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ArticleQ4 profit down at Jeronimo Martins
Soaring costs hit the Portugal-based group in the fourth quarter, although yearly profit increased
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ArticlePBH expands online produce demos
With 41 additional videos uploaded to its website, the Produce for Better Health Foundation aims to demonstrate how to handle and prepare a range of produce to even more consumers
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ArticleSpain's fresh produce imports increase
Fresh produce imports to Spain increased in 2008, while export volumes fell slightly, according to new official data
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ArticleSpuds get recession-proofing
The recession is expected to spur on consumers to seek out potatoes as one of the food staples that are good value, versatile and filling, new research has shown.
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ArticleNSW produce prices set to soar
New South Wales needs heavy rainfall within the next few weeks if an increase in fresh produce prices is to be avoided
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ArticleA fountain of knowledge
The fresh produce industry is constantly in search of the next big idea on a number of fronts, from production and logistics to marketing and sales. There is a fountain of information and experience ready to be lapped up in the form of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, which have been running for more than 30 years but are still relatively untapped by the fresh produce industry. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleRungis hits the ruby
Rungis Market in Paris is a gastronomic wonder, supplying every food product under the sun to not only the French capital and surrounding areas, but also the rest of the country and even international destinations - including the UK. This week, the market celebrates 40 years on its current site south of Paris, where it relocated to in 1969 from the traditional Les Halles market in the centre of the city. Philippe Gautier from weekly French publication FLD interviews Marc Spielrein, ceo of market authority Semmaris.
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ArticleCross-Channel traffic
Rungis might be a French market, but companies in the UK have been on the ball when it comes to taking advantage of the bounty of produce on offer at the food-lover’s paradise across the Channel. Laura Gould talks to three companies that have had close ties to the market for a number of years.
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Tastes of Anglia builds on London link
Regional food and drink group Tastes of Anglia has been busy affiliating itself with the Local to London drive and having terrific success. Elizabeth O’Keefe caught up with the group’s chief executive Julie West, 18 months after FPJ featured Anglia in its Regional Report series, to find out what else the group has been up to.
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ArticleMedia-led brassica war dominates the quarter
This quarter saw the national media jump on the bandwagon and push forward the plight of home-grown cauliflower to UK consumers. Elizabeth O’Keefe investigates and asks, is it a little too late to save the British cauliflower?
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French wholesale still going strong
Who said the concept of wholesale markets is not relevant anymore? This month, there has been plenty to show that the doubters
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NFU must keep its message going
Over the centuries, the British have acquired various reputations. These have ranged from being described by Napoleon as a
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No better time to get promoting
The future of the industry’s generic promotional campaign Eat in Colour (EiC) has come under the spotlight this week
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EiC future under discussion
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) is calling for greater investment from its members to raise funds and continue its Eat in Colour (EiC) generic promotion.
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ArticleGrapes holding firm
UK importers and South African senders agree that the UK market for grapes is experiencing under-supply, as sendings to the rest of Europe rise.
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ArticleWrittle student through to Young Horticulturist final
Writtle College student James Hearsum has won the 2009 regional heat for the Young Horticulturist of the Year competition.
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ArticleCyprus divided over asparagus
Cyprus’s UN-controlled buffer zone has caused problems for asparagus harvesters looking to gather the season’s bumper crop
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Worcestershire cherry-picks funding
The Forestry Commission is to undertake a new £4 million scheme to rejuvenate cherry orchards in the historic Wyre forest in Worcestershire.
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D&S reports lower profit, higher sales
The Chilean retailer saw net profit fall by nearly a third during 2008