All Analysis articles – Page 17
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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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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco's Big Price Drop
The following analysis compares fresh fruit prices listed by UK retailer Tesco on MySupermarket.co.uk in weeks 38 and 39
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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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AnalysisIs Pakistani-US mango trade doomed to fail?
Mango exports are being used as a diplomatic tool to enhance Pakistan-US relations. Can it work?
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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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AnalysisBuffeted on all sides
As the specialised reefer operators continue to grapple with the recent rise in fuel costs and the growth of container lines, uncertainty surrounds the future shape of banana transportation into Europe
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Is there really more to life than Europe?
It is important to look beyond the boundaries of Europe at the potential of growth markets across the world
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AnalysisWhat next for fruit and veg?
Professor David Hughes of Imperial College London looks at how the global financial crisis could influence future trends in the fresh produce sector
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AnalysisDoes fresh produce need a relaunch?
The role of the fresh produce department will be discussed at this year's Fresh Produce Forum, a day before Fruit Logistica
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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.
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AnalysisEthical shopping out of the window?
A new survey has suggested that UK consumers could permanently opt to purchase lower-priced products over organic, Fairtrade and eco-friendly goods