All articles by Ed Bedington – Page 20
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Banana offer not acceptable
Latin American banana producers are reported to be unimpressed with the European Unions plans to levy €179 a tonne on their banana imports.
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Geest: rumours of redundancy
Geest is rumoured to axing 150 jobs as part of a streamlining operation.
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Tesco bans artificial ingredients
Tesco is reported to be banning all artificial ingredients from its ready-meal offer.
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FSA pushes on with traffic light labelling
Food standards bosses are pushing forward with a plan to introduce traffic light labeling to food packs.
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Compass under scrutiny
International caterer Compass Group is under scrutiny after a contract uncovered by the Times revealed some allegedly unsavoury business practices.
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Sainsbury's must keep up the good work
Sainsbury’s may well be on the road to recovery, but it is not in the clear yet, analysts have warned.
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ArticleCo-op looks to Elegance for tomatoes
English tomato sales at the Co-operative Group have boomed over the last two months thanks to the introduction of Elegance, an on-the-vine variety.
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ArticleFlorida relaxes standards
Producers of hurricane-hit and disease-ravaged citrus in Florida are still hopeful of a better season compared with last year - despite losing nearly half their grapefruit crop to Wilma.
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ArticleFloral truck takes to the road
Florists in Bristol will be able to take advantage of a new mobile showroom service being offered by Redbridge Produce & Flowers when it launches this November.
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ArticleFruitstock wins award
Organisers of fruity summer festival Fruitstock grabbed a top prize at this year’s Event Awards.
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Asda's sales disappointment
Asda is continuing to struggle to meet Wal-Mart expectations after recording flat third-quarter like-for-like sales and market share.
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Unhealthy eating costs NHS £6bn a year
Poor diets are more of a burden on the NHS than smoking, costing the service around £6 billion a year, a new study claimed.
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ArticleM&S signs up to NatureWorks
Marks & Spencer is the first UK retailer to commit to the introduction of corn-based, biodegradable PLA packaging to its stores, from US-based produce NatureWorks.
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Potato waste opportunity
Potato waste could offer the industry a cheap, renewable source of food additives, chitin and lactic acid, according to a university scientist.
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ArticleManning appointed to SATI
The South African Tablegrape Industry (SATI) has appointed Roger Manning to head up its strategy on European communications and promotional efforts.
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Asda on recruitment drive
Asda might be looking to replace a third of its suppliers but the retailer is also aiming to recruit nearly 3,000 staff.
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ArticleSunkist looks to break back into UK market
Sunkist growers, which withdrew from the European fresh produce market in the 1980s, is hoping to re-establish its Sunkist brand in the UK.
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ArticleGrowers need to unite
Growers should unite to improve their bargaining power in an increasingly tight world market, Roger Manning, ceo of Inter-Trade International told PMA’s Fresh Summit in Atlanta this week.
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ArticleSulphur win for grapes
The grape sector is celebrating after winning the battle to continue using sulphur pads with its product.
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Washington apples top value list
Food production in Washington reached an all time high last year, with apples once again topping the list, despite a drop in sales.