News from FPJ – Page 449
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G's Group CEO Alan Christie set to leave
G's has decided to split the role of Group CEO into three leadership positions in G’s Fresh, G’s Added-Value, and G’s Farming
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Apple titan Barlow announces retirement
Adrian Barlow to step down as chief executive of English Apples & Pears, but takes on chairman role
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Florette MD steps down after five years
Neil Sanderson is leaving the bagged-salad leader and will be replaced by Floreale operations director Doug Robertson
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New awards hail potato as ‘mighty’ not ‘humble’
Inaugural Mighty Spud Awards have been launched to support the potato sector in Northern Ireland
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Pink Lady partners with new Warner Bros rom-com
On-pack giveaways will offer the chance to win luxury weekends away in ‘exciting new move’ for branded apple
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MMG hires new general manager as Avalos exits
Daniel Boakes moves across to MMG Citrus following a successful two years in the role of technical development director at Mack
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Albert Bartlett feels 'brunt of deflation' as pre-tax profit falls
Potato and veg giant’s turnover fell from £174.5m to £144.6m, and pre-tax profit fell from £11.5m to £8.5m in 2014-15
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New MD joins AH Worth as senior staff exit QV Foods
Martin Taylor joins the parent company of QV Foods and JV Manor Fresh at an interesting juncture
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Three directors leave Produce World
Group commercial director Frank Robinson, group procurement and trade director Jon Campbell and supply chain director Tim Preston are out of the door
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Carrot growers face 'material losses' from flooding
Growers hit by heavy flooding in Yorkshire on top of poor yields, although waterlogging means it's too early to quantify losses
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Eating berries and citrus 'cuts erectile dysfunction risk'
Researchers found that men who consumed foods high in flavonoids had a lower risk of erectile dysfunction than men who did not
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Asparagus and rhubarb hit by warm temperatures
Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb is in short supply with high prices while the British asparagus season is expected to be early
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Covent Garden Flower Market to debut at Chelsea
Exhibit will explore relationship between iconic flower market and London’s independent florists
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Tesco like-for-like Xmas sales rise by 1.3 per cent
Retailer reports ‘strong’ Christmas trading although saw sales fall by 1.5 per cent during the third quarter
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Woman 'finds baby weasel' in Asda salad
Rifat Asghar was eating a carrot and sweetcorn meal from the supermarket when a colleague allegedly spotted a 'furry lump'
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M&S launches mini Hass avocados
Premium retailer says it is first to stock baby avos, which are half the size of a regular fruit and grown in Spain
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Sainsbury's reports 0.4 per cent fall in sales
Sainsbury's chief executive Mike Coupe said the supermarket had traded well in "a highly competitive market"
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Morrisons reports better than expected Christmas sales
Analysts had expected a fall in sales at Morrisons, which has been under intense pressure from rivals
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Shopper 'finds live wasp' in bag of Tesco spinach
Londoner who claims to have made the find is also allergic to wasps, and was told to bring the spinach - and the wasp - back to the store
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Wholesaler fined for selling rotten fresh fruit and vegetables
Among the rotten items found on sale at the trader's stand in Birmingham were orange sweet peppers