All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 51
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Retailers look to offer something extra
Cherries hold the record for the highest rate of impulse purchase, and as volumes build Marks & Spencer has come up with a
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ArticleAG Thames upbeat despite £4.9m loss
AG Thames has predicted a return to profit in 2012 after reporting a £4.9 million pre-tax loss for the year to 30 September 2011.
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Core Equipment to make Fruit Focus debut
Core Equipment will be exhibiting at Fruit Focus for the first time with products on display from technology manufacturers Scharfenberger and Kreuzmayr.
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ArticleS&A puts focus on water after profit and turnover increase
Grower and packer S&A Group has increased sales and profits in the past year, and has put the issue of water at the top of its agenda for the coming 12 months.
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ArticleRichard Jones: Moving into the post-PC era: How iPads and tablets are no longer the domain of the geek
Apple introduced the original iPad in April 2010, selling 300,000 devices on the first day of sale and a further three million
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ArticleReaching the Gold standard
From record kiwifruit crop volumes to the devastating Psa vine disease, it’s all happening in New Zealand. Kathy Hammond spoke to Mike Chapman, CEO of NZ Kiwifruit Growers, to find out more
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ArticleA world of opportunity
With more and more UK fresh produce companies now exporting, Thomas Hobbs examines the blueprint to international success
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ArticleBouquets of glory
The cream of the world’s athletes will receive a beautiful bunch of English flowers with their medals this year. Samantha Lyster finds out where they will come from
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ArticleMaking fresh produce count
Best known as the brainy former Countdown co-host, Carol Vorderman tells Lisa Kjellsson how she maintains her intellect and enviable figure
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ArticleCherries defy stonefruit fall
Inconsistent volumes and low pricing have hit value and volume sales, but the British cherry sector in particular is upbeat about the potential of the weeks ahead
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Summer is here... on the shelves at least
The summer may still be a long time in coming, but the shelves are bursting with English strawberries regardless, with
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ArticleLaurence Olins: BBC’s wholesale market series shows just how far many of us have come from our roots
The UK wholesale fresh produce markets’ recent portrayal by the BBC was not the positive picture hoped for by the market
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Case closed: but is it the tip of the iceberg?
One of the biggest talking points surrounding the potato corruption case (page 4) is whether this was a one-off or symptomatic
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ArticleSheerness bullish despite Vestas setback
Wind-turbine producer Vestas has pulled out of a planned offshore wind plant at the port of Sheerness.
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'Edible packaging' developed by scientists
Scientists in France have developed an edible packaging they say could revolutionise the way food and drink is consumed.
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ArticleThree jailed in potato corruption case
Andy Behagg, John Maylam and David Baxter have been handed jail terms for their part in the multi-million pound potato corruption case.
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ArticleEating for the countryside
At the latest meeting of Hadlow College’s Rural Focus Group, the issue of eating healthily and how it benefits the landscape was discussed. Pat Crawford reports
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ArticleMexico’s fresh focus on UK
Given its geographic closeness, it is little wonder most of Mexico’s fresh produce goes to the US, but the UK and Europe are becoming increasingly attractive alternatives. Steven Maxwell reports
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ArticleStrawberries and cream
Visitors to this year’s Wimbledon Championships will tuck into over 28 tonnes of fresh strawberries. Lisa Kjellsson finds out how the tennis tournament will affect soft-fruit sales across the country
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ArticlePutting potatoes first
At the recent World Potato Congress in Edinburgh, everything from GM and branding to health and exports was discussed. David Burrows rounds up the key topics of conversation