All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 56
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ArticleNew potato is a blast from the past
A potato widely associated with the Irish Famine in the 1840s has been revived by Glens of Antrim Potatoes.
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ArticleFruit toastie wins national sandwich award
The designer of a toastie made from apples and raspberries walked away from The British Sandwich Industry awards as the Kanzi-sponsored ‘sandwich designer of the year’.
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ArticleNFU elects new horticulture board members
Sarah Dawson has been re-elected as chair of the NFU Board for Horticulture, while several new faces have been added to the board.
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ArticleAsparagus arrives in numbers
After a difficult few weeks for British asparagus, the product has arrived in large numbers with the majority of retailers now reporting full stock.
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ArticleMark Nixon: The great paper chase: How IT can help eliminate £175 million of paper-based costs
“It’s good to be green. Please don’t print this email unless you really have to.” Common sense,
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ArticleThe social revolution
Social media marketing has transformed the business scene and the fresh produce industry is no exception. Elizabeth O’Keefe provides some food for thought for those struggling with the idea of getting down with the kids
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ArticleSmart thinking
Fresh produce companies are starting to switch on to the benefits of direct consumer interaction via smartphone apps. Here, FPJ rounds up six of the best
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ArticleThe online cash minefield
When times are tough, cash can be hard to come by, especially for small businesses. And with a proliferation of online short-term lenders having sprung up, it’s a minefield out there. Paul Clapham weighs up the options
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ArticleThe sky's the limit
A number of challenges and continued question marks by some consumers over the need to airfreight fresh produce have made this a tough year for importers. But despite that the sector continues to innovate and invest, as Fiona Keating reports
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ArticleGrape sales move into overdrive
The grape category is enjoying impressive growth with an increase in both spend and volume thanks to burgeoning crops and canny retail promotions
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The freshness and variety of produce
While It’s Fresh! has been in stores for some months with giant avocados, berries, pears and melons, its use has now
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Mixing the old and the new: How traditional techniques sit well with modern approaches
With constant reminders that the banks have locked up their strong rooms if anyone wants to borrow any cash, and with profit
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Making digital work for fresh produce
Welcome to FPJ’s first ever dedicated digital issue, where we examine all things online and how they affect your
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ArticleThe pear that thinks it's an apple
A new variety of pear that looks and tastes like an apple is being launched into M&S.
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ArticleCelebrating the strength of London’s liveries
This month Jane Anderson recounts the special event that is the Honorary Assistants’ dinner, as well as describing a tour of the City of London that took in sights from Old Spitalfields Market through to Dennis Severs’ House
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ArticlePushing the market for melons
The melon sector has had a number of challenges facing it lately, but producers are fighting back with investment and NPD, as Eurofruit’s Steven Maxwell and Gill McShane explain
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ArticleGreen Fingers
Horticulturalist and fresh produce devotee Alan Titchmarsh discusses the challenge of keeping the public turned on to fresh produce with Stephen Milton
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ArticleStemming the crisis
Recession-conscious shoppers are buying fewer flowers and plants in a bid to keep costs down. Now, as Lisa Kjellsson reports, the ornamental industry warns it is slowly wilting
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ArticlePutting potatoes first
As one of the UK’s leading potato buyers, packers and distributors, Branston turned over more than £123 million in 2011 and is the leading supplier of potatoes to Tesco. Michael Barker speaks to managing director Graeme Beattie
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ArticlePotatoes slide into decline
The weather has made this a tough quarter for the industry and, to add to its woes, consumption is down. But new lines are coming through to save the day