All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 22
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ArticleBudgens starts its English apple season
Budgens’ English apple season has started early with its first delivery of English apples hitting stores on 25 July.
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Whole Foods posts strong results
Whole Foods Market has recorded a 35 per cent increase in first-quarter net income to $88.5 million.
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EU gives promotion funding deadline
Trade organisations representing the fresh produce sector have a deadline of 16 August to submit proposals to can funding.
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ArticlePink mushrooms arrive in Tesco
Exotic pink and yellow mushrooms grown in Southport, Lancashire, have gone on sale at Tesco.
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Lord Mayor pays tribute to Spitalfields
Lord Mayor of the City of London Michael Bear, part of the team to design New Spitalfields Market, returned to tour the Leyton site last week almost exactly 20 years since the market moved.
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ArticleSky’s the limit for stellar Stelling
Times are hard for media stars but we didn’t expect Sky Sports and Countdown star Jeff Stelling to be putting in extra shifts behind the supermarket checkout.
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ArticleTharsus develops Biofresh product
Engineering business Tharsus has helped to commercialise Biofresh’s smart pallet.
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ArticleBarfoots launches convenience brand
Sweetcorn supplier Barfoots Of Botley has unveiled plans for its launch into the UK branded produce arena.
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ArticleEurodix enters administration
The managing director of large-scale importer Eurodix sounded a note of caution to the industry as the company entered administration.
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ArticlePeruvian asparagus bounces back
Sales of Peruvian asparagus between January and May surpassed levels achieved before the global economic crisis, according to figures from the Peruvian Exporters Association (Adex).
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ArticleWaitrose in thriller with Jackson grapefruit
Waitrose became the first UK supermarket to sell new grapefruit variety Jackson last week.
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QV Foods installs LINKFresh system
QV Foods has installed Anglia Business Solutions' LINKFresh Business Management suite.
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Musgrave challenged over Superquinn bid
Musgrave Group’s proposed takeover of the 24-store Superquinn chain is being challenged in the Irish High Court by some of the chain’s directors.
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ArticleFSA releases new E.coli advice
Developments in ongoing investigation have resulted in Food Standards Agency updating its advice to consumers
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Groceries adjudicator plans welcomed
Proposals to give a Groceries Code Adjudicator more powers to monitor retailers’ behaviour in the food supply chain will go much further to stamping out unfair practices, the NFU said today.
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ArticleFormer Fyffes boss Neil McCann dies
Neil McCann, the former chairman and chief executive of Ireland-based tropical fresh produce importer Fyffes, has died aged 87, the company has announced.
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ArticleAsda reveals consumer spending fall
Consumer spending has weakened further with public sector pay freezes among the contributing factors, according to Asda.
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John Innes Centre in GM protest
Anti-GM protestors rallied outside the John Innes Centre (JIC) in Norwich last week against a potato trial at the centre.
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ArticleThe Co-op opens £25m distribution depot
The Co-operative Group has opened a new distribution centre to service the whole of Scotland and Northern Ireland, following a £25 million investment.
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NFU demands powerful adjudicator
Fears that the proposed supermarket ombudsman will be a “toothless animal” mounted at Fruit Focus last week.