British apple and pear news
Royal Agricultural University and British Apples and Pears launches new sustainability report about how British apples are going ‘green’
British Apples and Pears (BAPL) has announced the launch of its first sustainability report. Working with the Royal Agricultural University and British growers, the report will reveal just how ‘green’ our rosy-red British apples are. Apples and pears have grown in...
British apples are especially red and going ‘green’ this year
Monday 4th October 2021 is the official start of the British apple and pear season. Supermarkets nationwide will be fully stocked with a delicious array of home grown varieties including Gala, Braeburn, Jazz, Cox, Conference pears and English Bramley. British growers...
Updated report highlights rising costs for British apple and pear farmers
In an update to the 2020 analysis of the cost increases to British apple and pear growers, Andersons accounting have revealed substantial increases in the cost of production in the UK. A combination of increased labour costs and Covid safety management have resulted...
British apples and pears announces 2021 plans for the season
British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) held its annual trade event on Friday 14th May 2021. In line with government guidance, the event took place virtually via webinar. It was hosted by BBC Radio 4 and Countryfile presenter Charlotte Smith, and featured BAPL...
‘Expecting pear-ents’ take note: Leading nutritionist outlines why pears should be part of a healthy diet when you’re pregnant
Top nutritionist Lily Soutter partnered with British Apples and Pears to promote the benefits of consuming pears throughout pregnancy. A relatively unknown fact, Lily says pears are one of the safest foods to consume during the early stages of pregnancy, as they are...
Leading nutritionist Rob Hobson says the ‘Happy Apple Plan’ is the best way to help shift those extra pounds
As a result of the pandemic, healthy eating is riding higher on the consumer agenda than ever before. Leading nutritionist Rob Hobson partnered with British Apples and Pears to promote the ‘Happy Apple Plan’, reaping the benefits of eating an apple before a meal...
Phil Vickery cooks up a storm with British apples on ITV’s This Morning
To celebrate the start of the British Apples and Pears season, with this year’s harvest delivering a whopping 1.6 billion apples and pears, ITV’s This Morning resident chef Phil Vickery carried out his cooking segment live from Hartley Dyke Farm in Kent, whilst...
Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc OBE launches the 2020 British apple and pear season
5th October marked the start of the 2020 Great British apple season, with supermarkets well stocked with home-grown varieties. To launch the start of season, Celebrity chef, Raymond Blanc, worked alongside British apple and pear growers to fuel consumer excitement...
COVID-19 adds up to 15% on labour costs
The report by Andersons and jointly funded by the NFU, British Apples and Pears, British Summer Fruits and British Growers Association, shows that these increases are in addition to a 34% rise in labour costs over the past five years. As confidence in the supply chain...
British apples & pears trade briefing 2020
On the 19th May British Apples and Pears hosted an online trade webinar to discuss promotional plans for the season ahead, the challenges presented by Covid 19 and the confidence of the sector for this season and the future. The panel included: James Simpson from...
It’s apple O’clock!
Many are familiar with the phrase ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’, but few of us realise how true this adage is today. Registered nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert has teamed up with the national grower’s organisation, British Apples and Pears, to look at the...
A new apple just for Brexit day
To mark Brexit Day, British Apples & Pears renamed an apple, for just 24 hours. The special apple was christened EOS, after the Greek goddess of dawn. It was naturally branded with its new name and the union jack by the team oat Scripps and distributed to...