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Insolvent abuse
Adam Bernstein (pictured right) hosts a monthly look at one of the legislative aspects that most affect your business, how it is run and how it can be more profitable. This month, John Davies analyses the likely effects of changes in insolvency procedures in the UK, introduced in September last year.
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Happy segmented New Year
The French fresh produce industry calls it Strategic Segmentation. The objective is to give consumers the right produce at the
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Ring in the new with Re:fresh
On today's front page, we officially announce a new event for the entire UK fresh produce industry. As well as being an
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ArticleCape stays in shape
Larger, tastier varieties of stonefruit are winning South Africa an increased share of the UK market in the winter months, according to Martin Dunnett, procurement director of Capespan UK.
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ArticleSchool Fruit Scheme receives £77 million boost
Health secretary John Reid announced today that a further £77 million government funding will be made available to enable the nationwide roll-out of the National School Fruit Scheme (NSFS).
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Compass chief joins £2m-a-year club
The chief executive of contract caterers Compass earned more than £2 million last year, it was revealed in the publication of annual reports.
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Multiples united behind English top-fruit offer
All the major multiples have at one time or another proclaimed dedication to English fruit: that's what the customers want from us, they say, so that's what we'll give them. But in the past, anecdotal evidence has suggested that in reality growers have been less than satisfied with customers' commitment, accusing them ñ albeit anonymously ñ of being too keen to switch over to cheaper foreign alternatives when they become available. Dominic Weaver asks the multiple buyers for their perspectives on the UK apple industry.
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Budgens flags itself in apple heartland
Budgens is in the midst of plans to promote the English apple season and has now committed itself to local sourcing. Emma Hatfield reports.
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National Fruit Show comes of age, again
There is little doubt that what was first the Marden Fruit Show and now the National Fruit Show has been the flagship of the top-fruit industry right from its beginning in 1933.Being grower organised and led, it has embraced changes and will continue to do so as the industry moves on.It remains unquestionably a ëtrade show', with growers presenting their products to their customers, the wholesale trade and increasingly the multiple retailers.
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Fruit of a nation
An early harvest following an excellent summer has given us the best quality apples and pears for many years say the experts. Many examples of these will be exhibited at this year's special 70th anniversary National Fruit Show.
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Bramley finds new avenues
The Bramley Apple Campaign has had a busy year to date, staging various competitions and initiating new products in schools throughout the country. John Broy reports.
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Thirty years of calm
Mid Kent Growers, the top fruit co-operative, has recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, and looked back with unheralded calmness on the success it has achieved since since its beginning.
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Pink Lady holds on to premium position
Pink Lady promotions have made a big impact on the UK market, and although the variety remains a niche apple, with the trademark now cleared for non-alcoholic beverages, expect an increase in awareness of this distinctive brand. Emma Hatfield reports.
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Capespan eyes Eastern promise
The last five years were always going to be busy for Capespan. Since deregulation of the South African top fruit industry in 1998, the country's one-time monopoly operator has reinvented itself as a year-round international supplier, adding a number of new elements to its traditional business.
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Chilean exporters optimistic about EU prospects
Spurred by its Free Trade Agreement with the European Union, a high-valued euro and a possible apple shortfall in Europe, Chilean apple producers and exporters are looking forward to another successful apple deal on the old continent this 2003/2004 season.