All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 112

  • Potato players battle through north-south divide
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    Potato players battle through north-south divide

    2009-09-25T09:52:19Z

    The potato category has been split in recent weeks, with the North negotiating wet fields and the South battling dry conditions to get the crop harvested and to put volumes into store. But how is the UK season expected to pan out? Anna Sbuttoni reports

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    Fresh produce all the way as Hadlow students get stuck in

    2009-09-25T09:52:14Z

    By Pat Crawford

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    Retailers mix past and present in produce offer

    2009-09-25T09:52:06Z

    I felt a distinct tug at my memory this week when passing the melon section in Asda. Spanish Piel de Sapo is now very much

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    School catering gets integrated makeover

    2009-09-25T09:51:55Z

    Information technology is playing an ever-increasing role in the arena of fresh produce. This month, an innovative system from Toshiba TEC is shaking up catering in 44 schools in Essex, an Asian food supplier has centralised its IT network and Landmark Systems has announced a new development in its KEY Accounts software

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    Can organics return to former glory?

    2009-09-25T09:51:40Z

    The Organic Trade Board has injected new life into the organics category this week, with its proposals to boost growth in the

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    Food security rhetoric must be supported by science-based policies and real action

    2009-09-22T16:08:42Z

    By Dominic Dyer

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    Government must stand and deliver

    2009-09-18T09:30:49Z

    "No one consumer group is achieving the 5 A DAY target”, according to the first report this week from the Council of

  • Innovation shines through salad category
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    Innovation shines through salad category

    2009-09-18T09:30:46Z

    Despite the summer not meeting the salad industry’s high expectations, the mood this quarter is upbeat. Innovation has become key, with new and rediscovered lettuce varieties leading the way, and consumers have started to retreat to pre-packed salad products, rather than loose. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports

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    More than good intent necessary

    2009-09-18T09:30:38Z

    Reading the outpourings featured in the first report of the Council of Food Policy Advisors (CFPA) - a title that hardly trips

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    Fruiterers sponsor cadet set on career in the Navy

    2009-09-18T09:17:41Z

    As part of the Fruiterers’ support for the Armed Forces, every year the Charitable Trust makes a donation to each

  • Pauleys pulls out the stops
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    Pauleys pulls out the stops

    2009-09-18T09:17:37Z

    The team at Pauleys Fresh Produce had to contend with a double dose of nerves at this year’s Re:fresh Awards. The foodservice specialist was not only shortlisted for the 5 A DAY Supporter of the Year award, but also had its fingers crossed for the MVS National Foodservice Supplier of the Year gong. While victory may have eluded the firm in the first category, it staked its claim with a resounding win in the latter. Laura Gould visited the Pauleys site in Corby to find out more.

  • Ready for the challenge
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    Ready for the challenge

    2009-09-18T09:01:02Z

    The Low Countries offer a consistent supply of top fruit across Europe and, this season, growers and exporters are facing up to a number of challenges, from the exchange rate to tough competition on the market. But are Dutch and Belgian top-fruit players holding their own? Anna Sbuttoni reports.

  • Being streetwise
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    Being streetwise

    2009-09-11T09:35:15Z

    As interest in food and where it comes from returns to vogue, so street markets up and down the UK have seen an uplift in custom, inspiring new hope for tenants, growers and wholesalers alike. But how far will the industry go? Elizabeth O’Keefe asks whether street markets will ever be able to fully return to form

  • Spanish keep heads above water
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    Spanish keep heads above water

    2009-09-11T09:35:09Z

    The Spanish salads sector is facing tough times and following a disappointing couple of years, growers are hoping for a reversal of fortunes. Doris Lee Butterworth spoke to leading producers and associations about their plans for the new campaign

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    Fruit and vegetable aisles take on autumnal hue

    2009-09-11T09:35:03Z

    There are already shades of autumn in store and I note that the first banners are up proclaiming Halloween - still seven weeks

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    Mexican flavour to FPC dinner

    2009-09-11T09:35:00Z

    With the holiday season over for most of us, the kids back at school and a definite autumnal nip in the air, we approach the

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    Wholesale markets watch their waste lines

    2009-09-11T09:34:58Z

    By Maria Cavit, WUWM secretary general

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    Important changes to holiday pay regulations

    2009-09-11T09:34:55Z

    Adam Bernstein hosts FPJ’s monthly spotlight on the legislation that affects your business and how you can use it to your advantage. This month, Gareth Edwards outlines changes to holiday pay for the sick

  • Summer showdown for organic produce category
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    Summer showdown for organic produce category

    2009-09-11T09:34:49Z

    The organics category has just come out of a tough month, when the traditional slowdown over the August holiday period was compounded by bad press sparked by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). But now that the kids have gone back to school and lunch boxes need filling, things are looking up. Anna Sbuttoni reports

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    Hope-Mason era ends but legacy remains

    2009-09-11T09:34:40Z

    As you no doubt all read on the front page of last week’s FPJ, interesting times are afoot here at Market Towers, with