All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 153
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ArticleSainsbury's to create 20,000 jobs
Sainsbury’s is to boost its workforce and recruit up to 20,000 staff in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year, with some jobs to be retained.
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Government questions overseas lorries
The government has criticised the number of foreign vehicles on UK roads, questioning their safety records.
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ArticleKoppert founds Chilean subsidiary
Koppert Biological Systems has founded a new South American subsidiary in a joint venture to produce and sell biological control solutions.
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ArticleNZ growers struggle on returns
Ian Palmer, chairman of the New Zealand apple and pear industry association Pipfruit NZ, has reported that the country’s growers are receiving a poor return this season and expressed frustration at the lack of government support.
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ArticleRedpack makes waves abroad
Redpack Packaging Machinery has a new contract in the Netherlands for a Redpack P325 top seal flow wrapper. The machinery will to be used in the volume packing of asparagus destined for both home and overseas retail and will be delivered later in the year.
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CPRE hosts local food workshop
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is to host a workshop canvassing opinions of local food as part of its Mapping Local Food Webs project next month.
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British Potato registration goes live
Online ticket registration is now live for British Potato 2009, set to take place in Harrogate in November.
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ArticleChiquita unveils salad campaign
Fresh Express, the salad-producing subsidiary of Chiquita, has announced a multi-faceted campaign to help ramp up sales of the company’s innovative line-up of salads in the US.
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ArticleWaitrose capitalises on plum abundance
Waitrose is taking advantage of a bumper UK plum crop by offering consumers a range of varieties and recipes.
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ArticleTesco launches Just Add range
Tesco has launched a new range of products to be sold alongside fresh produce, to cater for the UK’s fervour for scratch cooking.
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PotatoEurope programme confirmed
PotatoEurope 2009, taking place next month, is to host field demonstrations over around 30 hectares of land in the Netherlands.
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Exosect exhibits at SOFHT event
Pest management specialist Exosect has announced that it will be presenting and exhibiting its Exosex SPTab solution at the Life After Methyl Bromide 2 event, organised by the Society of Food Hygiene & Technology (SOFHT) on September 23.
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Consumer conscience continues to grow
More than half of all shoppers would like to know more about the environmental impact of food and grocery products, while the retailers are making significant steps in dealing with related issues, according to new research from IGD.
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ArticleHoneybee deaths continue
The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) has confirmed worrying trends in the state of the UK’s honeybee population.
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HortNZ fears mass infestation
Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) president Andrew Fenton has expressed extreme concern over the risks created by air travel to the country’s $5 billion (£2bn) horticulture industry.
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ArticleFlorida citrus volumes down
Florida’s citrus crop could see a significant drop in volume next season but the brunt of the shortfall will be borne by the processed market.
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Brassica event set for Lincoln
The Brassica Growers’ Biennial Conference and Trade Exhibition is to be held on January 19, 2010 at the Lincolnshire Showground in Grange-de-Lings, Lincoln.
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ArticleMastronardi scoops clutch of gongs
Mastronardi Produce took top honours for the second consecutive year for its Sunset-branded tomatoes taking four prestigious gongs.
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Obama criticism triggers Whole Foods boycott
The chief executive of beleaguered organic retailer Whole Foods Market has triggered a boycott of the company after an attack of Barack Obama’s planned healthcare reforms.
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ArticleMushroom Bureau seeks PR agency
The Mushroom Bureau, the body which is responsible for the generic publicity of all fresh cultivated mushrooms sold in the UK, is seeking an agency to produce a marketing campaign to promote the food to UK consumers.