All Production & Trade articles – Page 984
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ArticleInterview: Ready for action
Pret salads have become a mainstay of many an office lunchtime, leading to the chain’s strong sales growth. Category buyer Kay Savile talks to Nina Pullman about consumer trends in snack salads and how buying plans change during the year
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ArticleFresca Group CEO on produce giant's plans
Ian Craig knows exactly where he wants his company to sit in the supply chain. Martyn Fisher went to meet him
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ArticleSpotlight on Sainsbury's
Science, technology and big data provided the focus for Sainsbury’s Farming Conference, which had a record attendance of 650 farmers and growers
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ArticleInterview: Brand Batchelar
Director of Sainsbury’s brand, Judith Batchelar, chats to Nina Pullman about price cuts, satellites and why Mike Coupe is in it for the long-term
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ArticleInterview: Hugh goes green
Author, journalist, food writer, TV chef and self-styled campaigner for ‘real food’, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is a man with a lifelong commitment to his profession. He talks all things fresh with Cem Topcam
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ArticlePoised for a bright future
Raspberry returns were down in 2014 as high yields led to retail promotions, but the news is a drop in the ocean for the consistently strong soft-fruit category
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ArticlePortugal outlines global ambitions
New markets key to boosting trade balance, says agriculture minister Assunção Cristas
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ArticleGrowers fear plans to 'resist' glasshouse expansion
Lea Valley growers say blocking future expansions would threaten the future of their businesses and plans should be amended
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ArticleDefra blamed for rejected exports
Essex potato growers have lost £250k after 24 consignments were rejected from the Canaries for failing soil tolerance levels
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ArticleArgentine strike called off
Work has resumed as negotiations to resolve pay dispute continue
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ArticleCrunch week for South African citrus
Citrus industry leaders head to Fruit Logistica in the knowledge that it is crunch time if they are going to have a normal season in Europe
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ArticleChina’s banana market up for grabs
ProEcuador has plans to promote Ecuadorian bananas in China in hopes it can secure a greater slice of the import market
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ArticleJapan's imports hit 15-year low
Fresh fruit imports in Japan have dropped to the lowest in fifteen years, with 1.57m tonnes of fruit imported in 2014
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ArticleTesco stores hit by banana shortages
Vessel leaving from Costa Rica delayed by bad weather leading to shortages across Tesco’s UK stores
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ArticleSpike in NZ kiwifruit orchard prices
Not all growers in the clear, as financial burden of Psa still lingers at many orchards
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ArticleBatting star backs GOGO Citrus
South Africa's cricket captain AB De Villiers has signed up to be the face of EKM Exports' GOGO Citrus line
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ArticleWorkers at leading UK juice factory stage strike
Trade union Unite said its members at Refresco Gerber, in Bridgwater, were "angry" and "feel betrayed" by planned cuts
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ArticleJordanian exports on the up
Fruit and vegetable exports from Jordan rose sharply last year, as the government seeks alternatives to war-torn Syria and Iraq
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ArticleJD expands imported offerings
Chinese e-commerce site JD has launched an initiative to import and promote US foods
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ArticlePromotions pay off in Singapore
CHANGING MARKETS: Leading Singapore importer SFE has successfully created a market for French organic Juliet apples in the city-state, and is working hard to generate demand for Belgian pears