


Pratt and EWT part ways                       - 02 Apr 
David Pratt, commercial director at Empire World Trade, left the company last week.                                                                                                                         
Waitrose serves up the Strasberry             - 01 Apr 
Waitrose celebrated the official start of British summer time in style last weekend by becoming the first UK retailer to launch the Strasberry.                                                             
US retail expert slams Tesco smokescreen      - 22 Apr 
An experienced US retailer turned consultant has slammed Tesco's reports of Fresh & Easy's performance in the US as "coded language" that is "an insult to everyone in the industry".
Finalists announced for Re:fresh              - 06 Apr 
The finalists have been chosen for this year's Re:fresh Awards, sponsored by Florette, which will be held at the London Marriott, Grosvenor Square, on May 8.                                             
Study: toddlers eat too much fruit and veg    - 14 Apr 
A trading standards study into nursery meals across East Sussex has found that too many fruit and vegetables could damage toddlers' health.                                                               
TV chef conducts cauliflower funeral          - 24 Apr 
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has dressed up to conduct a symbolic cauliflower 'funeral', to highlight the plight of UK growers.                                                               
Produce firms showing recessionary behaviour  - 28 Apr 
More than a quarter of fresh produce companies are already showing recessionary behaviour, a new study has shown.                                                                                           
Fenmarc in administration in Wrexham          - 16 Apr 
Wrexham-based ready meal provider Fenmarc, which was known as Pann Krisp until a takeover in 2005, has gone into administration.                                                                            
Tough time ahead for salad importers          - 21 Apr 
UK salad importers should prepare for a tough couple of months, due to the continuing strengthening of the euro.                                                                                            
Asda accused of unethical stance              - 08 Apr 
ActionAid, a lobby group for suppliers into UK food retailers, has accused Asda of failing to show the right ethical credentials in the face of the competition commission enquiry into the grocery market.