All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 7
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UN reports food risk increase
Food price volatility featuring high prices is likely to continue and possibly increase, exposing farmers and growers to food insecurity and making them more vulnerable to poverty, according to a new report.
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ArticleSuper sweet Roman onion set for UK debut
A super sweet French onion that was grown by the Romans has been produced in Britain for the first time as part of a push on UK innovation.
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ArticleChina holds key to apple future
The latest issue of the World Apple Report forecasts that global apple supply will return to 2009 levels during 2011-12, but much depends on the Chinese crop.
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ArticleEC under fire after Egyptian ban
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has welcomed the European Commission’s lifting of the ban on certain Egyptian fresh produce, just in time for new season imports of fresh peas and beans.
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ArticleThe Co-operative replaces Grown By Us
The Co-operative is pushing UK production with a major in-store push featuring British growers on its fresh produce packaging.
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ArticleSainsbury’s backs British in £1bn sustainability plan
Sainsbury’s has pledged to double the amount of British food it sells as part of a £1 billion sustainability plan launched this week.
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ArticleTesco affirms UK is a priority
Philip Clarke insisted Tesco’s focus remains firmly on the UK. The supermarket’s group CEO affirmed that “we absolutely think we can continue to grow in the UK”.
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ArticleJamie gets ‘bored’ by government rhetoric
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has blasted the government’s progress on school food, claiming that he has “lost all hope of the government saving our kids”.
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ArticleAldi makes market share advance
Shoppers are trading down to cheaper products as growth in the grocery market remains below inflation.
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ArticlePhilips praises Morrisons’ fresh produce innovation
Morrisons boss Dalton Philips held up the supermarket’s new Graffiti aubergine as an example of a “simple breakthrough retail needs”.
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ArticleLiverpool Produce Terminal suspends operations
Fresca Group provisionally suspends operations, with the long-term future of the terminal to be discussed over the next month
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ArticleSA ethical trade programme launched
The South African fruit industry has come together to launch a new ethical trading programme.
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ArticleFresca 'admits defeat' as Liverpool Produce Terminal closes
Operations at Liverpool Produce Terminal (LPT) are to be “provisionally suspended” with closure possible after it failed to attract business.
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New retail trading website launched
British Retail Consortium Trading (BRCT) launched a new website this week.
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Arrests made in temporary worker case
In a joint operation between the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) and West Midlands Police, two people have been arrested on suspicion of supplying temporary workers without a valid GLA licence in the farming sector.
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ArticleFreshview Foods forms
Two Staffordshire fresh produce wholesalers have teamed up to form Freshview Foods and are presenting a new range of products to customers at an open day on 18 October.
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ArticleTimber trade praises biomass perceptions
The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has said it is pleased with increasingly widespread understanding of the effects of subsidising the biomass industry.
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ArticleFelixstowe in huge expansion
Two new shipping berths have been officially opened as part of a €1.15bn expansion at the UK port
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ArticleDole reveals new corporate structure
Dole Food Company has announced plans to strengthen its business in northern Europe by dividing its operations into two distinct areas.
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ArticleTesco sells a rainbow with carrot range
Carrots are making a rainbow at Tesco with the launch of multi-coloured bunches.