Analysis from FPJ – Page 14
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Does the UK have an export opportunity?
Good to see Jim Paice kicking off the year with strong words of support for the British food production industry at the Oxford
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AnalysisCan generic marketing work?
Neither costly government campaigns nor combined industry efforts have succeeded in increasing overall UK fruit and vegetable consumption. So what will it take to get consumers to eat their 5 A DAY?
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AnalysisHow do you eat yours?
It’s not enough to know how consumers shop the fresh produce fixture, what they put in their basket and why. The industry needs to find out what happens behind closed doors, once the shopping bags are unpacked
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AnalysisMartin Evens: Unsung heroes of the UK carrot industry shape the sector, but who will take this on in future?
The carrot industry is kept on track by a number of dedicated professionals who have given up their time to ensure that the
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AnalysisA little less conversation.. a little more action?
New health and safety regulations could have a dramatic impact on the horticultural trade, as Andrew Bennett, a solicitor at law firm Eversheds, explains
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AnalysisCan innovation overcome the economic challenge?
New product development is a vital part of a company’s drive to maintain and grow their market share, but is the fresh produce industry getting it right? Fiona Keating reports
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AnalysisWhy did Liverpool Produce Terminal run aground?
Fresca Group all but called time on its operations at Liverpool Produce Terminal last week, suspending operations on the eve of the Spanish citrus season. Alex Lawson looks at the development of one of the most interesting projects in UK fresh produce
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AnalysisCould Portas really hold the key to town?
There was a palpable sense that something rather different was happening as Mary Portas bustled into a packed committee room
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AnalysisA world of opportunity?
At Asia Fruit Logistica this month, visitors from around the world looked for opportunities to break into the Chinese and wider Asian markets. Michael Barker reports from Hong Kong on what it takes for suppliers to access this notoriously challenging market
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Can British produce step up to the plate?
As we move into British Food Fortnight, we have something of a British-themed issue for you this week.With such an emphasis
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AnalysisIs Tesco’s rethink on Japan defeat or design?
Tesco’s decision to pull out of Japan might have been a shock to people used to the supermarket succeeding at everything it does, but Alex Lawson reports on why admitting defeat might be a shrewd move for the retailer’s global ambitions
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Which product will hit the retail mainstream next?
It’s always interesting to speculate how long it will take for some entirely new fruit to become mainstream. Some take
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AnalysisWhich? issues school-meals warning
New research from Which? has found that the price of school meals is rising in two thirds of schools across the country this coming term.
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AnalysisNick Tapp: Was Moses an economist? The farming conundrum
Over the past 40 years we have grown accustomed to fully-stocked shelves, and gently declining real prices. At the same time
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Can rapid deployments work and save money?
The recent global report from analysts Panorama highlighted that average ERP deployments had reduced from 20 months to 16.
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The future is here: but do we really like it?
Vibrating belts that give you flat abs while you sit back and watch TV; self-aware robotic vacuum cleaners that can reach
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Are vast date volumes creating profit myopia?
The speed and complexity of doing business is increasing. This is generating huge volumes of data in supply chain businesses.
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TNS unveils Christmas analysis
Supermarket figures on Christmas spending indicate that recessionary buying behaviour is “all but over”, according to TNS Worldpanel.