All articles by Elizabeth O'Keefe – Page 25
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Fresh produce good for the memory
Long-term consumption of fruit and vegetables can improve memory and reasoning skills, according to a study in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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CRS calls all caterers
If you run a café or sandwich bar then the Convenience Retailing Show (CRS), at the Birmingham NEC from April 6-9, is the place to go for ideas.
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ArticleFreshgro takes to the classroom
Nottinghamshire-based carrot co-operative Freshgro will feature in a new educational resource as part of the Quality Improvement Agency’s (QIA) National Teaching and Learning Change Programme.
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FTA to the rescue
The Freight Transport Association (FTA), which represents the supply chain interests of companies moving goods by road, rail, sea and air, will be running a Budget Desk on March 12, providing information, analysis and reaction to the chancellor’s statement and its effect on industry’s transport operations.
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ArticleCeleb chefs to front salad campaign
The Fresh Prepared Salads Producer Group (FPSPG) has enlisted two celebrity faces - Channel 4’s Cook Yourself Thin chefs Sophie Michell and Harry Eastwood - to front its Cook Yourself Healthy campaign.
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ArticleFloraHolland Trade Fair to be bigger and better in 2008
The FloraHolland Trade Fair is set to welcome more participants and a complete product line-up at this year’s event from Wednesday to Friday, March 12-14.
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ArticleA new look for commercial fridges
British manufacturer Precision has launched a range of bespoke stainless-steel commercial fridge finishes.
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ArticleAsparagus conference next week
The Asparagus Growers’ Association (AGA) has set a date for the Asparagus Growers’ Conference that will take place at Warwick HRI, Wellesbourne Warwickshire.
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ArticleSainsbury's stocks UK asparagus early
Sainsbury’s will welcome its first delivery of this season’s British asparagus next week and is already promising to break the record again next year by stocking the vegetable in time for Valentine’s Day.
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ArticleWaitrose figures shine bright
Waitrose has experienced a sales increase of 6.8 per cent this year, taking the food retailer’s total sales up to just under £4 billion, according to the John Lewis Partnership’s end of year results.
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Operation Stack causing high costs
The continuous application of Operation Stack on the M20 is costing the transport industry around £500,000 per day, which amounts to a £4 million bill, since the problems started February 28.
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Defra reveals pathfinder results
The results of a two-year government programme ‘Rural challenges, local solutions’ aimed at improving rural services have been published by Defra.
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Farmers reveal climate vision
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) chief renewable energy and climate change adviser Dr Jonathan Scurlock set out the industry’s recommendations for action at the European Parliament as part of the UK Agriculture Industry’s Climate Change Task Force report international launch on March 3.
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Rid stale air with Solar Star
Solatube International has launched a new solar-powered ventilation system called Solar Star.
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FTA offers a helping hand
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has organised a series of briefing events at locations throughout the UK in order to support and advise its members on managing lorry drivers this spring.
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ArticleNew pea research revealed
French scientists have developed a technique that has produced the most detailed reference collection of pea plant mutations.
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Chancellor urged to scrap fuel duty increase
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has told the Chancellor of the Exchequer that his budget must abandon plans to increase fuel duty by two pence per litre from April 1.
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Claricom: leap year warning
Claricom, leading manufacturer of Package Coding Management (PCM) Systems, is advising food manufacturers that rely on manual data entry to double check their use-by dates in March this year.
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UAP calls for pesticide details
Landowners in the UK must respond urgently to industry calls to supply ‘pesticide use’ information or risk losing a number of products, which currently enable them to optimise the management and performance of game cover and environmental crops, warns United Agri Products Ltd (UAP).
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Greefa presents fruit sorting vision
One of the world’s largest developers and manufacturers of sorting machinery for fruit and vegetables, Greefa, has presented its vision on the future of sorting, with its machine FruitureSort.