All articles by Fred Searle – Page 107
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ArticleFyffes ripe for €751m takeover
Irish distributor is recommending that its shareholders approve buyout from Japanese banana giant looking to expand into new markets
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ArticleRipe opportunities in organic bananas
Post-Brexit exchange rates have pushed up prices, but the growing organics market is proving fruitful
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ArticleAmazon opens checkout-free store in Seattle
Online retail giant launches physical grocery shop with no queues and no tills in a bid to save customers time
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ArticleSpecial report: Poland's Brexit blues
Polish blueberry exporters may look to new markets if exchange rates worsen, but for the time being the UK remains an important trade partner
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ArticleFewer delays at Dover since Jungle demolition
Distributors report fewer hold-ups at Port of Dover since Jungle refugee camp was demolished but poorer weather now causing problems
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ArticleMaersk eyes Hamburg Süd buy-out
World’s biggest container operator reportedly looking to boost global market share by acquiring German rival
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ArticleAMT Fruit and Tesco celebrate Spanish citrus season
Tesco teams up with main citrus supplier to mark start of Spanish season with easy peeler give-aways at train stations
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ArticleBanana prices rise as Brexit bites
Unfavourable exchange rates force four major supermarkets to increase banana prices in past two weeks
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ArticleNisa brings experience to its board
Retail veterans join convenience retailer as Independent Non-Executive Directors as Nisa looks to expand
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ArticleTesco shoppers scramble for 20p fruit and veg
Customers filmed pushing and shoving as they try to grab bargain fresh produce reduced from £2 to 20p
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ArticleSoil Association launches one-stop organic shop
Body sets up online store for organic Christmas goods in bid to connect and promote organic producers and brands
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ArticleCo-op sets 80 per cent recyclable packaging target
Supermarket wants four fifths of its packaging to by recyclable within four years and is calling on other retailers to follow suit
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ArticleEasy peelers are the easy choice
Easy peelers are going from strength to strength, while oranges are still suffering from a lack of convenience
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ArticleNatures Way celebrates apprentices’ success
Food manufacturer “extremely proud” after budding engineers complete four-and-a-half year apprenticeship
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ArticleBig opportunities in ‘free from’ food-to-go
Fast-growing market for allergen-free products presents ripe opportunities for food-to-go businesses, say IGD speakers
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ArticleDelivering shopper missions 'key to food-to-go success'
Food-to-go products must fulfil customers' food-to-go ‘missions’, the most important being lunch, advise grocery analysts
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ArticleIGD forecasts food-to-go boom
Grocery researcher predicts overall food-to-go market will grow by 35 per cent growth in next five years
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ArticleAsda’s sales slide continues
Retailer’s nightmare year goes on as sales drop 5.8 per cent in the third quarter
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ArticleStudy reveals ‘horticulture skills crisis’
Some 72 per cent of businesses are unable to fill skilled vacancies due to shortage of young recruits, according to survey
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ArticleNew weed control tech 'could slash herbicide use'
Targeted weed control technology could cut herbicide use by 95 per cent, according to AHDB-funded research project