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Sainsbury's ahead of itself in IT overhaul
Sainsbury’s is ahead of schedule in its aim to achieve £40m-a-year cost savings from bringing its IT back in-house. It is also ready to tackle its disastrous automated depot and supply chain project.
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ArticleBlack and blue all over
As the European season for raspberries extends and the Mediterranean basin countries have strawberry supplies through the winter sewn up, southern hemisphere and Central American sources are concentrating on supplying smaller volume soft fruit in the off-season. Kathy Hammond catches up on the latest developments
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ArticleChefs go to Colombia
Chefs will be invited to Colombia in 2007 to kick-start the country's fruit business with the UK catering trade.
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ArticleFPC pressure forces HMRC to shape up
Negotiations and pressure from the Fresh Produce Consortium are paying off as HM Revenue & Customs shapes up its poor performance on migration of entry processing units.
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Russia threatens further EU import ban
The European Commission said yesterday that Russia is threatening to ban meat, fruit and vegetables from the European Union due to health concerns once Romania and Bulgaria join the bloc in January.
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Irish grower fined for foreign worker treatment
Irish mushroom grower landed with €350,000 bill for "unfair sackings".
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PMA Fresh Summit breaks records
The fresh produce and floral industries gathered at Fresh Summit 2006 setting a new attendance record of more than 18,670 attendees.
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ArticleSwiss produce benchmarked against EurepGAP
SwissGAP fruit and vegetables have been successfully benchmarked against EurepGAP standards.
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ArticleTurner tackling Foodsmiles
A new outlet selling locally-produced food will open in Hertfordshire next month.
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ArticleRumours resurface of Norman bid for Sainsbury's
This morning’s Daily Mail has re-opened the speculation that ex-Asda chief Archie Norman is preparing a bid for Sainsbury’s.
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ArticleNow Geest HQ is to go
Bakkavor is expected to close the former Geest headquarters at Midgate in Peterborough.
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HEFF appoints new marketing exec for Black Country
Heart of England fine foods (HEFF) has announced the appointment of a new marketing executive for Birmingham and the Black Country.
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Charges to rail freight operators could double
Companies that currently use railways to move goods around the UK have said they will have to switch to the roads if rail cannot compete on price, according to the FTA.
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Christian Salvesen appoints new md
Christian Salvesen, the leading European logistics specialist, has appointed a new managing director of food and consumer division in Europe.
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ArticleSainsbury's steps up expansion plans
Sainsbury’s has accelerated its store expansion plans as its faith grows in the longevity recovery.
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Supermarket inquiry to be delayed
The heads of the big four UK supermarkets have expressed concerns over rising costs and likely delays to the Competition Commission's inquiry into the grocery sector.
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Closure of EPU causes problems
Problems have occurred following the closure of the Tilbury Customs office as part of the centralisation of entry processing activity to the National Clearance Hub (NCH) in Manchester, the FPC has warned.
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Europeans back banana quota
The European banana management committee has given its backing to the European Commission proposal for an import quota of 775,000 tonnes of bananas from ACP countries in 2007.
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