All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 24
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FSA releases new E. coli advice
The Foods Standards Agency (FSA) has updated its advice to consumers in the wake of the French E. coli outbreak.
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ArticleSoil Association hires Wight Salads man
The Soil Association’s certification arm has hired Wight Salads’ Dr Phil Morley as fresh produce trade consultant.
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ArticleNitrate decision gives leafy lifeline
Sustained UK lobbying has seen “long and torturous” negotiations over nitrate levels for leafy vegetables end in success, potentially rescuing salad businesses from failure.
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ArticleRetailers sign up to health targets
Major retailers have signed up to a new commitment to help consumers more easily hit the 5 A DAY target in Scotland as part of the battle against obesity.
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ArticleUK heads for cherry self-sufficiency
UK fruit growers will be the principal suppliers of cherries to the domestic marketplace in the next 10 years, according to Berry Gardens MD Nick Marston, speaking at Fruit Focus.
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Heavy hail damage to Italian apples
A violent hailstorm accompanied by high winds and heavy rain in the north-east Italian province of Trentino has caused damaged to apples approaching maturation.
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ArticleIndustry faces plant health inspection hike
The UK fresh produce and cut flower industries are facing “exorbitant and unnecessary” hikes in statutory plant health inspection fees.
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Major packaging automation suppliers merge
Packaging automation suppliers, G.Mondini Ltd and Ulma Packaging Ltd, have merged with the new business to set up in Staffordshire.
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ArticleTurnaround specialist in at Makro
Self-service wholesaler Makro has appointed “restructuring specialist” to attempt to arrest the slide in fortunes at the business.
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ArticleIrish horticulture gets production cost boost
Production costs in the labour-intensive Irish horticultural sector, a long-time source of complaint by growers, are set to be reduced as a result of a controversial decision by the republic’s High Court.
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ArticleS&A signs strawberry exclusivity deal
UK group will grow 'several million' Capri strawberries next year after agreeing a deal with Italian growers
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ArticlePotatoes in Practice approaches
A field-based potato event is to display a number of key developments with the crop.
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ArticleLondis in £4m fresh investment
Convenience retailer Londis is investing £4 million in its fresh food expansion this year.
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ArticleFiddleford appoints senior figures
Fiddleford Mushrooms has made two senior appointments following considerable expansion.
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ArticleFurther consolidation forecast for foodservice
The foodservice industry is set for further consolidation while the restaurant trade is facing a “crisis of confidence” as promotional risks backfire.
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ArticleSprouting seed growers slam FSA over advice
Jim Hardy of Aconbury Sprouts tells Freshinfo that his company has lost half of its business
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ArticleS&A signs strawberry exclusivity deal
S&A Produce has secured an exclusivity agreement with Italian fruit growers Vivai Salvi and Vivai Mazzoni and plant breeder CIV (Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti) to grow and market the Italian strawberry variety Capri in the UK.
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ArticleResearch in spotlight at Fruit Focus
Leading research that will help UK fruit growers meet the demands of the market place will be a key attraction at Fruit Focus.
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ArticleNorman Collett gives bees a boost
The University of Reading is collaborating with top-fruit supplier Norman Collett as part of the £10 million Insect Pollinator Initiative (IPI).
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ArticleUnite launches campaign against Sainsbury's
Unite has launched a campaign calling on Sainsbury’s to “make low pay taste better”.