All Flowers articles – Page 13

  • Article

    Rabobank full of praise for UK floriculture model

    2013-04-16T10:16:17Z

    Rabobank has urged retailers in north-west European countries to follow the model of UK supermarkets for flowers in order to revitalise a 'stagnant' floriculture market.

  • Article

    Minister visits New Covent Garden after crash

    2013-04-16T10:16:01Z

    DEFRA secretary of state Owen Paterson MP visited New Covent Garden Flower Market on Monday to talk to tenants about the impact of last week’s fatal helicopter crash on business.

  • Article

    Pink award win for flowers giant

    2013-04-16T10:14:57Z

    UK plant producer Thompson & Morgan has won the 'Best New Plant' award at the 2012 Garden Retail Awards for its foxglove plant 'Illumination Pink'.

  • Article

    Greenhouse climate system is Horti Fair winner

    2013-04-16T10:14:48Z

    Sercom Regeltechniek and Environmental Monitoring Systems (EMS) BV have won the Horti Fair Innovation Award with their Air Monitoring system.

  • Brassica bouquets are the ‘next big thing’
    Article

    Brassica bouquets are the ‘next big thing’

    2013-04-16T10:14:41Z

    Cabbage bouquets are proving popular with shoppers, according to Tesco.

  • Cucumbers
    Article

    Weather hits salads and ornamentals

    2013-04-11T15:16:13Z

    The cold weather has caused problems for both salad and ornamental growers

  • Ornamentals growers suffer the cold
    Article

    Ornamentals growers suffer the cold

    2013-04-11T11:58:10Z

    The NFU has described recent cold temperatures and low consumer demand as delivering a 'double whammy' to the protected ornamentals sector in the UK.

  • Sperm whales - credit Re´union Underwater Photograph
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    Whale death linked to produce packaging

    2013-03-14T16:44:44Z

    Plastic waste could have caused the death of a sperm whale which was discovered on Spain's south coast

  • Angus Armstrong
    Article

    Produce Investments acquires Rowe Farming

    2012-10-25T11:10:51Z

    Greenvale's parent company Produce Investments has acquired Cornish potato and daffodil growers Rowe Farming Ltd.

  • Golden night for Sainsbury's
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    Golden night for Sainsbury's

    2012-10-25T11:10:49Z

    Sainsbury's has won five awards, including Supermarket of the Year for the fifth year running, at this year's 2012 Retail Industry Awards.

  • Life after Agrexco
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    Life after Agrexco

    2012-10-25T11:10:46Z

    A year down the line from Israeli fresh produce juggernaut Agrexco disappearing as we know it, Michael Barker tracked down some of the company’s former UK-facing executives to find out what they’re up to now

  • Time to look at Spain
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    Time to look at Spain

    2012-10-25T10:22:44Z

    Northern Spain has perfect growing conditions for certain apples but, according to one grower, for too long rigid attitudes and exclusivity have kept its producers out of the limelight, writes Elspeth Waters.

  • The Luxury look
    Article

    The Luxury look

    2012-09-21T09:30:09Z

    For the luxury hotel industry, first impressions are vital. Samantha Lyster meets the florist top hotels call in to ensure that their arrangements are stunning

  • The composite conundrum
    Article

    The composite conundrum

    2012-09-14T13:17:47Z

    The issue of whether London needs composite wholesale markets remains a live topic in the trade. Lisa Kjellsson brings the debate up to date

  • Article

    Koppert expands into South Africa

    2012-09-10T09:31:06Z

    Dutch biological control specialist Koppert has expanded into the South African market.

  • Jon Clark
    Article

    Total Cherry seals exclusive cherry rights

    2012-09-09T10:01:02Z

    UK-based grower-importer-distributor Total Cherry has entered into an exclusive agreement with Canada’s Okanagan Plant Improvement Corporation for the sole license and production of Staccato cherries in the UK and Ireland.

  • The alchemy of scent
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    The alchemy of scent

    2012-08-31T14:30:30Z

    From crisp notes of bergamot and lime to sweeter aromas of melon, mango and peach, fruity fragrances have always had their allure. Lisa Kjellsson examines how new techniques are bringing the worlds of growing and perfumery closer together

  • John Hackett
    Article

    John Hackett gets three years for fraud

    2012-08-31T08:01:01Z

    The former managing director of Flamingo Flowers, John Hackett, has been sentenced to three years in prison.

  • Hugh Mowat
    Article

    New head of produce quality for Morrisons

    2012-08-24T09:01:03Z

    Hugh Mowat will be joining Morrisons in October after over a decade with the produce team at Marks & Spencer.

  • Article

    Turners and Growers to refocus on apples

    2012-08-15T09:17:14Z

    New Zealand's Turners and Growers has decided to put its domestic flower auction business on the market because it wants to refocus on the top-fruit sector, reports Radio New Zealand.