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ArticleCommit or lose rebate, industry told
The UK's glasshouse industry has to step up its commitment to use energy more efficiently, or risk losing Climate Change Levy (CCL) rebates after 2006.
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ArticleAgrexco looks forward to new citrus season
Agrexco is confident of prospects for the forthcoming citrus season with grapefruit arrivals expected in mid-October.
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ArticleThe closed greenhouse effect
The innovation of the early part of the 21st century will be the closed greenhouse.
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ArticleTomatoes becoming more predictable
Predicting tomato yields could be a more precise science in the near future.
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ArticleGrocery sales growth quickens
Grocery sales have showed the fastest year-on-year sales increase for the second month in a row according to latest figures from the Distributive Trades Survey.
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ArticleTough on grape
The grape market is proving a problematic one for traders in the UK and the short term outlook is no better.
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ArticleBraeburn - the nation's favourite
Braeburn has overtaken the Cox's Orange Pippin as the nation's favourite apple.
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ArticleZespri prices climb
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri has reported strong prices so far this season with Europe outperforming the rest.
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Baby Pearls come of age
Cambridgeshire-based MBM Produce has redesigned its baby gourmet potato brand Baby Pearls to convey convenience and quality to consumers.
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ArticleTesco victory is sweet for Murrells
Tesco's category director for produce is delighted that the store has been named Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year.
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ArticleJersey proves a winner
Redbridge Produce & Flowers has reported a jump in Jersey Royal sales following a successful promotion.
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ArticleTesco stirs up interest
Tesco is re-launching its stir-fry range in order to interest more consumers in fresh vegetables and introduce its Healthy Living brand to the produce aisles.
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PSD-FPC make joint statement on MRLs
The MRL issue is set to dominate the fresh produce landscape in the UK for the next 15 months. The FPC and PSD have issued a statement, here in full:
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ArticleFPC leader to step down
Doug Henderson has announced his decision to step down from his role as chief executive of the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC).
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ArticlePineapples continue strong performance
A recent letter to The Times suggested that pineapples were first introduced to UK dining tables around 1534, well over 100 years earlier than previously documented. Needless to say the industry has changed a bit since then. Tommy Leighton talks to JP Fruits and Compagnie Fruitiere for the latest news on the UK market.
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ArticleWhen planning makes perfect
Worldwide Fruit represents nearly half of the UK's top-fruit crop and this year expects to increase its volume by 35 per cent on 2002/3. Its strength in East Kent, the fastest expanding top-fruit production region in the UK, and the addition of significant new growers to its stable, are just two reasons for WWF's above industry average performance. An exhaustive long-term planning process, however, has changed producers' outlooks on an industry that is now marching willingly and confidently into the 21st century. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticlePumpkins a-plenty
The pumpkin crop will benefit this season from the hot weather as a bumper harvest is predicted. Demand is improving year-on-year, as supermarkets are keen to push the Halloween favourite. John Broy reports.
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ArticleGlasgow kissed by catering boom
Having come through the toughest times in its history, Glasgow's fruit and vegetable market finds itself in an enviable situation. The only market of any consequence in volume terms in Scotland has not only a thriving local environment to draw custom from, but a catchment area that takes in a whole country. Tommy Leighton visited Blochairn Road and first spoke with Glasgow city council's market manager Graham Wallace.
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Time for the UK to find a new leader
It is going to be quite a task replacing a man who has almost single-handedly represented the UK's fresh produce industry on
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Moving in on the market
The European wholesale market evolution is quickening. In the last 12 months alone, the trade interface has been in the