All articles by John Broy – Page 16
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Booze spending tops fruit and veg
The average UK household spends more each week on alcohol to drink at home than it does on fruit and vegetables.
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Compass gains contracts amid strong trading
Compass has announced a series of contract gains and said that trading in the first four months of its 2004 financial year had been strong.
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ArticlePink Lady Valentine's treat
This Valentine’s Day Pink Lady® apples tried to add a little romance to the aisles of Marks & Spencer.
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ArticleBritish Summer Fruits launches website
British Summer Fruits has launched its new re-designed website www.britishsummerfruits.co.uk.
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ArticleG's Marketing success in Ideas to Dine For! competition
G’s Marketing received two awards at the Ideas to Dine For! Competition 2004.
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Sainsbury's may reconsider Prosser appointment
Sainsbury’s may have to restart the search for a new chairman following investor fury at last week’s appointment of Sir Ian Prosser.
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ArticleSaskatoon berries arrive in UK
Saskatoon berries have been brought to the UK for the first time by JO Sims.
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ArticleFTA London Congestion Charge survey reveals no benefits
The Freight Transport Association London Congestion Charge survey reveals that its members, good vehicle operators, have seen no benefits and big problems from the congestion charge.
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ArticleCAP reform tops bill at NFU AGM
CAP reform will top the agenda at the NFU AGM in Birmingham on February 16-17.
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Waitrose hosts banana reception
Waitrose hosted a VIP reception this week when Prime Ministers from three Caribbean Islands visited a store to see how bananas from their islands end their journey on Waitrose shelves.
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Oxfam points finger at supermarkets
Oxfam has accused British supermarkets of inflicting poor working conditions on millions of women workers in their efforts to conduct price wars.
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ArticleFTA conducts London Congestion Charge survey
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is marking the anniversary of the London Congestion Charge (February 17) by conducting a goods vehicles survey.
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ArticleSainsbury's makes Valentine's offer
Sainsbury’s has gone back to basics for Valentine’s and is focusing on strawberries to inject some romance into February 14.
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ArticleFavorita bid for European development
Ecuadorian banana producer and exporter Favorita Fruit Company has announced its plans to introduce the Favorita brand to the European market.
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Sainsbury's market share continues to fall
Sainsbury’s has continued to lose market share to rivals Tesco and Asda, according to latest figures from market research group TNS.
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ArticleHargreaves targets Peru for gras
Hargreaves Plants has targeted Peru as the latest area of asparagus production it is interested in exploring, as it looks to develop further across the globe.
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ArticleIndian rose exports plummet
Indian rose exports have plummeted by as much as 34 per cent, due to Valentine’s Day falling on a weekend.
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Investor fury at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s faced a wave of investor criticism yesterday as it completed its management shake-up with the appointment of Ian Prosser as deputy chairman and chairman designate.
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Cranfield University man recognised for efforts
Cranfield University’s Dr Leon Terry has been appointed as Convenor of the Post-Harvest Biology Group within the Association of Applied Biologists.
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ArticleGreefa provides melon solution
Dutch machinery manufacturer Greefa has unveiled a new MSE-MXL sorting machine aiming to meet the requirements of melon growers.