All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 101
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ArticleEaster timing distorts retail figures
The timing of Easter has proved key to an apparent upturn in food sales as the retail industry reported a 2.3 per cent drop in sales.
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Fears over logistics in hung parliament
Britain’s economic recovery will be hamstrung by a hung parliament if it leads to a government more concerned with electoral reform than investment in infrastructure, warns the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
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ArticleHerbfresh takes to two wheels
Harvesting crews at Thames Valley grower and packer Herbfresh have taken to two wheels to move from field to field.
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Asda and Stubbins in toms team up
Asda and Stubbins Marketing Ltd have been promoting new varieties of locally grown tomatoes at Asda this week.
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ArticleChip week declared a success
National Chip Week 2010 has been declared a success after generating national newspaper coverage every single day and with slots on primetime and daytime television and radio programmes.
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ArticleNational Skills Academy strengthens
Three new training providers have joined the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing.
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ArticleStockbridge hosts health claims event
A conference on fresh produce health claims is to take place at Stockbridge Technology Centre STC) next month.
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Hedon and EVS in salad merger
UK glasshouse grower and fresh produce supplier Hedon Salads Ltd has merged with English Village Salads Ltd (EVS), part of the Bakkavör Group.
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Boston business losses GLA licence
The Gangmasters’ Licensing Authority (GLA) has revoked the licence of a Boston gangmaster after finding an “astonishing lack of paperwork and a lack of basic knowledge of how to run the business”.
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ArticleHargreaves introduces new asparagus
Hargreaves Plants has delivered the first of its 2010 asparagus crop and is set to add new hybrid varieties this year.
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ArticleTesco salads get naked
Tesco has laid its salad offer bare with a new range of unwashed baby leaf salad products, named fresh & naked.
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ArticleSpruzit pack sizes revised
The insecticide Spruzit, which is active against biting and sucking pests in edible and non-edible crops, is soon to be available in two new pack sizes - three and 10 litres replacing the current five litre container.
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ArticleElsoms Seeds hosts open days
Elsoms Seeds is to host two open days later this year to showcase a number of trials on vegetable crops.
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Leeds grocer hit with fine over quality
A retailer in Leeds has been ordered to pay a hefty fine after more than 20 breaches of European fruit and veg standards.
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ArticleBranston appoints R&D manager
Potato supplier Branston has appointed a new research and development manager to its team.
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ArticleRPA furore sparks mapping meet
The leaders of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and the Tenant Farmers’ Association (TFA) met DEFRA minister Lord Davies and Rural Payments Agency chief Tony Cooper last week to discuss Single Payment Scheme (SPS) and mapping issues which have flared up in recent weeks.
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ArticleFSA boss tours institutes
The top priority of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is keeping the consumer safe, an audience at Harper Adams University College heard this week.
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ArticleCAP reform could bolster produce R&D
A strong reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) could secure the UK significant research and development funding for fresh produce, according to the National Farmers’ Union (NFU).
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ArticleHilary Benn retains seat
DEFRA secretary Hilary Benn has retained his seat in the House of Commons following the general election, but his future as the UK’s most senior farming representative remains in doubt.
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ArticleSchoeller Arca invests in UK
Schoeller Arca Systems Ltd has made a major investment in the UK production of plastic returnable trays and pallets as it looks to reduce its customers’ costs on re-useable containers.