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Tesco rumoured to be India-bound
Tesco is reported to be in negotiations with India's largest mobile phone company over a £750 million joint venture to set up a supermarket chain on the sub-continent.
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ArticleOFT offers no hope to suppliers
Suppliers in the fresh produce sector have little to gain from any competition investigation into the UK retail market.
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Sainsbury's suspends BRC membership
The UK’s number three supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has suspended its membership of the British Retail Consortium, the retail industry’s trade association.
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Hungary attracts wide-ranging audience
Organisers say Hungary's version of IFE proved extremely popular on its second airing, in Budapest in February.
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Double top for Amcor
Amcor Flexibles picked up two Gold and two Silver awards at the Flexible Packaging Association’s achievement awards.
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ArticleGang crackdown could cause problems
The government has finally launched a system to crackdown on the exploitation of workers in the fresh produce sector, although labour providers fear it could lead to a shortage of staff.
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Hort report issues UK stark warning
Small-scale growers in the UK must access niche market opportunities or continue to consolidate if they are to survive, a new report has shown.
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ArticleEsther Gómez honoured
Esther Gómez, director of the Murcian company Frutas Esther, has won the Female Entrepreneur of 2006 award from the Spanish Federation of Rural Women, Femur.
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Cranberries lead new produce trend
The fortification of organic cranberries with Omega-3 oil is the beginning of a trend that the fresh produce industry must heed.
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OFT criticises supermarkets for online pricing confusion
Online grocery shopping is to have clearer price information, after consumers complained to the OFT.
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ArticleNew Zealand at heart of hort research
New Zealand is placing itself at the centre of global research by hosting a high-level science conference next week.
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ArticleSpanish berries back on track
Spanish berries are back on track after the unusually long cold snap, according to international importer and distributor Redbridge Worldfresh.
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SAWS gets four more years
The seasonal agricultural workers scheme gets a four-year repreive.
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ArticleSouth African citrus sets sail
The first volumes of Outspan easy-peel are on the water as South Africa contends with a mix of weather conditions at the season's outset.
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ArticleApple pressure to remain
The European apple market is likely to remain under pressure well into the southern hemisphere season, warns Freshfel.
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ArticleMorrison "said to favour" Melnyk
There are reports this morning of “fresh tensions” in the Morrisons boardroom as the Bradford-based chain reluctantly continues its search for a new chief executive.
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ArticleAsda ends single supply in salads
Asda has changed its sourcing strategy in the salad category and reduced the involvement of Geest-owned English Village Salads.
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ArticleAll’s smooth at Booths
Food retail is a competitive business, and with the buying power, strength and stranglehold on the market of the big multiples, it takes a special kind of independent retailer to not only survive, but to thrive. Ed Bedington went to Booths, Foods From Spain’s Re:fresh Independent Retailer of the Year, to see what puts it a notch above its competitors.
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ArticleDutch march on
Salad producers in the Netherlands are hoping to build on their strong position in the UK market. But, despite their proximity, they are not immune to high fuel costs and the effects of a cost-conscious customer. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.