Citrus news archive – Page 215

  • Article

    Pricing row as old as the tills

    2007-03-08T16:22:10Z

    Tesco’s year-round offer to have five fresh produce lines on a half-price ticket in its stores continuously has

  • Article

    Fairtrade call for immediate change

    2007-03-01T16:02:43Z

    Mark Varney, business development manager at the Fairtrade Foundation, talks to Anna Sbuttoni ahead of Fairtrade Fortnight about changing consumer buying habits and the difference this will make on the ground.

  • Spending with conscience
    Article

    Spending with conscience

    2007-03-01T15:54:53Z

    Fairtrade fresh produce is undoubtedly moving into the mainstream and supporters are urging consumers to spend with their conscience. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.

  • Jaffa Suntina
    Article

    MTEX gives Jaffa citrus a push

    2007-02-26T08:01:01Z

    Jaffa citrus is to enjoy a year-round promotional boost in the UK in 2007, thanks to the launch of a 12-month consumer campaign by Israeli produce marketer Mehadrin Tnuport Export (MTEX).

  • SNFL to build on Pink success
    Article

    SNFL to build on Pink success

    2007-02-23T13:01:01Z

    Special New Fruit Licensing Ltd (SNFL), the fruit licensing company behind the trademarked grape variety Absolutely Pink, is hoping to bring a range of key new grape varieties to market within the next two to three years.

  • Inset: Chris Mack
    Article

    Fresca and Martinavarro shake up citrus

    2007-02-22T08:01:02Z

    A new joint citrus marketing venture called MM Global Citrus Limited (MMG) is to take over the marketing of citrus to UK importer Mack Citrus’s existing customers.

  • SA citrus in good shape
    Article

    SA citrus in good shape

    2007-02-16T14:01:01Z

    The outlook is bright for the citrus industry in South Africa this season, Capespan procurement director Martin Dunnett has revealed.

  • Article

    Bumper fruit crop for Europe

    2007-02-13T16:01:01Z

    European fruit growers experienced record fruit harvests last year, while vegetable production saw a decline, according to Germany’s Central Market and Press Office (ZMP) for Agriculture, Forestry and Food Industry Products.

  • Article

    German consumers drop produce purchases

    2007-02-10T12:01:01Z

    Price hikes in Germany’s fresh produce resulted in a drop in consumer purchases in 2006, according to a report given this week at the opening ceremony of this year’s Fruit Logistica.

  • Anton Rabe
    Article

    SA signs Chinese export deal

    2007-02-06T17:01:02Z

    South Africa’s president Thabo Mbeki and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao will today sign protocols on phytosanitary requirements for the export to China of SA pears, table grapes, apples and tobacco leaf.

  • Super powers
    Article

    Super powers

    2007-02-01T16:12:36Z

    From Goji berries to broccoli - the amount of fresh produce claiming superfood status seems to be growing all the time. Emma Twyning spoke to leading purveyors of the concept to find out what power it can wield and whether it is here to stay.

  • Article

    Small print opens up new avenues of discovery

    2007-02-01T16:08:31Z

    Reading the small print on packaging can often lead to intriguing discoveries. Sainsbury’s has proven to be a mine of

  • Italy responsible for a quarter of EU production
    Article

    Italy responsible for a quarter of EU production

    2007-01-30T09:01:01Z

    Fresh produce from Italy now represents a quarter of European production, agricultural organisation Coldiretti has revealed.

  • Graham Aimson
    Article

    Chefs battle in Great Potato Cook-Off

    2007-01-28T14:01:02Z

    Six chefs took part in the British Potato Council’s (BPC) Great Potato Challenge Cook-Off Final in Milton Keynes.

  • UK delivers on Spanish citrus
    Article

    UK delivers on Spanish citrus

    2007-01-27T11:01:01Z

    Spanish citrus growers may be facing a crisis and experiencing devastatingly low prices on some markets, but the UK is performing well for them, says an industry leader.

  • Freeze good for stonefruit
    Article

    Freeze good for stonefruit

    2007-01-26T07:01:01Z

    Extremely cold weather in western North America last week is benefiting deciduous fruit crops, while storms in the Atlantic have been disrupting shipments from Central America.

  • Article

    EU official to discuss CMO reform at Fruit Logistica

    2007-01-23T13:13:48Z

    A representative of the European Commission will be at this year’s Fruit Logistica to discuss the Common Market Organisation’s (CMO) proposed reform for fruit and vegetables.

  • Article

    US firms raided by FBI

    2007-01-22T08:01:01Z

    Two US citrus giants have been raided by the FBI, at the request of the antitrust division of the US Department of Justice, on suspicion of price collusion.

  • Russell Mildon
    Article

    Mildon to brief UK on regime reform

    2007-01-21T08:01:01Z

    The European Commission is expected to finalise proposals to decouple its fruit and vegetable regime.

  • Article

    Another new year, another chance to shine

    2007-01-18T16:37:17Z

    There is every indication this week that with the New Year celebrations swiftly over, the high street retailers are back in