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Berry Gardens sweeps board at grower award bash
27th February 2015, 04:00 London
Berry Gardens sweeps board at grower award bash
Soft fruit specialist scoops four prizes, while a range of other well-known fresh produce businesses landed gongs
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- Ryan Giggs-approved grocer set to retire
  Ryan Giggs-approved grocer set to retire
  After 32 years, New Smithfields Market-using fruit and veg trader Stephen Murphy is set to cease trading
- T&G falls short of forecast profits
  T&G falls short of forecast profits
  New Zealand-based Turners & Growers has released its unaudited results for 2014, with pipfruit achieving a “solid” result
- California awarded grape grant
  California awarded grape grant
  California Table Grape Commission awarded two additional years of USDA FAS Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops funding
- This year may be 'most challenging ever' for industry
  This year may be 'most challenging ever' for industry
  Four key challenges identified in new survey of those at the 'highest level' of fresh produce
- Government to reward 'food stars'
  Government to reward 'food stars'
  Figures including Justin King will launch the scheme, which aims to build global platform for British food producers
- Public ‘must be won over’ to GM, say politicians
  Public ‘must be won over’ to GM, say politicians
  Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems all spoke in favour of GM at NFU conference, but warn public must now be persuaded
- GBC2015: take part in our survey and win free entry
  GBC2015: take part in our survey and win free entry
  Survey of European berry business due to be presented at Global Berry Congress in Rotterdam on 23-25 March
- Morrisons names ex-Tesco director as new CEO
  Morrisons names ex-Tesco director as new CEO
  David Potts started at Tesco aged 16, and rose to become finance director, but moves to Morrisons to replace Dalton Philips

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  Frozen food has been one of the big winners from the cash squeeze of the last seven years. Michael Barker asks how it intends to continue the upward trajectory
- Subscribers onlySterling performs 'tolerably well'
  Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on why UK unemployment and wage figures has helped keep sterling on an even keel
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  Robotics technology is coming on in leaps and bounds. Michael Barker finds out what is on the horizon for the fresh produce industry
- Buoyant herbs set standard for growth
  The fresh herb market abounds with energy, ideas and forward momentum. Martyn Fisher finds out why
- Job of the Week: Sales executives at FPJ & Eurofruit
  Publisher of FPJ and Eurofruit is looking for dynamic salespeople to join its industry-leading media business
- Subscribers onlyEurope’s wheel of fortune
  Russia, the falling value of the Euro, and dropping fuel prices – Promar’s Matt Incles discusses the prospects for the Eurozone in 2015
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  Sophie Michell is fast becoming one of the most successful young chefs in the UK. She tells Nina Pullman why she loves endorsing fresh produce and what it was like to work as private chef to supermodel Claudia Schiffer
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  Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on a relatively quiet week in which European eyes continued to be trained on Greece
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  While potatoes in their natural form might be struggling, chips, chilled and frozen potato products are experiencing solid growth
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  An oversupply in the market and storage issues aren’t helping potato growers and suppliers, but it isn’t necessarily all doom and gloom
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