UK supermarket chain’s profits hit by restructuring and merger costs Sales growth at J Sainsbury has picked up after the supermarket group benefited from the hot UK summer and lowered its prices. The big four grocery chain, which is in the process of attempting […]
Production in both Trentino and South Tyrol has reportedly been hit hard by recent poor weather Fruit production in the north-east of Italy is counting the cost of last week’s major storm, which according to local news sources has hit berry and apple producers […]
Marks & Spencer reported same-store sales declines in both its clothing and food divisions amid disruption caused by its radical restructuring programme, and warned that it expects “little improvement in sales trajectory” for the remainder of the year. Clothing sales were down 1.1 per cent on […]
Producers and exporters urge Spanish government to act now to avoid disaster Murcian producers flag up Brexit fears Proexport is calling on the Spanish government to draw up a Brexit contingency plan to prepare fruit and vegetable producers for the fallout of the UK’s departure […]
Britain’s farmers should no longer get “privileged” access to low-skilled, low-paid workers from the EU after Brexit, says a top government adviser. Alan Manning, who chairs the Migration Advisory Committee, said fruit and vegetable growers would probably “go backwards”. But it would not be the […]
The UK growers said they had grown their worldwide supplier network by 100 per cent in the past year UK berry growers Chambers has doubled its international berry supply network in the past year to help bolster their year-round supply. The company announced a “significant” […]
Theresa May will brief key ministers on negotiations with the EU as the government comes under increasing pressure over Brexit. Ahead of next week’s crunch Brussels summit, the Democratic Unionist Party has threatened to withdraw its support for the government if it is not happy […]
Cable is constrained by the 1.31 technical handle in early consolidation as traders look for a breakout. A rising trendline from near-term lows coincides with a rising 200-hour EMA from 1.3070 providing support, while resistance sits at the week’s peak of 1.3130. Medium-term, the US […]
As the new brand reaches its first anniversary, Camposol CEO Jorge Ramírez reflects on a year of growth The Berry That Cares comes of age The Berry That Cares, Camposol’s ethical blueberry brand, is one year old, and to mark the occasion the company has […]
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – With just six months to go until Britain is due to leave the European Union, negotiations between the sides to agree a divorce settlement and a blueprint of new relations after Brexit are in the final stretch. If they fail to agree, […]