All articles by Anna Sbuttoni – Page 9
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ArticleEMR launches fruit foursome
East Malling Research launched two new strawberry varieties, a new raspberry and a new cherry to the trade last week.
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ArticleSpanish players link up
Andalusian orange grower group Quality Distribution Fruits (QDF) has joined forces with the largest fruit and vegetable group in Almería, the Unica Group.
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Conservatives share their vision
Conservative Lord Taylor of Holbeach, shadow minister for environment, food and rural affairs this week told a Fruit Focus forum that his party would re-prioritise food and farming should it come into power, claiming that food production is “the most important industry of all”.
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Growfair reaches Wales
Total Produce (Cardiff) has become part of the Growfair brand launched by fellow group company Bristol Fruit Sales last year, to promote the finest locally grown produce.
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Capespan introduces its own academy
The Capespan Group has launched the Capespan Academy to offer a leadership development programme for South African land reform projects.
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Potato Council offers promotional material
The Potato Council is set to help farmers’ markets boost potato sales with its high impact promotional material.
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ArticleNew Spitalfields goes East
New Spitalfields Market celebrated its 18th year last week with a fund-raising bash to help rebuild the earthquake region in Sichuan.
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ArticlePotato Council appoints new director
The Potato Council is to get a new director following the appointment of Sandra Ziles this week.
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ArticleGrowfair extends into Devon and Wales
Bristol Fruit Sales has extended its Growfair brand from Cornwall into Devon as part of its long-term strategic plan to create premium regional offers.
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ArticleCapespan secures Rooigras farm
Capespan has secured the ongoing commitment of Rooigras farm in the shape of a five-year lease contract of the property to support its grapefruit strategy.
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ArticleMarkets seek champion
The first meeting of the Association of London Markets at New Covent Garden Market this week painted a very positive future for national markets ahead of the government’s Select Committee report, due to be released next month.
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Nunhems unveils €2m research station
Bayer CropScience subsidiary Nunhems has opened a €2 million (£1.7m) experimental station in the Spanish region of Murcia.
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Monsanto and Dole unveil five-year project
Monsanto and Dole Fresh Vegetables are set to team up for a five-year vegetable breeding collaboration.
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Fyffes raises growth target
Fyffes has raised its earnings growth target for 2009, claiming that favourable market conditions have outweighed higher input costs.
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TNS reveals discounter slowdown
The latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures show that the discounter boom is tailing off as the sector rides out the recession.
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Sainsbury's head office in fire alert
Sainsbury’s head office in central London had to be evacuated last night after a fire broke out in the basement.
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Harper Adams wins agro-energy funding
Harper Adams University College is to embark on a £3 million-plus project to install a new renewable energy system powered by farm and food waste at its Shropshire campus.
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ArticleKent spuds hit local Asda stores
Kent new potatoes have hit shelves in local Asda stores this week, for the third year running.
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Incredible Edibles hit Republic
Irish horticulture minister Trevor Sargent has praised the Incredible Edibles initiative, set up to encourage schoolchildren to grow their own fresh produce and award more than €10,000 (£8,600) in educational funds.
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ArticlePotato Council launches summer campaign
The Potato Council is set to target its Love Potatoes summer campaign at young families in a bid to secure the long-term future of the category.