Sainsbury’s launches peat-free mushrooms from Monaghan using recyclable materials
Deviating from the traditionally arduous process of growing mushrooms, Sainsbury’s supplier Monaghan has instead developed them using a naturally recyclable substrate instead of peat. The result is that instead of relying on peat, which takes thousands of years to grow and form, this new method will not only be easier but spare widespread carbon release […]
M&S will be first UK retailer to sell lower-carbon parsnips this November
M&S plans to have lower carbon parsnips available in select stores this November, the first of the major retailers to both farm and sell a reduced-carbon vegetable. The retailer recently concluded successful autonomous field trials in Yorkshire in partnership with supplier Huntapac, hoping to both reduce farm emissions and create more highly skilled jobs. The […]
Fair trade can shake things up in a positive way, across the supply chain
Mexican avocado grower-exporter Grupo Los Cerritos made headlines in 2023 — not for the many problems that plague the country’s avocado growers, but rather for winning a regional sustainability recognition for the fourth time in a row. The award added to a swath of certifications that Grupo Los Cerritos, based in Ciudad Guzmán, a small, […]
Marshall’s lifetime recognition caps sparkling night at FPC Fresh Awards
Wholesale markets a dead end? No reason to pursue a career in fresh produce? Forty five years later, Gary Marshall certainly can tell a different story. Friday night at the glitzy Grosvenor House on Park Lane, the owner of New Covent Garden Market’s Bevington Salads and Chairman of the Covent Garden Tenants Association was honoured […]
‘Eat Them to Defeat Them’ campaign, impacting millions of children, gets green light for 2025
An astonishing 8 in 10 children in the UK are not eating enough fruits and vegetables. More than one-third are not even getting one serving per day. Campaigns to improve consumption over the past few decades have been tried and failed. But one that seems to be having lasting impact is “Eat Them to Defeat […]
Freshfel: Well-funded promotions are key to increasing fruit and vegetable consumption
Freshfel Europe and its Fruit and Vegetables Interbranch Organizations are reiterating the crucial role of a well-funded promotion policy and other related instruments to efficiently stimulate fresh produce consumption. In this respect, the European Commission’s decision from last spring to disproportionately decrease the promotion budget line for multi-programmes was a completely incoherent move. “We welcome the […]
Restaurants can win back health-conscious consumers by putting more produce on plate
I am a hoarder of research, always searching for, collecting, examining and tucking away the latest market reports, consumer survey data, peer-reviewed research studies, long-form articles from respected sources, and government reports. My inspiration for this column came from the 2024 Consumer Curiosity Report recently released by Curious Plot, a marketing firm. The survey was fielded […]
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and several UK food and drink companies are amongst Most Trustworthy in the world
British retailers Tesco and Sainsbury’s are two of the Most Trustworthy Companies in the world, according to a survey done of customers, investors and employees done jointly by Newsweek magazine and Statista. Several other UK food and drink companies were among the 1,000 business honoured by the publication, which received more than 230,000 evaluations from […]
