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Sadly, some of them are just too weak to carry on, and there will be a big spike of failures in the New Year. On the flipside, their demise will bring a welcome reduction in competitive pressure for those left.
David Pattison of industry analyst Plimsoll comments on a new study which suggests some 257 fresh produce companies in the UK are running out of time to turn things around financially.
Tesco by numbers
- 1.5 billion: Approximate number of bananas Tesco sells each year in the UK, equal to around 185,000 tonnes
- 440,000 tonnes: Total volume of potatoes sold by Tesco in the UK every year
- 365: Days in the year customers can buy British pears in Tesco
- 20: Varieties of British apple sold at Tesco
Tesco’s chief executive Sir Terry Leahy tells the BBC he expects the majority of Tesco’s growth over the next few years to be in countries outside the UK.
Why has this compound been causing a stir within the apple business over the past couple of weeks? Find out on Fruitnet.com.
Suppliers should be challenged to fund marketing costs and should provide compensation for products that are marked down or thrown away because customers aren’t buying them. We invest a huge amount of capital into new space each year and our suppliers can help pay for it.
An extract from the 88-page guide to negotiating prepared by Asda for its retail buyers, which was leaked to The Independent.
British apple season prompts annual soul-searching
Three weeks after the official start of the UK apple season, a quick survey of a British supermarket by the Daily Telegraph has found that less than 16 per cent of the apples in store are produced domestically, a situation described by one grower as “disgraceful”.
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