All articles by Thomas Hobbs – Page 22
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Tesco expands its click & collect service
UK-based retailer Tesco has launched grocery click and collect trials in the Czech Republic following the introduction of its online grocery operation in the country earlier this year.
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Sainsbury's unveils convenience plans
UK retailer Sainsbury's has announced plans to further increase its convenience operation over the next three years, leading to the creation of some 10,000 jobs in the country.
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Florette secures deal for Bakkavör units
Agrial, the French cooperative which owns fresh salad and vegetable brand Florette, has reached a formal deal to purchase the French and Spanish divisions of Iceland-based prepared foods supplier Bakkavör Group for a cash sum of €33m.
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Appeal for calm following violence in South Africa
Gerrit van Rensburg, farm minister for the Western Cape pro- vincial government in South Africa has called for calm in the province following violent protests at farms in the Hex Valley last week and warned that such action threatens the future of fruit production.
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Tesco backs Thai export growth
The world's third-largest grocer Tesco has underlined its commitment to Thailand's fresh produce export trade by targeting Thai exports worth Bt15bn in 2013 through its Tesco Lotus division and promising to promote Thai products to customers at more than 6,500 Tesco stores in Europe, Asia and the US.
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Total Produce rescues UK supplier
European fresh produce giant Total Produce has acquired Burtons Go Bananas, a supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables to the UK catering trade, it has emerged.
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Potato Council looks ahead after 'challenging' year
The Potato Council has urged the UK potato industy to address its problems to regain ground after 'the most challenging growing season in history.'
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No Psa let up in New Zealand
In New Zealand, Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH) has released its latest update on the spread of the vine-killing disease Psa across the country's kiwifruit industry, reporting that a further 74 positive results have been identified this week.
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New head of wholesale for Scott Farms
Scott Farms International has expanded to meet demand for the import of sweet potatoes into the UK and continental Europe.
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Dole reduces losses in third quarter
Dole Food Company has announced that it narrowed its loss during the third quarter of 2012, although revenues took a hit during a three-month period that also saw the sale of its worldwide packaged food and Asian fresh produce businesses to Itochu Corporation.
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Tesco considers Indian market
UK-based retail giant Tesco is considering opening stores in India following that country’s decision in September to relax laws preventing foreign ownership of multi-brand retail outlets.
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Apple suppliers urged to learn more
Apple marketers around the world need to learn more about consumers if they are to succeed in growing their sales according to a renowned apple sector analyst.
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Blue Skies wins responsible capitalism award
UK-based prepared fruit supplier Blue Skies, which has packhouses in Ghana, Egypt, South Africa and Brazil, supplying some of the biggest supermarket chains in the UK, Europe and South Africa, has received a First Award for Responsible Capitalism.
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Asda sales growth slows down
Asda has announced a third quarter like-for-like sales increase of 0.3 per cent, for the 12 weeks ending 29 September, a drop in sales following a 0.7 per cent increase in the last quarter.
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Premium range helps Sainsbury's profits grow
Sainsbury’s has posted a 2.5 per cent increase in its half-year pre-tax profits.
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More Brits turning to frozen, claims Birds Eye CEO
Further adherence to waste-reduction schemes such as WRAP by shoppers is helping to boost consumption of frozen vegetables, according to Birds Eye CEO Martin Glenn.
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South African crisis talks after farm violence
Grape growers in the Hex River Valley have reacted strongly to protests that have seen their vineyards burned and workers threatened.
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Brazil 'stops EU orange exports'
Following mounting pressure to address the issue of food safety and imports, EU officials have been forced to increase phytosanitary demands on countries including Brazil and South Africa.
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EU banana disputes officially end
Representatives from the European Union and ten Latin American countries have signed a landmark agreement on banana imports into the EU, ending one of the longest-running disputes in the history of international trade.
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Pink award win for flowers giant
UK plant producer Thompson & Morgan has won the 'Best New Plant' award at the 2012 Garden Retail Awards for its foxglove plant 'Illumination Pink'.