All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 78

  • Melon momentum
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    Melon momentum

    2011-07-22T09:01:05Z

    The UK melon industry is looking to pump an additional £9 million into the market’s value by making gains in the orange flesh market. Alex Lawson travelled to Spain to find out more and see the significant advances made in varietal development internationally

  • Sweet victory
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    Sweet victory

    2011-07-22T08:54:58Z

    It’s been an encouraging start to the UK sweetcorn season with early starts for the crop across the country from the South East to Yorkshire. Elizabeth O’Keefe asks the sector how it is going to make the most out of the situation

  • Gateshead Revisited
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    Gateshead Revisited

    2011-07-22T08:53:48Z

    Finding a consensus on the North East Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable Market in Gateshead in recent years has proved a difficult task, but could the arrival of a new roof herald a more convivial future for the market? Alex Lawson met the board to find out

  • Analysis

    Can rapid deployments work and save money?

    2011-07-22T08:52:49Z

    The recent global report from analysts Panorama highlighted that average ERP deployments had reduced from 20 months to 16.

  • Early starts and rising prices bode well for veg category
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    Early starts and rising prices bode well for veg category

    2011-07-22T08:52:21Z

    With market value up by nearly five per cent, supermarket prices increasing and the weather on side, the vegetable sector is shaping up better than expected. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports

  • Article

    Discussion is the best way to resolve labour disputes

    2011-07-22T08:51:44Z

    It’s not often the fresh produce industry is subject to the external pressures created by industrial and social

  • Article

    Retailers look in the mirror as displays get a revamp

    2011-07-22T08:51:26Z

    The way that bananas are displayed on the shelves doesn’t change very often, which is perhaps why offering mixed

  • Article

    Logical thinking still lacking on E.coli

    2011-07-22T08:51:01Z

    I can’t help feeling there’s still a lack of logical thinking in the fall-out from the E. coli crisis.It was

  • Labour pains intensify
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    Labour pains intensify

    2011-07-15T07:01:02Z

    As Unite prepares a major campaign of action against fresh produce labour practices, Chloe Ryan examines the union’s grievances and finds the industry in frustrated mood

  • Article

    MARTIN HINGLEY: Independent retailers can flourish in fresh produce

    2011-07-15T07:01:02Z

    It is fashionable to believe supermarkets to be the evil empire, but I Iike their good value, choice and - broadly speaking -

  • Evolution is revolution for Natures Way
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    Evolution is revolution for Natures Way

    2011-07-15T07:01:02Z

    Natures Way Foods has built its reputation on supplying high quality, own label salad products to some of the biggest names in the food business. But will the opportunities presented by product diversification and branding pull the company in new directions? Michael Barker meets chief executive Susan Barratt to find out

  • Crisis Point
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    Crisis Point

    2011-07-15T07:01:02Z

    Amid a series of allegations and recriminations, the European E. coli outbreak has been a catastrophe for the fresh produce industry. Anna Sbuttoni asks how best to manage a food crisis

  • Crop protection challenge
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    Crop protection challenge

    2011-07-15T07:01:02Z

    As changes to EU directive 91/414 are implemented by the European Commission, the UK horticulture industry waits to find out how new EU agrochemical registration regulation 1107/2009 will affect its day-to-day dealings and bottom line. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports

  • Article

    Varieties billed as brands to find new ways to market

    2011-07-15T07:01:02Z

    A question many people ask is how long does it take before a brand brings real sales advantage?Currently, a number of what

  • Article

    Dialogue is the best way to navigate crises

    2011-07-15T07:01:02Z

    What’s the single most important aspect when it comes to preventing a localised crisis turning into a full-blown

  • Stonefruit set to bounce back as supplies strike a balance
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    Stonefruit set to bounce back as supplies strike a balance

    2011-07-15T07:01:02Z

    The stonefruit category could be set for a comeback now the European season is moving faster and retailers are backing home-grown supplies. Anna Sbuttoni reports on a sector recovering from a tough patch

  • Article

    SANDYS DAWES: The many attractions of cider apple production

    2011-07-15T07:01:02Z

    I have to admit that my knowledge of the scale of the UK cider industry has been pretty abysmal. I have drunk cider

  • Two week reprieve for Agrexco
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    Two week reprieve for Agrexco

    2011-07-08T09:23:57Z

    Troubled Israeli fresh produce company Agrexco, which exports its fruit and vegetables under the Carmel brand, has been granted a two-week stay of proceedings by the Tel Aviv District Court.

  • Analysis

    The future is here: but do we really like it?

    2011-07-08T07:01:02Z

    Vibrating belts that give you flat abs while you sit back and watch TV; self-aware robotic vacuum cleaners that can reach

  • Distinctive varieties hit the shelves for summer
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    Distinctive varieties hit the shelves for summer

    2011-07-08T07:01:02Z

    As the cherry season continues to build and choice gets bigger and bigger, the novelty of seasonality continues to shrink.