Penny Italia: why we included mdd salads from vertical farms #vocidellortofrutta
Penny Italia has recently launched its Pianetiamodedicated line of fourth range salads from vertical farming, in particular from aeroponic technology, with three references, Lattughino and two

Penny Italia launches Pianetiamo, the pl line of salads for vertical farming
Penny Italia is currently launching its Pianetiamo line dedicated to fourth range salads from vertical farming, in particular from aeroponic technology. The retailer is the first brand with a

Why is the UK no longer the destination of choice for European fresh produce?
This year’s supermarket shortages of wholehead (not prepared or processed) produce, particularly fresh salad items, highlighted the fact that the UK is no longer the destination of choice that

Campaign for Dimmidisì ready-to-eat salads kicks off
The Linea Verdeinvests in the enriched salad segment under the Dimmidisì brand. The nine recipes in the range are the protagonists of a lively poster campaign on urban transport in major

Buyers sought for UK hydroponic salad grower
Steve Baluchi and Philip Armstrong of specialist business advisory firm FRP were appointed as Joint Administrators of Madestein (UK) Ltd and Fresh Willow Ltd on April 11, 2023. The companies,

"Our raw food and fruit salads' flavor remains paramount"
In the Netherlands, the artisanal raw food salads prepared fresh daily at the Den Hollander family's greengrocer were a regional staple for years. When, 20 years ago, the processing space behind

'Packaging regulation threatens to make salad bags disappear'
The packaging regulation is becoming a central issue for all links in the supply chain and was also widely discussed at Think Fresh last week (Click here to read the article). As Coldiretti and La

In Spain new decision tree for IV gamma
Florette, Spain's leading manufacturer of ready-to-eat fresh salads and vegetables, has developed a new segmentation strategy to enhance its 4th range salads in El Corte Inglés supermarkets, as

Suppliers predict salad sales surge
Leading UK salad suppliers are gearing up for a huge uptick in leafy and prepared salad sales from May onwards, with the King’s coronation a potential high spot for demand. After a turbulent 12

Indie retailers step into salad breach
The battle for shoppers is heating up as grocery price inflation hits a new high, retail market analyst Kantar reveals. Grocery price inflation has climbed again to reach 17.5 per cent over the

Fruit and veg shortages raise blood pressure, says study
While we might flippantly observe that the UK’s recent salad vegetable crisis will have raised the blood pressure of certain retail buyers, it appears this kind of shortage may in fact have a

UK: How growing more fruit and veg in cities could reduce the impact of empty supermarket shelves
British supermarkets are imposing limits on how many salad staples shoppers can buy as supply shortages leave shelves empty of some types of fruit and vegetables. The disappearance of fresh

‘Supermarket shortages highlight relevance of wholesale market model’
As the extensive nationwide coverage on the shortage of vegetables and salads on supermarket shelves played out across the media, a serious message emerged for everyone in the industry. It may

Wellpak (UK) enters administration
Evesham-based fresh produce business Wellpak (UK) has been placed into administration, FPJ understands. Wellpak was founded in 1995 and is described as a supplier of exotic fruits, vegetables and

UK prisons defy national salad shortage with inmates growing their own vegetables
As salad becomes increasingly hard to find in supermarkets, green-fingered inmates at The Verne, a men's prison on Dorset's Isle of Portland, have harvested their own. And it’s not just one or

‘The UK needs more POs’, says BelOrta
UK growers should group together and set up more producer organisations and cooperatives to give themselves greater bargaining power in the face of intense price pressure from their retail

‘Spain’s post-Brexit food trade is going well’
This week, Spain's agriculture minister Luis Planas stated that his country's fruit and vegetable exports to the UK have suffered “no fundamental disruption” from Brexit. Recent shortages of

US: Indoor grower adds four new regional salad greenhouse hubs
BrightFarms is expanding with four new regional greenhouse hubs offering sustainably grown leafy greens to more people across the Eastern and Central U.S. The new locations will begin shipping to

Indoor grower adds four new regional salad greenhouse hubs
BrightFarms is expanding with four new regional greenhouse hubs offering sustainably grown leafy greens to more people across the Eastern and Central U.S. The new locations will begin shipping to

UK shortages? "Enough iceberg lettuce to sink the Titanic"
While consumers run into empty shelves or are limited when buying fresh produce, UK wholesalers deny the produce shortages and say it's simply a matter of money. "We have enough iceberg lettuce to

Watercress fills UK salad supply gap
With many supermarkets restricting fresh produce sales this month due to import shortages, Spanish watercress remains in good supply thanks to the unique way it is grown, reveals UK supplier The