All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 149
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ArticleEcuador hosts banana congress
Ecuador is to host a major event with the goal of giving an extensive insight into the country’s banana industry this month.ProBanano Fair 2009, the second such event, will take place in Machala in the south west of the country on September 24-26 at the city’s Oro Verde hotel.
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ArticlePesticide approach to water agreed
The Environment Agency and key sponsors of the industry-led Voluntary Initiative (VI) have agreed a partnership approach to implementing the pesticide aspects of the Water Framework Directive.
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Importers to benefit from ALV system
The long-awaited benefits for importers and agents from simplifying procedures for importing fresh produce should be realised when the Automatic Licence Verification (ALV) system is implemented fully around January 2010.
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ArticleBenn and Leahy influence countryside
Leading faces in the food industry including DEFRA secretary of state Hilary Benn and Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy have cracked the top 10 in a list of top 100 most powerful people in the countryside, compiled by Country Life.
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ArticleKing quashes M&S rumours
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has moved to quash speculation he may join upmarket rivals Marks & Spencer as it looks to find a new boss.
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ArticleCo-op launches waste events
The Co-operative Group has launched a UK-wide series of Watch your Waste events to help tackle the growing problem of household food waste.
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ArticleBumper US pear season likely
The US pear season is set to be a bumper crop with initial estimates revised upwards following warm summer weather and ideal growing conditions.
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Total Produce "satisfied" with profits
Total Produce has reported a small decrease in profit on last year and declared itself satisfied with its profits to date.
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ArticleSharpak heralds salad trays
Sharp Interpak is putting its marketing power behind its large Sharpak salad range as it looks to build on the product’s design qualities.
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ArticlePotato industry battles losses
The UK potato industry has been hit heavily by the recession with one in three companies making a loss, many of them for the first time, according to new analysis.
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Fazor advised for onion growers
Dow AgroSciences is reminding growers that Fazor is approved for use on bulb onions when trying to suppress internal sprouting in stores.
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Healthy eating creates North/South divide
Consumers in the UK spend more than three times as much on fruit and vegetables than unhealthy snack food, but healthy eating varies vastly from region to region, according to new analysis.
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Government waste strategy questioned
A series of new industry partnerships led by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have provoked a mixed reaction from experts across the field.
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ArticleSainsbury's graduate places rise
Sainsbury’s has announced it is to increase its graduate intake by 30 per cent to 85 places in 2010, up from 65 this year.
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S&A Produce gives public insight
S&A Produce is to host drop-in sessions to display plans for its operations at Brierley Court Farm after a significant scaling back of its plans for the site.
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ArticleWaitrose continues summer success
Waitrose has continued its healthy summer growth, with sales and market share showing a steady rise in its latest report.
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ArticleKiwi drop for Zespri
Zespri’s first income forecast for the New Zealand kiwifruit season shows an expected decrease in returns to growers of green and organic green fruit due to tough market conditions and an abundance of summer fruit lines in Europe.
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Banana farmers reject Fairtrade
Banana farmers in Dominica are turning their backs on Fairtrade in huge numbers, according to Mitchell Roberts, chairman of the National Fairtrade Organisation of Dominica.
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ArticleSupermarkets defend UK plum approach
UK supermarkets are defending their stance in the wake of criticism of UK plum pricing.
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ArticleCosta Rican research recognised
The research director of the Costa Rican banana producers’ association, Corbana, Dr Jorge Sandoval Fernández, has been appointed president of Musalac, the Plantain and Banana Research and Development Network for Latin America and the Caribbean.