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Asda's Extra Special plans
According to reports in the retail press, Asda expects to increase sales of its premium Extra Special private label by 25 per cent in the next two months.
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ArticleUncertainty must end for Covent Garden
Traders need an end to the uncertainty surrounding the future of New Covent Garden Market, said Michael Jack, chairman of the environment and rural affairs select committee.
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Research required to protect taste
In a freshinfo poll, 56 per cent of respondents said the fresh produce sector should be looking to extend the shelf-life wherever possible, but scientists warn that research is required to ensure this does not come at the expense of taste.
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Moroccan citrus threatened
Citrus production in Morocco is expected to increase this year due to the effect of alternate bearing trees, but groves in Souss, the largest production area are still under threat of locusts.
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ArticleChileans take tech message to Europe
Chilean fruit and vegetable producers are looking to promote their technological and innovative advances around Europe.
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EU consumption stagnates
Freshfel’s Consumption Monitor 2004 has shown that intake of fresh fruit and vegetables is stagnant or even decreasing in EU member states
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US apples larger
US apple growers are reporting a higher proportion of larger size Washington Reds this year.
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ArticleFlorette's Heavenly boost
Florette’s assault on the prepared vegetable category has been given a boost following strong interest from all the UK’s multiples.
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Sainsbury's poach from Tesco
Sainsbury’s has poached a key executive from Tesco and axed another senior manager.
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Christian Salvesen appoints new boss
Christian Salvesen has poached its new chief executive from rival logistics firm Exel.
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ArticleTomato growers unite
European tomato grower organisations have come together to form the first European Tomato Growers Group in order to combat competition from third countries.
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New BRC standards
The British Retail Consortium is to publish a new version of its globally recognised BRC Global Food Standard at the end of the year.
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Soft-fruit prices high
A late start to the Spanish raspberry season has left a gap in the market and is sending prices sky high while strawberries also suffer a blip in availability.
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Double success for Azura
Producers and exporters Azura Group is celebrating a double, having qualified for both EurepGAP and BRC standards.
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ArticleIrish unity pays dividend
Competitors working together to help each others business? Unheard of, you might think, but over the water in Ireland the unthinkable is happening. A number of companies from across the fresh produce sector have joined forces in a bid to improve training and skills within the industry, writes Ed Bedington.
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ArticlePrepare for convenience
The fresh produce market has seen big changes over the past few years, mirroring consumer changes in lifestyle with the increased need for convenience, writes Anabella de Sousa, enhancing the growth in the prepared produce sector.
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ArticleFungicide fight back for allium
In the second of a series of articles on the produce world’s very own natural born killers, Horticulture Research International’s John Clarkson and John Whipps look at how to tackle the tough problem of sclerotia.
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ArticleNature does work
Cargill Dow is the first company to offer a family of commercially available polymers derived 100 per cent from annually renewable resources with the cost and performance to compete with petroleum-based packaging materials and fibres. It has achieved a breakthrough into the fresh produce industry by applying its unique technology to the processing of natural plant sugars to create a proprietary polylactide polymer, which is marketed under the NatureWorks PLA and Ingeo fibre brand names. Tommy Leighton spoke to the company.
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PMA Profile
In this month’s profile on the Produce Marketing Association, the US trade association for fruit and vegetables, the
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ArticleTears for fears on onion
he UK onion harvest has found itself split in two this year, with early harvested crops looked good while later harvested onions suffered from the weather.