A UK salad processing company has installed automated lettuce coring technology.
Natures Way Foods, a leading fresh prepared food manufacturer in the UK, has improved its processing capabilities by incorporating Sormac's OptiCor technology for coring and cutting lettuce. The

Billa Austria and foodora's bananas are the most popular.
Lettuce celebrate: Morrisons' cult favourite salad bar is expanding in response to demand, becoming bigger, bolder, and protein-packed. Morrisons announced, "Our iconic salad bar is growing even

Mamy nadzieję, że uda nam się przedłużyć okno marketingowe do Wielkanocy.
After the first small quantities were harvested at the end of January, the greenhouse lettuce season on the island of Reichenau really took off in the second half of February. "We have already

Salanova lettuce with the Knox trait has been tested for its longer shelf life.
Rijk Zwaan Australia has been continuously working on developing lettuce varieties that cater to the needs of consumers, growers, and retailers. One such variety is the Salanova® lettuce, which

"We have increased our processing capacity from 250,000 lettuce hearts a week to 1.5 million."
Lettuce is one of the main crops in the Spanish Levante region. Its popularity for consumption and high demand from supermarkets have led some companies to focus on by-products such as lettuce

"Udało nam się dostarczyć detalistom marchew o wyjątkowej jakości nawet do kwietnia"
"Spring 2025 was relatively quiet," summarizes Michael Penzkofer, who has been managing Gartenbauzentrale Main-Donau eG since the beginning of the year. "Retailers purchased smaller quantities

"Ważenie i pakowanie sałaty oznacza mniejsze straty produktu"
Retailers prioritize visual appeal and flavor in their fresh produce aisles. However, significant quality can be lost during the packaging process of these products. This often goes unnoticed but

"Po złym roku sałaty w 2024 roku, tegoroczne znaki do tej pory są dobre" "After a poor lettuce year in 2024, the signs this year have been good so far"
After beginning the harvest with smaller quantities a few weeks ago, the vegetable island of Reichenau is now fully entering the new lettuce season. "From calendar weeks 10-11, we expect to be

Field salad: Full-line retailers gain market share
Between December 2023 and November 2024, a total of 88% of the amount of lamb's lettuce was purchased in the retail sector, but the discount stores had to relinquish almost three percentage points

News from research on rockets, lettuce, spinach, brassicas, and lamb's lettuce.
Around 5000 square metres of rocket, lettuce, spinach, chard, brassicas, and lamb's lettuce were the focus of the field days organized by Maraldi Sementi at the OP Italianleaf farm in Pontecagnano

BonHydroponics aims to produce 1.2 million heads of lettuce annually in the Antilles.
The goal of BonHydroponics, the latest project by Edward van Wonderen in Curaçao, is to deliver 4,000 heads of lettuce daily to retail and catering outlets on the island. Edward, a Dutchman with

Holiday joy and increasing prices of fruits and vegetables are featured in retail advertisements this season.
Retailers ramped up the holiday spirit this week by showcasing Thanksgiving and winter holiday meal favorites. New crop California Navel oranges made their debut, marking the beginning of the

An excellent variety of lamb's lettuce for the summer.
"Goya Lamb's lettuce has successfully passed its final test," declared Maraldi Sementi at the launch of the baby lettuce. This is confirmed by the excellent results obtained in the various tests

Germany: Increasing supply of iceberg lettuce
The grocery stores are once again advertising Iceberg lettuce extensively. The demand for Iceberg lettuce has increased recently. Due to the summer weather and the soccer season, consumers have

The beginning of the vegetable season in Quebec marks the transition of retailers from sourcing produce from the West to the East.
The Jardin de Québec is a major vegetable growing region in North America and the season has just begun. Last week, on June 8, the harvest of Romaine lettuce, green leaf lettuce, and Boston

Lots of news at the Lettuce Demo Days
Over 80 participants, including growers, technicians, nurserymen, cooperatives and retailers took part in the greenhouse lettuce demonstration day organised by Rijk Zwaan Italia at the Società

Lettuces, new products from Rijk Zwaan at Demo Days
Innovation and resistance were the focus of another Rijk Zwaanfocused Demo Days on lettuces. Around 80 participants, including growers, technicians, nurserymen, cooperatives and retailers, took

Crunchy Lettuce quite a hit for ICA Sweden
In the space of less than three years, the ICA Crunchita double-pack has secured a permanent position on the shelves of the Swedish retailer’s stores. “It has a good taste, is crunchy and has

"Despite a winter vegetables shortage in Northern Europe, Spanish broccoli and iceberg lettuce prices are falling"
In Northern Europe, supplies of typical winter vegetables like leeks, sprouts, and cabbage are limited and well-priced. That has, however, not yet led to a soaring demand for Spanish open-field

Pesticide residues: sample checks also mandatory for distribution
New obligations for organised distribution in the area of the control of harmful substances. As reported in an article in the Sole24Ore, from today 'the supermarket manager and the sales manager

Aquaponics lettuce grower supplies major retailer in Namibia
In Okahandja, 70km north of Windhoek, Namibia’s newest aquaponics facility has just started supplying Freshmark’s Namibian DCs with all of their pillowpack and mixed lettuce requirements and

Italian Crunchy lettuce enters the large-scale retail market
Its name is Crunchy, and it is a combination of crunchiness and sweetness. This is the new product proposed by the company Fellini Patrizio, which has just been released on the markets. It has an

Lettuce industry Florida expands into new production systems
Up to 73% of US lettuce comes from California, being distributed nationwide through extensive retail chains. Lettuce grown in Florida accounts for 3% of the national total and has a unique market

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

Aldi’s Super 6 becomes Super 7
Aldi is renaming its Super 6 fruit and vegetable promotion as Super 7, with a proportion of profits from the seventh item in the range being donated to its charity partner, Teenage Cancer Trust.