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ArticleWealmoor scoops UK importer award
Exotics specialist credited with pioneering the development of Kenya's horticultural trade picks up top award at Re:fresh
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ArticleDel Monte suspends Brazil melon exports
Weaker European market for the fruit coupled with currency issues prompts group to halt Ceará production
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ArticleWal-Mart is 'in Lenta talks'
Retailer could acquire the Russian group as it finally looks set to enter a market it has coveted for some time
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ArticleRooster campaign bags marketing prize
UK potato supplier Albert Bartlett picks up the Marketing Campaign of the Year award at Re:fresh 2010 in London
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ArticleReynolds comes top in national foodservice
Reynolds Catering Supplies has been named MVS National Foodservice Supplier of the Year at this year’s Re:fresh Awards.
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Fairtrade on rise in Germany
Fairtrade consumption was up in Germany in 2009, thanks in part to the wider availability of such products
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ArticleFresh produce drives Costco sales
Year-on-year sales rise 3 per cent through April as bananas and citrus prove top-selling fresh produce items
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ArticleNature Counts jury member appointed
Dr Stephan Peters of the Netherlands Nutrition Centre has been handed the role of evaluating sustainability initiatives
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Article'Doping' scandal hits Italian kiwifruit
Region of Lazio at centre of investigation into use of illegally produced substance Forchlorfenuron to encourage higher yields
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ArticleEU pesticide rules are 'major challenge'
Crop Protection Association says that the future growth of food exporters in developing countries could be impacted
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ArticleWealmoor takes Re:fresh top spot
Wealmoor landed the glittering top prize of the Fresh Direct Overall Produce Trader of the Year gong at last night’s Re:fresh awards ceremony.
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SHAFFE makes citrus forcast
The Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters (SHAFFE) has forecast citrus production from Argentina, Australia, Peru, South Africa and Uruguay will be broadly in line with last
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ArticleFairtrade premium keeps South African growers on top
In the second of FPJ’s spotlights on the impact of Fairtrade, the Fairtrade Foundation homes in on South African top fruit
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ArticlePFN schemes pique interest among UK growers
UK food producers have traditionally lagged behind their European counterparts when it comes to registering their products under the EU’s Protected Food Names (PFN) Scheme. However, with former DEFRA secretary of state Hilary Benn backing the schemes when he toured New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) in December, it seems there is definitely scope for the UK to catch up with the continent when it comes to boasting about the unique heritage of its products. Laura Gould reports
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ArticleBritish and imported lines battle for UK share
The conundrum of British fruit and vegetables versus imported lines is causing confusion for consumers, ever since the debate over food miles evolved into a consideration of everything from environmental to economic factors, both at home and overseas. It seems that on the one hand, shoppers are keen to eat as locally as they can in an effort to protect the environment and support their own economy but at the same time, they enjoy year-round supply of a whole basket of fresh produce and are striving to support some of the poorest producer communities in the world. So where does this leave the fresh produce industry? Anna Sbuttoni investigates
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ArticleVegetable industry prays for sunshine to break through
The uncharacteristically cool spring has put the vegetable industry back as much as three weeks and demand for winter warmers is still going strong. As Spanish supply comes to an end, vegetable growers in the UK are willing the sun to come out. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports
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Time will tell if grow your own push can pay off
Only time will tell whether the sudden realisation by the retail trade that there is money to be made in offering consumers
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California stones face tough season
Stonefruit from the US state of California faces a tough season, with volumes of peaches, plums and nectarines forecast to rise slightly on last year to 46.8 million cartons.
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ArticleTory-Lib Dem government leaves industry wondering
As the first coalition government in 70 years sets to work in the UK this week, fresh produce companies have been left wondering how it will affect their business - particularly with wider European economic problems, most notably in Greece and Spain.