Fresh Produce Journal editor Michael Barker chats to FPJ Big 50 editor Martyn Fisher about the inaugural countdown of the 50 largest UK-based suppliers of fruit and vegetables, how the supermarket price war and rise of Aldi and Lidl has affected the market, and the potential banana-fuelled heir to Richard Branson and Alan Sugar.
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