All articles by Thomas Hobbs – Page 19

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    Total Produce completes Oppy deal

    2013-04-16T10:15:47Z

    European fresh produce giant Total Produce has announced that it has completed an agreement to acquire a 65 per cent majority shareholding in Vancouver-based fresh produce supplier the Oppenheimer Group.

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    DEFRA chief criticised for OFC remarks

    2013-04-16T10:15:47Z

    DEFRA's secretary of state Owen Paterson has come under fire for comments he made during his presentation at this year's Oxford Farming Conference.

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    Lidl's 'healthy till' trial begins

    2013-04-16T10:15:47Z

    Lidl is hoping to spark a healthy eating revolution by kicking off a ‘healthy till’ trial in its 600 stores this week.

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    Industry anticipates price inflation for apples

    2013-04-16T10:15:47Z

    Key members of the UK apple industry have conceded that there will be retail price inflation this year after poor weather disrupted last year’s crop.

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    M&S planning a return to the Netherlands

    2013-04-16T10:15:46Z

    Upmarket retailer Marks & Spencer is preparing to make a comeback in the Netherlands, according to Dutch food retail website Distrifood, which quotes 'several sources' as saying that the retailer will open a new store in Amsterdam this coming April.

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    Record-breaking Christmas for Sainsbury's

    2013-04-16T10:15:46Z

    Sainsbury's has posted positive results over Christmas and the fourth quarter as total sales, for the 14 weeks ending 5 January, rose by 3.3 per cent and like-for-like sales were up 0.9 per cent, both excluding fuel.

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    Market redevelopment boost for NCGM

    2013-04-16T10:15:46Z

    Covent Garden Market Authority has signed a contract with a St. Modwen and Vinci PLC joint venture for the regeneration of New Covent Garden Market and announced the appointment a new chairman.

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    Third-party boom for juice drink giant

    2013-04-16T10:15:46Z

    The UK's leading fruit juice supplier says it's seen a huge rise in its third-party logistics business.

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    South African grape shipments to UK disrupted

    2013-04-16T10:15:46Z

    South Africa has shipped considerably less grapes to major marketing regions so far this year, following a late start to the harvesting season and rain disruptions in the Orange River region.

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    Discounters shine over Christmas

    2013-04-16T10:15:45Z

    The likes of Aldi and Lidl performed strongly for the 12 weeks ending 23 December according to the latest retail data from Kantar Worldpanel.

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    Fowler and Marks awarded New Year's Honours

    2013-04-16T10:15:45Z

    Several leading figures from the food industry have been included in the New Year's Honours List including Peter Fowler, former president of the Covent Garden Market Tenants Association, and Peter Marks, the outgoing chief executive of The Co-Operarive Group.

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    Waitrose MD predicts produce price rises

    2013-04-16T10:15:44Z

    Mark Price, managing director of Waitrose, has predicted that price inflation of fruit and vegetables will rise further this year.

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    Soils Partnership set up for final push

    2013-04-16T10:15:44Z

    The Soils Partnership, a collaboration between the AHDB and Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) to help UK farmers get the most out of their soil, is set for one final push before its programme comes to an end in March.

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    "Disappointing" Christmas results for Morrisons

    2013-04-16T10:15:44Z

    It was a difficult Christmas period for Morrisons as like-for-like sales dropped 2.5 per cent for the six weeks to 30 December.

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    Marketing changes for Morrisons

    2013-04-16T10:15:44Z

    Bradford-based retailer Morrisons has announced Nick Collard as its new group marketing and customer director.

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    New onion slicer is a cut above the rest

    2013-04-16T10:15:44Z

    Buckinghamshire company Baltimore Innovations says its new vegetable slicing system is an 'industry first.'

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    Paterson reiterates support for GM

    2013-04-16T10:15:43Z

    DEFRA secretary of state Owen Paterson has reiterated his support for GM, stating that UK growers could 'fall behind other countries' if the technology isn't embraced in the coming years.

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    Chilean blueberries bounce back

    2013-04-16T10:15:43Z

    Exports of Chilean blueberries are recovering following heavy rainfall and hailstorms in the south-central area of the country during the Christmas period, according to the latest crop report from the Chilean Blueberry Committee.

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    Ant and Dec deal for Morrisons

    2013-04-16T10:15:43Z

    Morrisons has signed up TV duo Ant and Dec to front its new advertising campaign.

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    Potato giant reports fall in sales

    2013-04-16T10:15:42Z

    Dutch potato giant Agrico has reported consolidated turnover of €208.8m for the 2011-12 financial year, a substantial decrease compared with the €304.7m it generated in the previous 12-month period.