date:Sep 12, 2013
Produce World is trialling red varieties of the Brussels sprout. The firm is also developing stronger tasting versions, to appeal to the sprout 'traditionalist'. Milder-tasting sprouts are also being trialled at the plant.
The company says Lincolnshire is its only branch to test these varieties. If the trial goes well, it looks to supply them to major supermarkets by 2014.
Dara O'Docherty is new product development manager for Produce World, and said no genetic modification was involved in cre