All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 212

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    ‘Ere Wiggin, what are you on about?

    2006-06-08T16:23:23Z

    As summer gets underway, horticulture continues to attract its share of the headlines. Indeed some subjects never seem to go

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    Lies, damn lies and statistics

    2006-06-08T16:23:18Z

    Official figures published last month raised some interesting questions about consumption of fruit and vegetables. The

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    How much information can you hold on to?

    2006-06-08T16:23:12Z

    Adam Bernstein hosts the FPJ’s monthly spotlight on the legislation that affects your business, and how you can use it to your advantage. This month, Anna West looks into the Data Protection Act and the need to keep up-to-date with its requirements

  • Pesticide sector answers its critics
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    Pesticide sector answers its critics

    2006-06-02T10:31:16Z

    It seems everyone has an opinion about pesticides, or perhaps more precisely, the use of pesticides. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to pesticide producers about the challenges facing them

  • Way down in Mexico
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    Way down in Mexico

    2006-06-02T10:30:18Z

    Mexico is the world’s fifth largest grape exporter and the country’s growers are adamant they can produce crops with unsurpassed quality and flavour. However, weather, competition and increasingly stringent demands from supermarkets are all making life difficult for producers targeting the UK this season. Emma Twyning reports.

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    Peachy news for French wholesale

    2006-06-02T10:29:15Z

    The Europech’ congress in Perpignan last month, though less well-attended than usual, gave delegates the same invaluable

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    Fruit fingers and living lettuces defy the weather

    2006-06-02T10:29:12Z

    May will certainly go on record as a month during which weather conditions were hardly conducive to the start of a long, hot

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    Missing out on potential sales

    2006-06-02T10:21:48Z

    There was no fresh produce presence at the annual conference of the Association of Convenience Stores in Birmingham last

  • Food for life
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    Food for life

    2006-05-25T12:55:18Z

    The baby-food market offers rich opportunities for suppliers of both conventional and organic fresh produce. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to producers and manufacturers about their attempts to satisfy high consumer expectations

  • Water way to go
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    Water way to go

    2006-05-25T12:54:35Z

    Watercress has been enjoying something of a renaissance in the last few years, thanks to the on-going success of a multi-faceted promotional campaign. But can UK producers stave off any negative impressions they believe are left by imported product as its presence is stepped up to meet rising demand? Elspeth Waters investigates.

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    Just what is a partnership?

    2006-05-25T12:52:30Z

    News items coming across my desk this week pose an interesting question over the definition of “partnership” among

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    Sensible strategy beyond our ken

    2006-05-25T12:52:20Z

    It may seem parochial at the moment, but the London Food Strategy is likely to prove much more than a political attempt to

  • Steady SA citrus progress
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    Steady SA citrus progress

    2006-05-18T16:56:29Z

    South African growers and exporters are cautiously optimistic about the current citrus harvest and reports from the various production regions indicate the harvest is progressing well without major problems. FPJ’s South Africa correspondent Louise Brodie reports.

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    Inflatable caeses make fruit fun

    2006-05-18T16:55:09Z

    Paige Allen, director, Fruity Faces

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    Shelf barkers that make my job that little bit easier

    2006-05-18T16:55:04Z

    Searching the multiple shelves every fortnight for what is different, exciting or even new in terms of packs and varieties

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    We don’t have to agree to succeed

    2006-05-18T16:54:57Z

    I hope every delegate at the Re:fresh Conference and diner at the Re:fresh Awards went away with something to remember.

  • Expectations on stoney ground
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    Expectations on stoney ground

    2006-05-11T14:46:53Z

    Fears of frost damage have not been realised but this year’s European stonefruit season is expected to offer little cause for excitement. Elspeth Waters attended the 18th annual edition of the Europech’ conference last week in Perpignan to hear the latest predictions.

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    What’s the value of conferences?

    2006-05-11T14:43:33Z

    If I had been given a campaign clasp to wear on a military General Service Medal for every conference I have attended over my

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    Don’t underplay duty to disabled workers

    2006-05-11T14:43:21Z

    Adam Bernstein (pictured) hosts the FPJ’s monthly spotlight on the legislation that affects your business, and how you can use it to your advantage. This month, Clive Day discusses the legal need to accommodate workers with disabilities

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    RE:FRESHED AGAIN: NOW TO MOVE ON

    2006-05-11T14:43:03Z

    By now, you will no doubt be enjoying the after-effects of the Re:fresh Awards Dinner, or regretting your decision not to