All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 195
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ArticleTesco US follows UK discount lead
Fresh & Easy followed its UK counterparts Tesco in slashing its fresh produce prices to tempt in the bargain-hunters.
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ArticleTesco reports "tough" Christmas
Supermarket giant Tesco has reported its slowest Christmas period since the early 1990s as the country's biggest retailer felt the pinch of the economic downturn.
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Pesticide guide goes live
As fears over pesticide registration mount the British Crop Production Council (BCPC) has teamed up with the National Farmers Union (NFU) to offer growers online advice.
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Co-op enjoys festive success
The Co-operative Group has revealed it is pleased with its “good” Christmas trading figures.
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ArticleSoil Association urges Benn to back down on pesticides
The Soil Association has dismissed “nonsense” claims made by the pesticide industry that all carrot growing in the UK may cease if the proposed EU legislation on pesticides is approved.
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Food packaging specialists taken over in major deal
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of flexible packaging, Mercury Packaging, has announced the acquisition of food packaging specialist Certiforms.
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ArticleMorrisons creates 5,000 jobs
Morrisons gave a boost to Gordon Brown's jobs summit by announcing plans to create 5,000 jobs this year.
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ArticleOcado sees huge sales boost
Upmarket online delivery firm Ocado had its best Chrismas ever almost doubling its previous sales figures.
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ArticleTesco to unveil Christmas slump
Tesco is set to report its weakest Christmas sales figures since the recession of the early 1990s this week.
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ArticleVolatile prices put businesses at risk
The government needs to ‘empower’ farmers in the current volatile price market, according to Wayne Jones, head of the Agriculture and Development Division of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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ArticleChilean blueberries return to UK
Chilean growers and exporters are set to mount their third year of blueberry promotion in the UK.
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German industry faces big issues
The German fresh produce industry is set to launch a forum to debate the future of world food supplies during International Green Week in Berlin.
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Isafruit study boosts European health
A new study into healthy eating, in relation to the Isafruit project to increase the consumption of fruit throughout Europe, has been published.
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Portuguese trade show announced
The 10th edition of leading Portuguese trade show Alimentaria Lisboa has been announced, with the promise of more than 1,000 exhibitors.
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Dutch flower plant begins work
A huge floral processing plant in Venlo, the Netherlands, has become fully operational as owners FloraHolland ImportPlaza look to push business further.
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Seed breeders nominated for Logistica award
International vegetable seed breeder Enza Zaden has been nominated for the much-desired Fruit Logistica Innovation Award for the second successive year.
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ArticleRallying call from Benn
Food security and the proposed new EU pesticide directive came to the forefront of industry concerns, as Hilary Benn gave his annual speech at the Oxford Farming Conference.
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ArticleFruit Logistica Innovation nominees revealed
The ten nominations for this year’s Fruit Logistica Innovation Award (FLIA) 2009 have been made by the jury.
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ArticleBasics boost gives Sainsbury's the edge
Sainsbury’s has hailed its no-nonsense Basics range as the key to its festive boost, but admitted its premium range was suffering.
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Dutch fresh produce giants merge
Dutch fresh produce suppliers Terra Natura International (TNI) has entered a partnership with sales specialists Olympic Fruit in a deal set to make the company one of Holland’s largest suppliers.