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    Mark Nixon: A sourcing tale, part II: The perils and promotions making up fresh produce life

    2013-04-16T10:15:08Z

    ...Continued from last month.At the daily meeting, Alison is organising tomorrow's production schedule by dragging and

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    Mexico to boost certification numbers

    2013-04-16T10:15:08Z

    Mexico's Good Agricultural Practices certification scheme MexicoGAP is set to grow rapidly over the next four years, with up to 2,200 fresh produce growers in the country expected to be certified by 2016.

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    Appeal for calm following violence in South Africa

    2013-04-16T10:15:08Z

    Gerrit van Rensburg, farm minister for the Western Cape pro- vincial government in South Africa has called for calm in the province following violent protests at farms in the Hex Valley last week and warned that such action threatens the future of fruit production.

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    Sainsbury's unveils convenience plans

    2013-04-16T10:15:08Z

    UK retailer Sainsbury's has announced plans to further increase its convenience operation over the next three years, leading to the creation of some 10,000 jobs in the country.

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    Chris Redfern: Don’t panic Captain Mainwaring!

    2013-04-16T10:15:08Z

    Investors had at least three things to worry about: Greece and peripheral Euroland, the US fiscal cliff and Japan's

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    Florette secures deal for Bakkavör units

    2013-04-16T10:15:08Z

    Agrial, the French cooperative which owns fresh salad and vegetable brand Florette, has reached a formal deal to purchase the French and Spanish divisions of Iceland-based prepared foods supplier Bakkavör Group for a cash sum of €33m.

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    Customer education is helping to sell veg

    2013-04-16T10:15:07Z

    The demand for more information to educate and tempt consumers to buy veg seems to be spilling out on the shelves. Tesco, in

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    Prepared sales hold their own

    2013-04-16T10:15:07Z

    Prepared produce has been one of the most resilient categories in the recession as shoppers look for products that are convenient and fit in with their routine

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    Upping the retail stakes

    2013-04-16T10:15:07Z

    For years regarded as soulless sheds selling dry, imported goods, discounters are now matching grocery share increase with new commitments to fresh produce. Thomas Hobbs reports

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    The pace of change

    2013-04-16T10:15:07Z

    Produce World has navigated a difficult path with the challenge of integrating Marshalls and this year’s weather hammering brassica production. However, as farming director Jason Burgess tells Samantha Lyster, the business is focusing on the future with the help of fresh faces

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    Brand Valencia

    2013-04-16T10:15:07Z

    Valencian growers are realising the importance of protecting their crops and brands to give them a point of difference in a crowded market. Lisa Kjellsson reports

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    Fears grow over projected EC budget cuts

    2013-04-16T10:15:07Z

    Concerns have been raised within the European fresh produce business that proposals tabled by European Council president Herman Van Rompuy will adversely affect the competitiveness of several major fruit and vegetable suppliers within the EU.

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    Tesco backs Thai export growth

    2013-04-16T10:15:06Z

    The world's third-largest grocer Tesco has underlined its commitment to Thailand's fresh produce export trade by targeting Thai exports worth Bt15bn in 2013 through its Tesco Lotus division and promising to promote Thai products to customers at more than 6,500 Tesco stores in Europe, Asia and the US.

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    Farmers' body calls for EU ombudsman

    2013-04-16T10:15:06Z

    Copa-Cogeca is calling for the establishment of an independent European Food Trading Agency to act as an ombudsman and police the food sector.

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    Iceland plans fresh produce drive

    2013-04-16T10:15:06Z

    Iceland has exclusively told the FPJ that it is looking to work with new producers, packers and growers as part of its strategy to increase sales of fruit and vegetables.

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    FPC blasts confusing 5 A DAY claims

    2013-04-16T10:15:06Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium has slated the Department of Health’s latest rollout of its responsibility pledge to improve the nation’s diet.

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    Times are changing in the discount sector

    2013-04-16T10:15:06Z

    There is not a day goes by without a story on how the recession is biting at food budgets, with those on low incomes hit the

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    Liz Bowles: With limited production resources, it is time for farmers to look at new ways of growing

    2013-04-16T10:15:06Z

    As we enter a brave new world for vegetable production, I believe UK farmers should seriously consider vertical growing. It

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    Red-fleshed apples face consumer battle

    2013-04-16T10:15:05Z

    Red-fleshed apple varieties are strong in health-giving properties but consumer education is required to break down their negative image, researchers have said.

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    Belgians rebrand 'forgotten vegetables'

    2013-04-16T10:15:05Z

    The Malines auctions in Belgium have started selling an extensive range of “forgotten vegetables” under the Bel'Orta label.