All articles by Fred Searle – Page 82
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ArticleBritish Growers calls for R&D support
UK producers will struggle to compete in Europe if government doesn’t invest properly in innovation after Brexit, trade body warns
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Article‘We’ll win customers at new market,’ say Birmingham traders
With new site close to M6 corridor, wholesalers think they can steal business from likes of Wolverhampton, Leicester and Nottingham
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ArticleDel Monte targets young shoppers with canned launch
Tropicals giant looking to make tinned fruit fashionable again with 'premium and stylish' Gold pineapple range
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ArticleAsian expansion propels global pineapple market
Pineapple sales grow moderately over past nine years with Asia and Latin America set for rising demand in future
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ArticleOutdoor strawberry season kicks off in Germany
Growers’ co-op Landgard harvested first tunnel-grown strawberries in late April thanks to high temperatures earlier in the month
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ArticleSainsbury’s merger ‘could force 75 Asda stores to close’
Analyst believes closures would hand market share to Tesco since two thirds of Asda customers also shop at the retailer
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ArticleWonky juices hit shelves at Tesco
Waste Not range will make use of out-of-spec produce from G’s and AMC with 3.5 tonnes set to be rescued in first 12 weeks
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ArticleOcado partners with Sweden’s biggest supermarket
Deal with ICA is latest in string of international partnerships as retailers look to stay ahead of rising competition in online grocery market
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ArticleTGA gears up for British Tomato Week
Promotional campaign will run for a fortnight this year, featuring tastings, cookery demonstrations and a tomato-themed supper club
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ArticleTenderstem unveils ‘foodscape’ adverts
Imaginative designs by reknowned photographer Carl Warner to accompany campaign to promote product’s versatility
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ArticleSainsbury’s-Asda tie-up ‘could squeeze small suppliers’
Federation of Small Businesses concerned increased buying power could be used to ‘milk small suppliers for all they’re worth’
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ArticleMerger 'risks store closures and job losses’, Unite warns
Union warns £15 billion deal has implications for tens of thousands of jobs, but Mike Coupe insists stores and their workers will be retained
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ArticleGreek stonefruit growers switch to kiwifruit
High prices and easier handling encourage growers in north of country to plant kiwi orchards and reduce stonefruit production
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ArticleNew grapes to vie with Thompson and Crimson in Greece
British breeder and grower Jupiter Marketing joins forces with Grapa Varieties to grow new late-season varieties
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ArticleGreece joins food waste fight
Central Market of Thessaloniki begins project to redistribute surplus produce in bid to tackle hunger and protect the environment
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ArticleFreskon returns with grape focus
Trade show in Thessaloniki will host first international congress on table grapes, aiming to increase supply of Greek fruit to Balkans
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ArticleExports ‘keeping Greek distributors afloat’
Market diversification to Bulgaria and Poland has rescued some Greek fresh produce firms hit by financial crisis, distributor says
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ArticleGrower brings baby kale to Greece
Salad producer Vezyroglou Farm is first to grow the baby leaf in the country, looking to tap into growing demand for superfoods
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ArticleThe precise approach
As we settle into the age of ‘big data’, precision farming is offering lots of new opportunities to improve yields and use less fertilisers, pesticides and water. Fred Searle looks at some of the machinery that makes this possible
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ArticleG’s revamps UK radish hub
New washing and grading lines ready for start of UK season as G’s modernises to keep pace with growing demand