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Asda first supermarket to trial plant-derived coating on fresh produce

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Compagnie Fruitière's new ripening facility plans come to fruition in London

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Nisa employees help transform unused field for autism support group

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Aldi accelerates its expansion plans inside M25 after record financial results

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Denis Punter

Feb 26, 2015, 09:27 AM

“To be frank, we need to change some of our ways. In some respects we’ve become a market that is seen to be too hard and too difficult. Our requirements are tough. The cost burden on growers is tough.”

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Denis Punter, Total Produce UK

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Tesco announces finalists for its Agri T-Jam at World Agri-Tech Pitch Day
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Asda first supermarket to trial plant-derived coating on fresh produce
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An unprecedented catastrophe: Spanish crops destroyed covering more than 300,000ha
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Compagnie Fruitière's new ripening facility plans come to fruition in London
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Nisa celebrates produce all shapes and sizes with 'wonky' new promotion
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