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NFU asks buyers to sleigh Christmas price cuts
Growers are hoping buyers will focus on securing volume and relaxing pressures on price over the Christmas period, the National Farmers Union (NFU) has said.
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ArticleAll change in Israel
The Israeli fresh produce industry is going through a period of change that will transform the way the supply chain in the country works. Mike Knowles and Elizabeth O’Keefe look at the issues ahead of the country’s winter lines coming over to the UK
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ArticleFresh produce needs new recipes for success
Award-winning food blogger Darya Pino believes that people need to be seduced into eating more fruit and vegetables, not browbeaten. Eurofruit’s Tobias Gourlay reports
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ArticleContinued organic decline begs questions from industry
Figures showing doom and gloom are becoming commonplace in the organic fresh produce sector, with year-on-year sales and penetration percentages painting a less than positive picture. Elizabeth O’Keefe asks how organics can move forward
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Much to admire with range of industry investment
With less than two months to Christmas it is time to book up for the 66th annual dinner. With China as the guest nation, we
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ArticleBecks joins Sainsbury's as face of kids campaign
David Beckham is teaming up with Sainsbury's as an ambassador to inspire children to lead healthier and more active lifestyles.
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ArticleFrench apples size up
The size profile for French apples is larger than last year, leading to some changes in specifications for fruit sent to the UK market.
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ArticleCall to arms for growers to help end starvation
Food waste is a contentious issue that’s getting a lot of media attention. As businesses and consumers are forced to
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Retailers scour the world for juicy new products
Putting collars round pineapples has not been in fashion for a while, but the practice is being resurrected at Budgens with
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E-auctions seem like a backwards step
There’s nothing particularly surprising about retailers using different ways of putting contracts out for tender, but at
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ArticleE-auctions ‘undermine retailers’ sourcing stance’
The increasing number of online auctions for supermarket contracts “compromises” the retailers’ desire to get closer to the grower, suppliers have claimed.
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FPJ makes market prices change
FPJ’s wholesale market price service is evolving to meet the changing needs of the fresh produce industry.
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ArticleProtestors close Port of Oakland
Trade at one of the busiest ports in the US has ground to a halt as anti-corporate greed protestors gather in Oakland, California
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ArticleHuge profit drop for Emirates
Airline sees profit tumble by 75 per cent year-on-year as fuel costs rise and the group takes on larger planes
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ArticleRussian consumers eating more fruit
New research highlighted by USDA suggests Russian consumer spending on fruit, particularly in urban areas, has grown
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ArticleVersdirect.nl to merge with BGB
Grower group confirms plan to join forces with counterparts from Best Growers Benelux and form Dutch vegetable giant
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ArticleZespri donates US$20,000 to US charities
The group’s online Kiwifruit for Kids campaign may be rolled out in other markets following its success Stateside
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UKAS grants plant-health approval
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has granted the UK’s first accreditation for plant health inspection to the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA).
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ArticleOrganic popularity swells in US
Highest number of families claim to purchase organic foods in new survey despite ongoing economic difficulties
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ArticleVLAM campaigns for mushrooms
The Flemish organisation's mushroom campaign features in-store tastings and a new recipe website