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Year 2012

• May
  • Fairtrade Grapes Continuity
• April
  • M&S Announces Earliest Ever Cherries
• March
  • Winter Cheer from UNIVEG
• February
  • Unique Fairtrade Step taken by UNIVEG
• January
  • Univeg Receives a Special Representative

Year 2011

• December
  • Supermarkets' giant expansion plans revealed
  • Morrisons to hire 7,000 for new stores and logistics
  • Solid forecast for Argentinean cherries
• November
  • Slight growth for SH stonefruit
  • RSA avocado promo success continues
• October
  • UK tastes turn more exotic
  • Waitrose responds to Big Price Drop
• September
  • English stonefruit trade receives rallying cry
  • UK gears up for Avocado Week
• August
  • Asda signals intent to ramp up direct sourcing
  • Fresh boss in at Morrisons
• July
  • Morrisons to undercut rivals with M local
  • Waitrose unveils expansion plans
  • Israel set for summer of strong supply
• June
  • Picota campaign Targets UK
  • Grocery market figures for May show benefits of Spring Holidays
• May
  • European stonefruit faces mixed outlook
  • UK: Morrisons eyeing up Iceland
• March
  • A cherry good deal
  • New market share data reveals slowdown in retail growth
• February
  • Waitrose goes head to head with Ocado
  • Premium and Value Seekers Drive New Year Market Share Gains
• January
  • Asda price obsession 'hides quality message'
  • Encouraging market growth for the grocery sector

Year 2010

• December
  • Growth of the 'big four' supermarkets
  • Morrisons takes direct route in South Africa
• November
  • M&S promises to refocus on own brand
  • Morrisons delivers solid performance
• October
  • Italian kiwi fall forecast
  • Waitrose Price Matches Tesco
• September
  • Strong Performance from Waitrose and Morrisons
  • Tesco Tests Drive Thru Supermarket
• August
  • Organic Fortnight approaches
  • Asda forced to sell off Netto stores
• July
  • New advertising campaign for Tesco
  • Picota cherries make late arrival
• June
  • Harrods promotes Pakistani mangoes
  • Price war stirs up pineapple market
• May
  • Morrisons sees Growth Slowdown
  • Latest Kantar Data shows Ongoing Premium Purchasing Trend
• April
  • Chile Revises Kiwifruit Forecast
  • M&S reports Q4 success
• March
  • Turkey builds reputation to become key UK supplier
  • Fairtrade First for Univeg
• February
  • Record year for Chilean Hass Avos
  • Morrisons Continues Market Growth

Year 2009

• November
  • M&S Targets Waitrose
• October
  • High hopes for Israeli Avos
  • Waitrose Reveals convenience ambitions
• September
  • Fairtrade Still Winning Public Support
  • Morrisons Records Profit Boost
• August
  • Avocado Supplies Run Tight
  • On the Road to Recovery
• July
  • Discounters - Broadening their appeal
  • TNS Figures Shows Market Solid as Discounter Growth Slows
• June
  • Turkish cherry comeback
  • Europe Set to Welcome RSA Sharonfruit
• May
  • From the Ground Up
  • NW cherries poised for record volume
  • TNS figures show resilient grocery sector
• April
  • Spanish Stonefruit crops thrive
  • South African Avos hit UK
  • Organics sector remains stoical
  • TNS figures demonstrate solid market growth in grocery
• March
  • Tesco and Sainsbury's clash over pricing
  • Apricot crop dodges freeze damage
  • Upbeat Morrisons sees profit rise
  • Raw deal for Fairtrade farms
• February
  • Asda cuts ranges to discount prices
  • European Production of kiwi season 2008/09
  • Exotics traders prepare for period of belt-tightening
  • TNS figures indicate strong start 2009 for grocery
  • Peruvian avocado exports to grow in the next years
• January
  • Morrisons tops Christmas figures
  • TNS figures show 6% final quarter for grocery
  • UK Christmas Trading Analysis
  • Chilean avocados take a plunge

Year 2008

• December
  • Good crop boosts South Africa's plum drive
  • Katopé Malet Azoulay – Name Change
  • Morrisons show healthy growth in testing times
  • Malet Azoulay joins UNIVEG

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