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ArticleBeaven: NZ fruit friendlier than British
New Zealand is more energy efficient at producing and delivering apples to the UK market than UK producers, according to Peter Beaven, chief executive of Pipfruit New Zealand.
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ArticleWaitrose to extend Foundation with customers' cash
Waitrose customers, have helped raise £600,000 in the last 18 months to allow the retailer to extend the Waitrose Foundation scheme, which support South African fruit growers.
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ArticleIsraeli growers in full bloom
Israeli growers plan on exporting 125 million stems - some five tonnes of flowers - to Europe during the forthcoming Christmas and New Year period.
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ArticleFord loads vans with medals
Ford's 2006 range of commercial vehicles walked off with six gold winner’s badges at this year’s What Van? awards ceremony in London.
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Blythman berating again
Tesco and Waitrose have commissioned independent investigations into supplies of Costa Rican pineapples following an article by notorious food writer Joanna Blythman in The Observer last Sunday.
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ArticleBrazilian producers lose OJ trial
Orange juice producers from Brazil face legal moves from growers, after losing a seven-year battle to clear their names of price fixing.
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Edible wrap in E. coli battle
Researchers at the US department of Agriculture’s research service (ARS) has improved on a prize-winning edible wrap for fresh produce that is now designed to kill E. coli bacteria.
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Watermelons quench Costco thirst
Capespan and Fyffes combined forces to promote watermelons in all 18 Costco UK warehouses on Saturday and Sunday.
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ArticleChicory in seasonal colour
Supplies of red chicory from Belgium under the Flandria quality mark are expected to increase significantly.
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ArticleRetailers miss out on Fairtrade sales
UK retailers are missing out on billions of pounds worth of Fairtrade sales.
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ArticleTrade welcomes ad ban
The junk-food advertising ban during children’s programmes is positive for the fresh produce industry, sector leaders say.
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ArticleKanzi enters UK market
The first volumes of new apple variety Kanzi will reach the UK market in the next week.
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ArticleSainsbury's launches new supplier payment system
Sainsbury’s has created a new payment management system, which it says has been designed to make it easier and quicker for suppliers to access account information and gain early payments.
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Natures Way Foods follows Tesco to US
Natures Way Foods, the UK prepared salads specialist, has been signed up by Tesco to supply its soon-to-be-launched US stores.
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ArticleSalad sales slump after bad publicity
Bad publicity has contributed to a poor trading period for the leafy salads market, the British Leafy Salads Association revealed on Wednesday.
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ArticleBanana trade splinters
Developments this week in the banana arena have sent splits running through both the Latin American and EU banana camps.
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ArticlePersimmon sales soar for Spanish
Spanish Persimmon sales are on course for a record year, according to the country's major exporter Anecoop..
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ArticlePaved with gold?
Its export agenda may be ambitious but those seeking gains in China may also strike gold. Doris Lee Butterworth speaks to leading producers, importers and exporters to discuss the state of play
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ArticleDivided opinions on the value of publicity
It is not every week that the chairman of the British Leafy Salads Association has a difference of opinion with
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We’ve moved on a bit since the stone age - apparently
It seems as long ago as the Stone Age when independent greengrocers used to sell potatoes - with the exception of Jersey Royal