensure future of soft fruit
British Berry Growers have created a new Research and Development Board to help foster environmentally friendly practices and ensure efficiency across the soft fruit industry. Dr Louise Sutherland, director of Ceres Agri-tech at Cambridge Enterprise at the University of Cambridge, will head up the new board. She is currently chair of the Raspberry Breeding Consortium […]
BerryWorld cements deal with vertical farm to ensure year-round supply
Global berry supplier BerryWorld has announced a strategic partnership with Dutch agtech enterprise SMARTKAS. SMARTKAS is currently the largest vertical farm in the UK, and is set to provide BerryWorld with locally grown, premium quality strawberries for retail sales on a year-round basis. The firm’s facility in Harlow, Essex, has over 27,000 square meters of growing space, making it the […]
Aldi, BerryWorld reach milestone meal deliveries to those in need
Discount retailer Aldi announced this week that it reached a stunning 30 million meals delivered through its partnership with Neighbourly, while marketer BerryWorld recently surpassed 1 million meals with FareShare, as businesses across the food industry continue to give back to struggling British families during these difficult economic times. Aldi’s efforts stretch across every one […]
Three gifts: Remembering a master of the fresh produce industry
It is with a profound sense of sadness that the news came that Jim Prevor, co-founder and editor in chief of Produce Business, joined his ancestors. He leaves a great legacy of service to his industry and to all of mankind. My relationship with Jim began with his dad, Mike Prevor, of blessed memory. Mike […]
Raspberry development in processing and fresh sectors
On a recent trip to Chile, I took this photo in a raspberry production field. For me, it very neatly summed up the progress that has been made in raspberry breeding in the recent past. The variety on the left has been the industry standard type in the country for the last few decades. On […]
