All articles by Elizabeth O'Keefe – Page 32
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ArticleFarmaround back on track
Farmaround’s fruit and vegetable bag scheme is back on track after a testing summer, said the organic home-delivery service’s Rebecca Gray, at the BBC Good Food Show London last week.
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FDE 08 goes international
The Food & Drink Expo 2008 (FDE 08) will have an international flavour with more than 60 per cent of the exhibition space taken by Austria and Italy.
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ArticleNew website from SEFGP
The South East Food Group Partnership (SEFGP) has launched a new website, www.southeastenglandfoodanddrink.co.uk, that will allow restaurants, pubs and bars to easily source high-quality food and drink produce from across the South East.
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ArticleGarlic overpowers market
Demand for gourmet garlic is on the up, according to Bedfordshire-based Parripak Foods.
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ArticleNew pepper report released
Pepper production in the Netherlands decreased and returned to the level of 2004 last year according to a report released by Productschap Tuinbouw, the Dutch horticultural board.
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Deman breaks into the UK
Vegetable Harvesting Systems (VHS) has sold its first Deman’s specialist-harvesting machine for Brussels sprouts to Merseyside farming business, James Heyes and Sons.
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Dole offers virtual passports through web
Dole Europe has re-launched its pan-European website to include an interactive feature, called Planet Dole, which combines human stories with the latest in internet technology.
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ArticleNew wholesaler moves into Garden
A new fruit and vegetable wholesaler, with a difference, has opened its doors at New Covent Garden Market (NCGM).
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New website for BoxMart
Supplier of gift boxes and speciality packaging for the drink and flower industries, BoxMart has launched a new website which will mean faster, better and larger discounts for BoxMart customers.
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Yorkshire potatoes make it into crisps bags
English Farming and Food Partnerships (EFFP) has brought together two Yorkshire-based companies, Seabrooks Crisps and Wold Produce, to produce a new range of crisps made with local potatoes.
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ArticleYear of Food and Farming on right track
Sir Don Curry took the opportunity at the English Farming and Food Partnership (EFFP) conference in London recently to congratulate the industry on the Year of Food and Farming’s success so far.
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Worcester goes organic
A couple from Worcester, Bill and Andrea Donnelly, are to become part of Riverford Organic Vegetables’ network of distributors operating a home delivery box scheme in individual locations across southern England.
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Esso joins ACS
Esso’s On the Run convenience format has joined the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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Starpack on track for May
The Packaging Society has re-launched Starpack - the UK’s most prestigious packaging awards - to include a high-level strategic business conference, called the Starpack Summit.
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Ageing population needs food education
A survey of 50 to 65 year olds published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has suggested that although people know that eating healthily is important, they do not put it into practice.
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ArticleNew president for LINPAC
Ralf K. Wunderlich will become the president and managing director of LINPAC Plastics reporting to Mike Arrowsmith, group ceo, from January 2008.
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FTA calls for immediate action
The government needs to make infrastructure improvements immediately, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
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InFiReS releases new Code of Practice
The Insurer’s Fire Research Strategy Scheme (InFiReS) has published a new food industry Code of Practice on Fire Risk Minimisation.
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Irrigation plans for India
Approximately 500 hectares of horticulture land in Baramulla district, India, will soon be brought under modern irrigation technology, the irrigation minister, Mohammad Dilawar Mir, has announced.
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ArticleAmbitious targets for new apprenticeships
Revised apprenticeships from Improve are set to provide the food and drink manufacturing industry a fresh injection of new talent.