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FSA DVD OK for food businesses
Caterers and food retailers have been given extra help in achieving the right standards in food hygiene, through a new DVD produced by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
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Retail bushy tailed, despite fears
David Bush, head of Grant Thornton's retail services team said this morning that the UK high street is still experiencing stronger than expected growth, despite fears of a slowdown in consumer spending.
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ArticleFood security tackled by 12 projects
A £7 million research fund is to tackle some of the most damaging and widespread pests, diseases and harsh environmental conditions in the developing world.
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ArticleNew fresh director at Tesco
Colin Holmes has returned to Tesco as the retailer’s commercial director for fresh food after almost a year sabbatical.
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ArticleBananas top Fairtrade sales figures
Bananas remain the most popular Fairtrade product, with sales rising 130 per cent year on year to £150 million in 2007, according to the Fairtrade Foundation.
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M&S rumoured to be in Reliance talks
According to the Economic Times and now Reuters, India's retail giant Reliance Retail is in talks with the UK’s Marks & Spencer for an equal joint-venture for apparel, gourmet food and cafes.
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Wilson: some retail deals unsustainable
Some supermarkets are not working towards a sustainable supply chain, Waitrose technical manager Alan Wilson told delegates at last week’s ADAS and Syngenta UK Vegetable Conference in Peterborough.
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ArticleTenderstem increases in popularity
Flamingo will trial Tenderstem broccoli in the UK again this year in an attempt to supply increasing demand for the product.
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ArticleFairtrade confuses consumers
Consumers are confused when it comes to understanding the principles behind the Fairtrade mark, new research has revealed.
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SCI-ence covered for hort group
The new Society of Chemical (SCI) Industry Horticulture Group should cover every aspect of horticulture and cater for the needs of everyone working or studying in the sector, the group agreed at its inaugural meeting last week.
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Univeg keen on fresh-cut market
Belgium-based prepared and convenience company Univeg Legumex Convenience has a new range of fresh-cut fruit and vegetable products.
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ArticleAppletiser: adults’ favourite
The 100 per cent fruit juice drink Appletiser has become the fastest growing adult special soft drinks brand of 2007, with a 12.2 per cent value growth increase across all channels.
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ArticleNew salad mix from Brakes
With the foodservice industry in mind, Brakes has launched its new British-grown winter salad mix.
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Jamaicans get diversity support
The EU has handed out grants to three companies in Jamaica that are diversifying away from banana production as part of the union’s banana diversification programme.
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ArticleSpa break for Lincs delegates
More than100 delegates turned out to attend the Select Lincolnshire annual seminar showcase earlier this month in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire.
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New cooling system for veg
The Philippine farm ministry’s bureau of post-harvest research and extension and the country’s post-harvest training and research centre have developed a non-refrigerated cooling system for vegetables
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ArticleTen Fairtrade facts to celebrate fortnight
Next week sees the start of the 8th annual Fairtrade Fortnight. To start 14 days of raising consumer awareness in the UK; new Fairtrade nut brand Liberation has put together a list of 10 things you maybe didn't know about Fairtrade.
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London trade event for October
The World Fruit & Vegetable Show will open in London for a second time later this year.
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ArticleSustainable focus for veg industry
This year’s UK Vegetable Industry Conference and Exhibition, held at the East of England Showground in Peterborough, on February 12, focused on how the industry can become more sustainable, in both breeding and practice, in a bid to reduce the effect all industries have had on the world.
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ArticleLEAF ahead of the game
Linking the Environment and Farming (LEAF) told FPJ it is already doing everything the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) called on Defra to do in a report last week.