All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 17
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Analysis
Opinion: Retailers must consider margin appropriation
David Chalk, a consultant with Practical Solutions International, and ex-Barfoots of Botley technologist, on why suppliers and retailers need to look at margins in order to counter price deflation
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Sensing change in crop management
In the second of the winning MDS synoptic papers, Mark Ryder looks at how remote sensing technologies will play a key role in the future of agriculture
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Small talk, big problem
FPJ is publishing the two winning synoptic papers from the most recent crop of MDS graduates. In the first, Anna Williams looks at how the fresh produce industry’s impending skills gap can be tackled
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All eyes on China as investors seek quality
Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on the fallout of the Chinese situation on the global FX markets
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Analysis
Opinion: Fresh produce is 'intimately tied' to British economy
Business journalist Richard Jackson explains why the fruit and veg industry is key to success, or failure, of the UK economy
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Aussie dollar top of the pile
Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on how the Reserve Bank of Australia gave the country's currency a boost
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Sterling in front after euro's false dawn
Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on how sterling overtook the euro to become the week's best performer
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Sentiment drives euro to the top of the pile
Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on how investors' benevolence aided the single currency
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Greece is still the word on finance front
Moneycorp analyst Chris Redfern on the latest goings-on in the currency markets as the situation in Greece continues to twist and turn
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Analysis
Opinion: How to pass an audit
Lauren Hakes, of management services firm Alomora Group, offers her best tips for completing an audit and explains why one manager once ate a failed compliance form
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Firms respond to table grape breeding programme saga
SNFL and Sheehan Genetics give their sides of the story regarding their involvement with Vitis International
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Analysis
Opinion: Why immigration makes commercial sense
Industry veteran Professor David Hughes, and marketing specialist Miguel Flavian, on why immigrants benefit the food supply chain
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Stoic euro defies Greek uncertainty
Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on why the instability in Greece is still not having a major impact on the single currency
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Farewell to 'the last gentleman of the fruit trade'
Obituary: Clive Whittall, a successful former New Covent Garden Market trader, passed away in Miami earlier this year
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Analysis
Opinion: Why fresh produce needs more subsidies
Freshfel's Philippe Binard explains why lowering the price of fruit and veg is not the way to boost consumption
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Analysis
Opinion: We need to counter 'abysmal' career advice
Hadlow College's Mark Lumsdon-Taylor on why a unified approach is needed to help young people to choose a career in horticulture
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Euro on form after Greek fears rescind
Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on why receding fears over the 'Grexit' have helped boost the single currency
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Inflation figures hit FX markets
Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on the impact that new inflation figures had on sterling and the euro
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Inaugural FPJ Big 50 People lists produce's finest
Influential, committed, charismatic and successful - the FPJ Big 50 People lists the movers and shakers in fresh produce
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Dollar falls as sterling stays strong
Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on how sterling is continuing to perform as the Greenback struggles