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M&S "halts food decline"
23rd May 2019, 15:02 London
M&S "halts food decline"
Grocery figures at the struggling retailer reveal fourth quarter sales increase when adjusted for Easter timings
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- South Africa eyes plastic alternatives
  South Africa eyes plastic alternatives
  The country's fresh produce industry is focusing on plastic packaging alternatives
- Distracted shoppers ‘spend 41 per cent more on the phone’
  Distracted shoppers ‘spend 41 per cent more on the phone’
  Mobile phone use distracts shoppers from normal shopping routine prompting more purchases, according to research conducted in Sweden
- Brand reboot for California Prunes
  Brand reboot for California Prunes
  New brand seeks to move prunes away from occasional food choice to daily purchase
- Quarterly gain for exports from Spain
  Quarterly gain for exports from Spain
  Vegetable shipments registered "remarkable" growth, accoring to Fepex
- Company growth drops to lowest level in seven years
  Company growth drops to lowest level in seven years
  Fresh produce firms’ values continue to grow (at 1.5 per cent) but figures demonstrate volatility in sector after growth of 7.5 per cent in 2016-17
- New labour workshops to help tackle shortages
  New labour workshops to help tackle shortages
  AHDB SmartHort Centres on labour productivity could boost productivity by 25-45 per cent, the group claim
- Eat acquisition to boost Pret's veg offer
  Eat acquisition to boost Pret's veg offer
  Fast-snacking chain promises wide rollout of its Veggie Pret format following acquisition of rival retailer
- Goatham launches Royal Gala first
  Goatham launches Royal Gala first
  Kent grower develops branded line of home-grown Royal Gala packs, available in summer in a British first

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- Subscribers onlyThe grass is greener
  A heritage crop, asparagus is enjoying its own renaissance with high demand from shoppers. A new brand in town will add to the optimism, but there are hardships unique to the vegetable
- Subscribers onlyBelgian boom
  Key UK supplier Belgium is making the best of the Brexit uncertainty and believes its quality offer will keep winning it customers
- Subscribers onlyCauli calling: A classic veg reinvented
  Comment: FPJ's US correspondent Amy Cross looks at how Americans have embraced the diversity of cauliflower
- Subscribers onlyBoosting berries
  Despite the sales success of soft fruit in recent years, the sector has not been resting on its laurels. Various efforts are being made to generate new eating occasions and make more of berries’ nutritional benefits
- Subscribers onlyRecycling the rulebook
  The UK is set for the biggest shake-up to packaging regulations for more than two decades, and the government is on course to switch to a new model for extended producer responsibility. Fred Searle speaks to Adrian Hawkes, policy director of Valpak
- Subscribers onlyFresh ideas in packaging
  From compostable punnets to shelf life-extending film, the fresh produce sector is witnessing an explosion of environmentally friendly packaging innovations. Fred Searle picks out five of the best
- Subscribers onlyThe Three Rs of Packaging
  The tomato category provides a case study of how to successfully embrace the trend towards more sustainable packaging solutions, writes Gilad Sadan, managing director of Navi Co Global
- Subscribers onlyPlastic purge
  As supermarkets fall over themselves to trial plastic-free initiatives, Michael Barker visits a retailer leading the charge to take plastic entirely off the shelves
- Subscribers onlyThis time it's personal
  The way we choose food and fresh produce could radically change as technology opens up deeper understandings of diet and nutrition accessible to the public
- Subscribers onlyPositive thinking
  Packaging specialist Coveris has recently opened its new Pack Positive centre to tackle the big issues facing the industry. Michael Barker hears all about it from Rick Hughes, the company’s produce sales director
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