All Wholesale articles – Page 11
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NewsAvocado balancing act
Fred Searle talks to Paul Devlin and Ayanda Kanana of South African avocado grower and global marketer Halls to hear how they think the industry should respond to the likelihood of an oversupplied global market in 2023
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News‘Supermarket shortages highlight relevance of wholesale market model’
Comment: Jo Breare, general manager at Covent Garden Market Authority, says that, by contrast, the way wholesalers at New Covent Garden Market do business is “robust, reasonable and reliable”
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NewsBrakes marks International Women’s Day with new lorry launch
The UK foodservice supplier wants to encourage more women to consider career in wholesale and has launched a new lorry to deliver its message
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NewsIG International secures rights to Desy apple
Leading Indian fresh produce company signs agreement with Italian breeder CIV to plant new apple variety
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News‘Godfather of Fruit’ Peter Fowler passes away
One of New Covent Garden Market’s most influential figures of the last 50 years died on 4 March
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NewsMercabarna posts record results
Jump in exports helped lift the volume of fruits and vegetables sold at the market by 11 per cent last year
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NewsDimbleby blames ‘supermarket culture’ for veg shortages
Government food tsar and restaurateur Henry Dimbleby tells BBC Today programme that supermarket culture – not weather – is to blame for produce shortages in UK
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NewsBelOrta auctions first green peppers of 2023
The Belgian cooperative has announced the sale of the first green peppers of the year, with red and yellow varieties not far behind
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NewsWatercress fills UK salad supply gap
As supermarkets ration fresh produce, one salad vegetable remains in plentiful supply thanks to its growing methods, says supplier
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NewsGrowers warn of leek shortages as weather hits UK crop
Imports needed earlier than usual, UK growers tell retailers, as challenging conditions cut British leek yields by up to 30 per cent
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NewsLelliott named interim chair at CGMA
Interim appointment comes in the wake of David Frankish’s departure
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NewsShortages force retailers to ration fresh produce
UK supermarkets are rationing fresh fruit and vegetables in stores as crop shortages leave shelves empty
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News PML calls for ‘action not words’ on airfreight handling charges
PML boss Mike Parr slams sky-high airport handling costs and urges government to introduce cap on charges for handling fresh produce
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NewsMajor tomato shortages as Morocco faces ‘perfect storm’
Flooding, cold temperatures and cancelled ferries have caused significant supply problems in Moroccan tomatoes, according to importers
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NewsPotager secures vertical farm funding
Agri-group repurposes building for its first vertical farm in Germany
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NewsGary Marshall calls for major industry rethink
NCGM wholesaler says supply chains need to place more value on fresh produce and “develop a collective sense of realism” as the trade contends with supply shortages and astronomical spot prices
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NewsWeather volatility is 'wiping the floor' with inflation
Extreme weather events are principal cause of industry’s chronic supply shortages and sky-high spot prices, according to Tim O’Malley of Nationwide Produce
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NewsSA produce industry takes to the pitch
Growers, wholesalers and retailers to play in charity match
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News‘Clarify post-Brexit rules,’ Logistics UK urges government
Logistics sector needs clarity on new post-Brexit regulations to keep UK trading, says industry group
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