SOURCE: Evie Townend, Mirror Morrisons is recalling two of its mango products over fears they could be contaminated with salmonella. The supermarket is taking the precautionary step of recalling Morrisons Mango and Morrisons Mango Fingers due to possible traces of salmonella. The products being recalled are the Morrisons Mango 240gContinue Reading
SOURCE: Associates Times At a Sitting of the House of Assembly, the Minister for Agriculture stated that the fortunes of Saint Lucia’s banana industry were changing for the better. “I am happy to report that we have recommenced the shipment of bananas to the UK for the past nine weeks.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Mike Knowles, Fruitnet British foodservice multinational Compass Group has banned the use of airfreight for the procurement of fresh fruit and vegetables across its entire UK and Ireland operation. The decision, which follows a similar move within its UK sports venue and hospitality arm, means the company’s sourcing divisionContinue Reading
SOURCE: Zoe Wood, The Guardian The huge popularity of bananas makes them a weapon in UK supermarket price wars, but the tactic is hurting farmers amid soaring production costs, growers have said. The major supermarket chains are ignoring the impact of higher raw material and freight costs because they wantContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Hindu Kerala’s famed ‘Nendran’ bananas are all set to be shipped to London in March next year. The trial export to London is in accordance with the sea-shipment protocol of the Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council, Keralam (VFPCK), a company established to bring about overall development of theContinue Reading
Key Latin American and Caribbean banana suppliers to the UK are set to sign a continuity agreement with the British government to ensure there is no disruption to trade in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Ecuador’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Pablo Campana said the official signing of aContinue Reading
Britain is increasingly grappling with the bewildering economic consequences of its pending departure from the European Union. For one company, Nim’s Fruit Crisps, the impact is measured in the soaring cost of pineapple. Nim’s dries fruits into snacks served up like potato chips, operating out of a formerContinue Reading