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JS reports rocketing raspberries
Sainsbury's UK raspberry sales rocketed over Wimbledon fortnight, according to soft fruit buyer Dominque Schulemburg.
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Western tenants find out their fate
Western International Market tenants this week found out whether or not they have been invited by their landlord to take up a position on the new market site agreed last week.
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Supasweet onions on the map
Supasweet, the trade-marked, UK-bred, mild-tasting sweet onion was launched officially this week in Bedfordshire.
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Scottish berry boost
The Scottish Executive is contributing £500,000 to a £950,000 industry-wide raspberry-breeding programme in Scotland to develop disease-resistant, high-yielding fruit.
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Barfoots announces Cornfest
Barfoots has revealed plans for its Cornfest which will take place on July 26 at Sefter Farm near Chichester
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Safeway sales hit by bid battle
Safeway has announced the o-going battle for the store has affected first-quarter profits
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Organic Monitor reports un-even organic growth
Growth in the organic fresh produce market may not be as rapid as previously thought.
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Vine tomatoes hit the spot
Vine tomatoes are proving to be a big hit with UK consumers, reports the Greenery. Sales increased by 32 per cent in 2002 in comparison to the previous year, making them the best performing tomato type.
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Scrase makes a stand
Greenery UK md Nick Scrase feels that the industry needs to stand up and be counted and present a united front to the opinion formers of the UK.
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Fitness rating for produce companies
Plimsoll Publishing has scored the top 1000 fresh produce companies in terms of overall efficiency.
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Kent Show returns
The Kent County Show will open on July 11, well placed for a repeat of last year's Sunday opening success.
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Fairtrade Foundation restructures
The Fairtrade Foundation is opening up its membership to allow organisations with related goals to apply to join.
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Hargreaves snaps up ex-M&S buyer Stubbins
Plant propagator Hargreaves Plants has snapped up one of the best- known names in soft-fruit buying.
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Fairtrade food sales rising fast
Latest figures released from Fairtrade reveals that sales of Fairtrade foods have risen by more than 90 per cent in the past two year
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Chiquita seals Pafco deal
US multi-national Chiquita has completed the sale of its Puerto Armuelles Fruit Co subsidiary in Panama to a worker co-operative.
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Reconnecting consumers to the UK food and drink market
Evening presentation to the Food & Drink Association by Deirdre Hutton, Chair, National Consumer Council, to be held at the Farmers Club, Whitehall Court, London at 6.30pm on July 15.
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Kew Gardens on heritage map
London's botanical showcase Kew Gardens is set to become a World Heritage site.
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FTA publishes transport guide
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has published an eighth edition of its International Road Transport Guide.
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Lantra closer to full Skills Council status
An expression of interest from employers and individuals in floristry and the environmental and land-based sector have supported training organisation Lantra's attempts to move from its status as a Trailblazer Sector Skills Council (SSC) to a five-year SSC licence, which has been approved in principle by the Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA).

