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Kendall's fresh policy call
NFU president Peter Kendall has called for fresh thinking on farm policy as growers and farmers try to recover from a year of devastating weather.
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New director for French potato body
The French potato industry and vegetable wholesalers’ federation Fedepom has appointed Christophe Mallet to be the post of director from 2 January.
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Potato giant reports fall in sales
Dutch potato giant Agrico has reported consolidated turnover of €208.8m for the 2011-12 financial year, a substantial decrease compared with the €304.7m it generated in the previous 12-month period.
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Richard Jones: RFID: Why Soviet World War II favourite could end up as a worthy successor to the barcode
RFID, or Radio Frequency Identification, promises the dream for the consumer. Imagine a busy supermarket at Christmas time:
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Woo wooing the fruit trade
It took an American television series to boost the popularity of cocktails, but it’s the fruit suppliers that keep the drinks flowing. Samantha Lyster reports
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Jane Anderson: Making a difference
A busy end to the year has seen the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers continuing with the valuable charity work carried out throughout the year
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Chris Redfern: Huge fall hits yen as Japanese change government
The yen was last week's stand-out currency, but not for the best of reasons. It fell by three per cent against the pound and
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Tesco lines up new CEO
Tesco's current chief operating officer Chris Bush is the frontrunner to replace Philip Clarke as CEO, according to media reports.
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Flooding causing chaos on roads
Roads have been blocked and train services disrupted as flooding hit parts of the UK.
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Wishing for a more comfortable 2013
What's on your New Year's wish list?I would imagine that near the top of virtually everyone's list will be better
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James Lowman: Local retailers must be nurtured – their growth could benefit the whole industry
The convenience-store market is growing faster than the grocery market as a whole. That's comforting, but I think that the
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Price rises fail to deter veg fans
The rain has not dampened the enthusiasm of vegetable producers in the run up to Christmas, as price rises show the category overall in value and volume growth
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UK producers ‘should follow Asian model’
European fruit and vegetable producers must start to emulate their Asian counterparts in order to increase consumption, according to Frank Terhorst, head of business management for fruit and veg at Bayer CropScience.
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Yourfoodjob.com excited by FPJ partnership
Recruitment website Yourfoodjob.com has joined forces with Market Intelligence, the publisher behind FPJ and Eurofruit, to create an online marketplace for fresh produce recruitment.
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New CEO announced for The Co-op
The Co-operative Group has confirmed that B&Q chairman Euan Sutherland will replace CEO Peter Marks, who is set to retire in May.
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Farming minister targets youth with new review
The government will launch a new review looking into how to increase the level of young people working in the food and farming industries, according to farming minister David Heath.
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Zespri upgrades Kiwi Farm videogame
International kiwifruit marketer Zespri has unveiled a new version of its Kiwi Farm for iPhone and iPod Touch.
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New pear launched by Kanzi producer
Dutch fresh produce company Royal Fruitmasters has announced the launch of a new club variety of pear via European Fruit Co-operation (EFC), the joint venture it owns with Belgian auction house Veiling Haspengouw and German supplier Wog Raiffeisen.
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Potato Council optimistic about Fruit Logistica
The Potato Council (PC) says it will be joining forces with the Horticultural Development Company (HDC) to promote the quality of British potatoes at its 'biggest ever stand' at Fruit Logistica 2013, held in Berlin from 6-8 February.
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British Onions chairman calls for retail support
The UK onion harvest is showing an approximate reduction of 20 per cent in gross yields with most of the crop gathered in.