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ArticleAfrican producers face water competition
Producers who are already struggling to grow crops in arid countries across Africa are likely to face additional shortages amid increasing competition from other sectors of the economy.
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Organic approval for Majestik
Organic fruit, vegetable and ornamental producers can now apply the physically-acting pest control treatment Majestik.
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ArticleParripak's state-of-the-art development
Parripak Foods have built a state-of-the-art rapid chill store which houses humidity controlled rapid cooling intake fridges for root crops and brassicas.
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Cargill sells Brazilian juice operations
Cargill, the international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services, has announced the sale its Brazilian juice operations.
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Green given hurry-up for M&S bid
Entrepreneur Philip Green has been given until midday on August 6 to make a formal offer for Marks & Spencer.
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ArticleMorrisons blames Safeway for profits warning
Morrisons has issued its first-ever profits warning, after uncovering a host of problems at Safeway, the chain it paid £3 billion for in March.
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DTI launches new academy for corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) minister Stephen Timms today launched a new, dedicated academy to help CSR take a big leap forward.
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ArticleSainsbury's names new chairman
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has announced Philip Hampton will replace Sir Peter Davis as chairman of the troubled chain on July 19.
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ArticlePicota to finish early
This season’s Picota cherry campaign will end earlier than predicted, according to the Valle del Jerte's regulatory council.
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ArticleGeest issues warning
Geest Plc has warned investors that annual profits are unlikely to meet city expectations.
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Article8,000 children take part in BPC healthy-eating challenge
More than 8,000 schoolchildren have taken part in the British Potato Council’s (BPC) food challenge that aims to teach them about the importance of eating a healthy balanced diet.
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Argentinians invite buyers to Mendoza
Fundación ProMendoza of Argentina is promoting the forthcoming VII Workshop on fresh fruits and vegetables to be held in the city of Mendoza.
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ArticleSainsbury's snack attack expansion
Sainsbury's will "definitely" be rolling out its fresh fruit snack packs, launched last week, to stores nation-wide, buyer Dominique Schulenburg confirmed to freshinfo this week.
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Organic grapes success
Organic grapes grown in several southern hemisphere countries have completed successful import trials with German supermarkets.
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ArticleInterest in 5-a-day rises
Interest in the 5-a-day logo from the department of health is growing as are the activities and outreach to consumers and response from the public, the department reports.
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Agricultural wages to rise
The Agricultural Wages Board announced this week that overall agricultural wages will rise by twice as much as inflation from October 1, although the rates for manual harvesting will remain in line with the national minimum wage.
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ArticleMorrisons to sell off small Safeway stores
Morrisons will sell up to 120 smaller Safeway stores in an attempt to reverse poor trading from the supermarket chain.
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Greengrocers' campaign gets underway
A former blue-chip market research adviser and fresh produce home-delivery service provider, Christine Fisher, is trying to re-invigorate the independent retail sector with the launch this week of Greengrocers' Campaigner.
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Hargreaves looks for greener asparagus
Hargreaves Plants has just completed planting its asparagus variety-testing site in West Norfolk in a bid to bring more true green types to UK supermarket shelves.