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ArticleThe UK potato sector has rallied after a season plagued by tricky production conditions and high levels of waste in store
The UK potato sector has rallied after a season plagued by tricky production conditions and high levels of waste in store, but while growers have enjoyed higher prices and the major multiples have overtraded on the category, suppliers are feeling the squeeze. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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Supermarkets - subtlety is now their middle name
Endorsement comes in all shapes and sizes, and the produce trade is now no exception when it comes to spreading its message to
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Irish 'shroom firm lands RSA deal
A small Irish firm has clinched a deal that could see it supplying a third of South Africa’s lucrative mushroom market over the next two years.
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ArticleFirst Cape pears hit UK
The first Cape South African pears arrived in the UK last week to join a buoyant market for imported pears.
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ArticleTotal Produce fends off bullying allegations
Total Produce has hit back against allegations of bullying and extortion made by one of its potato suppliers.
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Asda to boost online operations
Asda is planning its biggest online expansion to date, in a bid to close the gap on Tesco.
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ArticleBritons confused by 5 A DAY
Britons are unaware that potatoes do not count towards their five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, a report has found.
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ArticlePrice debate moves on to a new level
We definitely appear to have hit a nerve with some of our stories and comment pieces last week. In the days since the last
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ArticleNew terminal for Liverpool
A £6 million fresh produce terminal is to be built in the Port of Liverpool, ready for September.
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ArticleKenya: violence affects passionfruit growers
Farmers in the Uasin Gishu District are making losses as post-election violence continues to paralyse agriculture in the area.
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ArticleKenyan supplies threatened
Political and social unrest in Kenya has spread to fresh-produce growing areas threatening the harvest and supplies to the UK and European market.
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ArticleABP announces reshuffle of directors
Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced a number of key management changes in the form of the appointment of new port directors for Grimsby & Immingham, Hull & Goole, the Company’s 11 Short-Sea Ports and its five South Wales Ports.
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ArticleFTA against fuel tax increase
As fresh produce companies watch their fuel costs rise sky high, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) stands up for companies that rely on the road.
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ArticleMPS launches new certificate
MPS-Florimark has added another credential to its group of certificates that ensure quality throughout the supply chain in the Netherlands.
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ArticleVale's Fresh extends its range
A new range of par-cooked potatoes has been launched into the foodservice industry by prepared potato specialist Vale’s Fresh.
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GLA in VAT victory
The Gangmaster’s Licensing Authority is congratulating itself on identifying more than £2 million in VAT payments that are due to be paid to the Exchequer during the first 12 months of the authority’s operation to March 2007.
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ArticlePerishable Pundit stands by Tesco criticism
Perishable Pundit Jim Prevor is standing by his criticism of Tesco in the US.
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ArticleBranston gains green accreditation
UK potato supplier Branston Ltd has achieved accreditation for its standards of environmental best practice.
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ArticleIrish leader attacks multiple predators
The “predatory pricing” of multiples poses as big a threat to horticulture as climate change, according to the leader of Ireland’s main farming organisation.
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AgriWorld Exchange gains US citrus packer
A live online agri-trading marketplace set up last year has recruited a US citrus player.