All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 230
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ArticleT&M makes Sarpo mark
Thompson & Morgan has increased its share of the potato seed market with the exclusive launch of the Sarpo Mira and Sarpo Axona varieties from the Sarvari Research Trust.
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ArticleAviko wedged in value
Although traditional English favourites such as mash, jacket potato and chips will always be well represented across most caterers’ menus, modern taste trends and an increase in consumer demand for wider variety of choice is leading caterers to include a bigger range of potato options on their menus.
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ArticleBerries burst with health
With the UK berry season well under way, production and sales are looking healthy across the category, as consumers increasingly look beyond the well-loved Wimbledon favourite. Meanwhile a new Scottish brand has been tickling more than a few tastebuds across the retail sector, and has its sights set on additional markets. Elspeth Waters reports.
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ArticleA virtual spectator
Some of the warmest applause heard at the Re:fresh Awards on May 5 was reserved for the announcement that Douglas Kemp had won the event’s Florette lifetime achievement award in recognition of his contribution to the development of berry fruit marketing. He talks to David Shapley about a varied and colourful career.
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ArticleAnother year, another crop
It’s still early doors, as Big Ron Atkinson used to say, but it’s nevertheless high time to start looking ahead to the next English apple season. Tommy Leighton talks to ebullient English Apples & Pears chief executive Adrian Barlow for an advanced view on the 2005/6 campaign.
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ArticleSource to reckon with
Martin de la Fuente has been in the Tesco apple and pear buying hot-seat for six months and taken on board the challenge of increasing the UK’s number one retailer’s sales of English fruit by 100 per cent in three years. Tommy Leighton talks to him about Tesco’s stance on supporting the English industry.
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ArticleSadler sizes up
Andy Sadler, managing director of English top-fruit marketing desk Norman Collett, a sponsor of next week’s Fruit Focus, tells Tommy Leighton that growers are depending on reasonable returns this season to compensate for a poor time in the last 12 months.
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ArticleChile aims for sustainability
In our fourth profile on kiwifruit, Isabel Quiroz of Decofrut tells Elspeth Waters about Chile’s revival in an increasingly competitive market, looking at varietal development and the organic sector.
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Snack attack
Recent soaring summer temperatures seem to have had a remarkable effect on fruit and vegetables as far as snacking products
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Inquiry could have serious implications
As the UK fruit industry gathers to discuss its own swings and roundabouts at Fruit Focus next week, the French fresh produce
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ArticleA slippery situation
Nine out of 10 households buy them often, they are the biggest single profit-maker for the multiples and, ranking high on the list of fresh produce superfoods, they are widely enjoyed as the healthiest fast-food available. Yet, bananas have been the cause of global disputes for over a decade, and with time running out before the controversial overhaul of the EU tariff regime is due, the sparks are flying particularly high just now. Elspeth Waters investigates.
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ArticleFresh produce heroes
Somerfield, fresh from its success at Re:fresh is once again knuckling down and getting on with doing what it does best - selling fresh produce. Ed Bedington took a look at what makes the award-winning company tick.
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ArticleGreece aims to reclaim share
For the third profile on kiwifruit we focus our attention on Greece. Once a fairly major player on the global kiwifruit market, Greece has experienced a slump following a run of dissatisfying seasons. However, with a good year behind it, things are looking up for one exporting company, writes Elspeth Waters.
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5 A DAY anoraks
Tony Bilsborough and Noel Goulding - 5IVEADAYWAY event co-ordinators.If you want to define the term ‘5 A DAY
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Triple charges for plant health checks
We understand that DEFRA has now begun to issue invoices for plant health inspections. Invoicing is backdated to April 20,
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A sense of focus for cocktail avos
The arrival of the stoneless mini avocados last week certainly raised the level of national coverage and excitement. However,
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Trade must focus on the future
It might seem somewhat callous to be talking about business while deep beneath the streets the rescue services continue the
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ArticleHarmonise this
Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney once sang about working together to achieve perfect harmony, but not even they could have imagined the complexity of harmonising the food assurance standards of the global fresh produce supply chain. Ed Bedington takes a look at some of the issues.
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ArticleMelons weather volatile climate
Mother Nature has disrupted the Spanish season but other producers are hoping they’ll stay on track. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleEnhancement of an industry
We all know fruit and vegetables are the key component of a healthy diet. But with nutrition-based horticultural research still in its infancy, it is too soon to say just how beneficial they could be. However, with dedicated projects on the increase, it may not be long before we can buy nutrient-enhanced produce, helping us to harness its healthy powers to the full. Elspeth Waters reports.