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Supermarkets to slash bag use
Four of the UK’s largest supermarkets are aiming to halve the estimated 13 billion free plastic bags given out each year by next April, according to BBC News.
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ArticleChile convention highlights challenges
The 21st annual Fedefruta conference singled out the weak US dollar and rising costs as two major issues facing the Chilean fruit industry
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Seeds of change for premium suppliers
Consumers are increasingly turning to their own gardens as the global economic climate continues to slow
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ArticleMaersk tightens belt despite profit
Maersk will close a centre in China and possibly lay up ships, despite reporting a profit for the first three quarters
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The secret of fruit is in the...timing
Product and brand quality is essential to companies as consumers in Europe feel the financial pinch
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ArticleBakkavör ends Greencore interest
The Icelandic group has relinquished its share in the Irish convenience food manufacturer
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ArticleSilver in some dark clouds
As consumers and businesses alike tighten their purse strings, some companies are ideally placed to benefit from the current economic climate
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ArticleNOL to axe 1,000 jobs
Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines will cut over 1,000 jobs in an effort to lower costs, as slowing demand hits home
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Aeon considers European-style discounts
Japanese supermarket chain Aeon is looking to Europe for business models using cut-price own-brand goods
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ArticleMaersk alters Asia-Europe service
The shipping giant has made a change to its Asia-Europe 8 route, adding a call at the Port of Hamburg in Germany
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Overcapacity in Asia-Europe shipping
There is an overcapacity in shipping lines between Asia and Europe, according to a Neptune Orient Lines official
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India-Europe shipping rates drop
Shipping rates from India to Europe have fallen by nearly 40 per cent in the last month as trade dwindles
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ArticleWeak dollar prompts Chilean trade shift
The South American nation increased its fruit exports to Europe by 12 per cent last season in the wake of the low-valued US dollar
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ArticleAustralian dollar falls dramatically
A significant drop in the Australian dollar has been looked on by exporters with cautious optimism
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ArticleChile cites dollar hike as “advantageous”
Chile’s Minister of Agriculture Marigen Hornkohl has urged the country’s fruit export sector to take advantage of current exchange rates
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Sustainability is the change we need
With Europe on the verge of a recession, opportunities remain for groups to serve the fresh produce market in the right way
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ArticleIndonesian trends shift with economy
Urbanisation has meant a move towards supermarket, hypermarket and convenience store shopping for produce-buying consumers
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ArticleEurope's economy to come to "standstill"
The European Commission has released its economic forecast for 2008-2010, with EU states seemingly moving closer to recession
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X5 sales beat financial slowdown
The Russian food retailer reported an increase in like-for-like sales during the third quarter of the year
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ArticleRussian imports could suffer in current financial climate
The global financial crisis is expected to affect fruit imports into Russia, although the country remains a major global importer