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Features & Analysis
Subscribers onlyPrepared produce must chop plastic waste
Kantar consumer insight director Joe Shaw Roberts looks at what the prepared produce category needs to do to reverse declines
Subscribers onlyCanaries in the coal mine
Once a major winter supplier to Britain, subsidy cuts due to Brexit could see the Canary Islands reduce UK exports even further
Subscribers onlyBack and forth for bananas
In the UK banana business, the balance of power as far as who handles imported bulk shipments in conventional reefer vessels remains delicately balanced between just two south-coast ports
The Halo effect
The evolution of SH Pratt from Luton banana importer to fresh produce giant has seen many changes in the industry, but it remains a family affair
Subscribers onlyWhen a banana is not just a banana
Banana supplier Daabon is taking its social responsibilities to the next level with an innovative project to empower Colombian women. Tommy Leighton reports
Subscribers onlyHow Aldi is backing British fruit and veg
Comment: Aldi UK buying director Richard Smith explains how the supermarket is supporting home-grown production
Why there are bigger issues than labour pains
Opinion: Tim Chambers, managing director at soft-fruit grower Chambers, explains why the looming problem of access to capital is arguably even greater than the threat of labour shortages
Subscribers onlyAmericans’ gourdy love affair with pumpkins
The US loves Halloween, and the event is highly visible over the coming weeks, writes FPJ's US correspondent Amy Cross
Subscribers onlyScratch cooking boosts wholehead market
Kantar consumer insight director Joe Shaw Roberts looks at how the home cooking trend is giving traditional produce a boost
Subscribers onlyUS leading the way on prepared salads
FPJ's US correspondent Amy Cross looks at how the prepared salad category has expanded Stateside
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