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ArticleCurry up before it's too late
Chairman of Defra's Sustainable Farming and Food Implementation Group Sir Don Curry is concerned that moves forward are not coming quickly enough to cope with the dynamism of the marketplace.
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ArticleInnovations lined up for Foodex Meatex
Foodex Meatex has reported that many exhibitors will be using this year’s show as a launch pad for new products and services.
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ArticleFTA calls for government honesty
The government needs to be honest about the level of performance that it expects from the UK’s transport infrastructure, according to the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) president John Allan.
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Food Standards Agency survey receives praise
A Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey that spotlights the high levels of misleading labelling prevalent in the UK food industry has been praised by the NFU.
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Labour providers support licensing
The newly formed Association of Labour Providers has given its support to the gangmasters licensing bill due for a second reading next Friday, but it has concerns.
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Booze spending tops fruit and veg
The average UK household spends more each week on alcohol to drink at home than it does on fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleArgentinean pear crop drops
Pear production in Argentina is likely to fall this sesaon although export levels should be maintained.
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Israeli flower sales boom
Israeli flower growers exported 50 million stems to Europe in just three days last week for sale on Valentine's Day on February 14.
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ArticleRedbridge goes back to school
Redbridge's National School Fruit Scheme distribution contract in north-west England has been renewed for a second 12-month period.
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ArticleProducers feel pear apprehension
European pears have felt the heat this season and despite good storage, many producers are apprehensive about maintaining the quality and continuity of supplies. Emma Hatfield reports.
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ArticleDirect market-ing
Supplier rationalisation, according to 52 per cent of respondents to a recent freshinfo.com poll, will have the biggest effect on the industry in 2004. It has inarguably already had a major impact on countless companies at all levels of the supply chain. Some of those affected have taken matters into their own hands and forsaken the large volume customers for a more direct route to the consumer - farmers’ markets. Tommy Leighton talks to Cheryl Cohen of London Farmers’ Markets, and producer Peter Clarke, whose P&J Clarke has chosen to channel 80 per cent of its fruit and vegetables through this part of the system.
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ArticleFloralinc builds for future
In this week’s focus on flowers, Floralinc reveals how investing in a new packhouse has helped develop the business, and signing up for EurepGAP accreditation is another major step forward. Meanwhile, the South India Floriculture Association expresses its disappointment at a fall in Valentine’s Day exports.
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US retail still shows the way
While the pundits have always claimed that UK supermarkets do the best job in the world, a brief holiday visit to some of the major names in Florida last week showed that the US retailers still have a few tricks up their sleeves, as well as some extra ideas over product and packaging. David Shapley reports.
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Curry finds reality is spice of life
The Curry Commission - Two Years On was not just a back-slapping exercise. There was a real attempt to analyse not only the
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ArticleSouth Africa makes late debut
Pears and apples from South Africa are facing keen demand in the UK despite a late start.
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Exel chief calls for government honesty
Exel chief executive says government must be honest about transport infrastructure and fund what is needed.
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Compass gains contracts amid strong trading
Compass has announced a series of contract gains and said that trading in the first four months of its 2004 financial year had been strong.
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ArticleSainsbury's buys convenience chain
Sainsbury's has made the latest multiple retailer move into the convenience sector, purchasing a family-run chain with stores across the north-east of England.
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Brown rot rears ugly head in Lancs
A Lancashire farmer has destroyed an entire consignment after the discovery of brown rot in seeds imported from the Netherlands