All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 71

  • Irish investigate potato sales drop
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    Irish investigate potato sales drop

    2011-11-24T08:01:01Z

    Bord Bia has launched an extensive survey to establish why consumers are switching to other carbs

  • Diet of Champions
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    Diet of Champions

    2011-11-18T16:24:54Z

    What will it take to become Britain’s next heavyweight boxing champion? A punch like a freight train? Abs of steel? Or perhaps a diet rich in fruit and vegetables? Michael Barker meets top trainer Freddie Osei and up-and-coming British star Ian Lewison to find out

  • James Martin on a mission
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    James Martin on a mission

    2011-11-18T11:24:44Z

    Nearly three million people wake up to James Martin every Saturday. The celebrity chef talks to Anna Sbuttoni about backing British, why there’s no such thing as free food and his favourite Ferrari

  • Myth and misinformation: A closer look at making health claims for fresh produce
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    Myth and misinformation: A closer look at making health claims for fresh produce

    2011-11-18T09:50:26Z

    Professor Leon Terry:Head of Plant Science Laboratory, Cranfield University

  • Morocco awakens
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    Morocco awakens

    2011-11-18T09:07:21Z

    After years of hard work and steady improvement, Morocco is coming into its own. Elizabeth O’Keefe and Tom Joyce talk to the Moroccan growers and suppliers making sure there is an array of winter salad on the UK market

  • Winter of discontent
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    Winter of discontent

    2011-11-18T08:58:56Z

    It will be a stretch to make winter vegetables profitable this year, given that cauliflowers alone have started the season at returns less than half the cost of production. Anna Sbuttoni asks what this means for a sector that is trying to retain its value in the UK

  • Colombia in full bloom
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    Colombia in full bloom

    2011-11-18T08:58:16Z

    The Colombian flower industry is in its element, with a huge customer on its doorstep in the US market and quality-hungry florists and retailers in the UK driving innovation and change. But as the industry looks for the golden ticket in the shape of the UK multiples, will compromise destroy all this good work? Elizabeth O’Keefe reports from Bogotá, Colombia

  • How the dinner tray can teach a  generation to eat
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    How the dinner tray can teach a generation to eat

    2011-11-18T08:55:08Z

    Jamie Oliver claimed on TV last month that he had “lost all hope” for school meals. In the second of our series on public procurement, Chloe Ryan asks how to feed the next generation and finds out how the produce industry can help

  • The Whole picture
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    The Whole picture

    2011-11-18T08:53:40Z

    Wholesale markets are facing the challenges of a changing trade and issues around site regeneration, but there is still a huge amount of development work taking place. Alex Lawson examines the state of play around the UK

  • Promotional switch drives slowdown in potato movement
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    Promotional switch drives slowdown in potato movement

    2011-11-18T08:52:14Z

    Potato sales have slipped now that retailers have changed tactics on promotions, though the switch has added £60 million to the category

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    Produce aisles lead festive countdown

    2011-11-18T08:51:36Z

    While nuts and dates are already taking over shelf space alongside confectionery and Christmas crackers, the constant drive to

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    Welcome to your new look magazine

    2011-11-18T08:50:52Z

    You’ve probably noticed that we’ve had a makeover.In fact, we’ve done a little more than that. We’ve

  • Italians forecast kiwifruit boost
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    Italians forecast kiwifruit boost

    2011-11-11T09:06:19Z

    Italy is Europe’s biggest producer of kiwifruit and is expecting a boost in production this year. Mike Knowles visited the country ahead of the start of the season to find out what the industry can expect in the coming months

  • South Africa leads stonefruit revolution
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    South Africa leads stonefruit revolution

    2011-11-11T09:05:55Z

    South Africa is set to introduce new stonefruit varieties that could revolutionise the winter offer in the UK. Fred Meintjes asks what’s next for the category

  • Salad category sees growth as suppliers tackle new challenges
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    Salad category sees growth as suppliers tackle new challenges

    2011-11-11T09:05:06Z

    It’s a positive outlook for the salad industry at the end of a year that has been plagued by the summer’s E. coli scares and contrary weather bringing fickle consumer demand. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes a look at the marketplace as winter sets in

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    Don't forget face time if you're going online

    2011-11-11T09:04:38Z

    I wonder whether the point will come when shoppers are being given too much information to take in.It may have reached this

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    Retailers mix it up with fresh takes on seasonal produce

    2011-11-11T08:58:39Z

    As the carrot industry holds its annual conference this month, it is appropriate that there are signs that retailers are

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    Dairy Comparison gives food for thought

    2011-11-11T08:58:16Z

    It’s good to see the NFU on a firm drive to iron out supply chain imbalance and help bring more profitability to

  • All change in Israel
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    All change in Israel

    2011-11-04T09:03:05Z

    The Israeli fresh produce industry is going through a period of change that will transform the way the supply chain in the country works. Mike Knowles and Elizabeth O’Keefe look at the issues ahead of the country’s winter lines coming over to the UK

  • Fresh produce needs new recipes for success
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    Fresh produce needs new recipes for success

    2011-11-04T09:02:49Z

    Award-winning food blogger Darya Pino believes that people need to be seduced into eating more fruit and vegetables, not browbeaten. Eurofruit’s Tobias Gourlay reports