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ArticleStudy reveals agrochemical costs
Research sheds new light on the costs of agrochemical innovation encountered by companies in the sector
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ArticleChiquita Q4 loss narrows
Chiquita has reported a smaller loss than last year as it was helped by an upturn in banana sales as the company looked ahead to a strong 2010.
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ArticlePeruvian FTAs to boost employment
Job opportunities could grow fourfold on the back of Free Trade Agreements with the US, China and the European Union
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ArticleGarden market plans at stage two
Covent Garden Market Authority has unveiled new images for The Garden at New Covent Garden Market as its second public exhibition opens this week, showing plans for the brand-new fresh produce market at The Garden with new homes, shops and open spaces on the existing Nine Elms site.
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ArticlePeru showing avocado strength
Europe now receives almost as many avocados from Peru as Chile, as the Andean nation continues to carve out a position of importance on the market
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ArticleCarrefour launches PromoLibre
The French retail giant has decided to reward loyalty with the launch of a new concept for discounting products
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ArticleColruyt opens distribution centre
Belgian retailer officially launches new €54m facility, located in Beersel
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ArticleFormer M&S and Co-op man joins Branston
Guy McCracken, a former Marks & Spencer managing director and the man who played a leading role in the turnaround of The Co-operative’s food business, is to join Branston Ltd as chairman.
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ArticleFairtrade Fortnight challenges shoppers to Big Swap ahead of fruit campaign
Fairtrade Fortnight kicked off this week and is themed The Big Swap, in a push to get UK consumers to switch one of their everyday items for one carrying the Fairtrade mark. The promotional activities will encompass a range of Fairtrade products, including bananas and fresh fruit. Here, Anna Sbuttoni looks at expectations for the promotional fortnight and for the ethical movement as a whole
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ArticleHerbs hold their own in UK kitchens
The popularity of fresh herbs among UK consumers has escalated over the last couple of years and due to the industry’s commitment to quality and flavour, the product has become a year-round fixture in multiples and markets alike. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes a look at the growing herb industry
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ArticleSpanish campaign Re:freshed by double win
Foods from Spain was crowned a double champion at the Re:fresh Awards last year, scooping both the 5 A DAY Supporter of the Year and the Pr3 Marketing Campaign of the Year gongs. Alex Lawson caught up with director María José Sevilla to reflect on the organisation’s success and examine Spain’s relations with the UK
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ArticleBumpy start for soft fruit as demand dips and prices shoot up
The soft-fruit category has seen sales slide since Christmas, with the big freeze and repeated bouts of snow across the UK putting the brakes on consumer spending on berries at a time when the four major sub-categories have seen prices increase. Anna Sbuttoni reports
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When it comes to produce, it’s all in the presentation
Seemingly shackled with a love/hate consumer relationship, there are few vegetables that evoke more emotion than Brussels
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Scottish not afraid to nail colours to mast
As we headed up to Perth this week for our inaugural FPJ Conference, it was pertinent that news of Scotland’s health
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ArticleMaersk CEO in customer apology
The CEO of container shipping group Maersk Line has written to its customers apologising for its management of market conditions
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Fresh Chain, new focus
Capespan’s direct programmed volumes of South African top fruit into Tesco this year will be significantly lower, as the UK’s biggest retailer ramps up its own direct procurement through its Produce Group Sourcing scheme.
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ArticleWholesale tension at FPJ Conference
Speakers and delegates at the inaugural FPJ Conference in Perth on Tuesday were at loggerheads as the future of Glasgow’s Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market came under the spotlight.
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ArticleStrong response to red kiwifruit
New Zealand fresh produce marketer Turners and Growers has had a strong response to its red kiwifruit at Fruit Logistica
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UK high street beats expectations
The UK high street outperformed its expectations of a flat first half to February by posting the strongest growth in sales volumes in over two years, and further growth is predicted in March, the CBI said today.