All Flowers articles – Page 31
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ArticleTanzania flights edge closer
Direct flights of fresh produce, flowers and cuttings from the main growing areas of Tanzania moved a step closer this week, as members of the Tanzania Horticultural Association (Taha) reached a new agreement on the Tanzania Airfreight Project.
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ArticleNew packaging pastures
The environmental agenda has long had an effect on many areas within the fresh produce industry, and the packaging sector has been one of the most affected. Elizabeth O’Keefe discusses what impact the environment-friendly drive has had on fresh produce packaging, and looks at the new technology coming onto the market
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ArticleWaitrose in the pink
Waitrose is to sell pinks for the first time in 10 years, in response to growing demand for UK flowers.
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NFU display goes to Hampton Court
The award-winning display ‘Growing for another Century’, which scooped the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) its 12th gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show, will be on show at the 2008 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show this week
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ArticleSpanish exports endure mixed bag
Spanish producer-exporters’ federation Fepex has reported mixed results for fresh produce export values in the first four months of 2008 in what is proving a very challenging year for the sector.
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ArticleDoors open on the Western front
As reported in today’s news section, a new market opened for business in West London this week. Laura Gould and Tommy Leighton visited the new Western International premises on the first day of trading to get the lowdown from the wholesalers.
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Wholesale comes into its own
Wholesale markets are in the news - I get the feeling that they have even been rediscovered. There could be no more
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Southern Africa to fulfil organic opportunity
Southern African producers have been urged to benefit from demand for organics in Europe by expanding their organic ranges.
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ArticleKenyan roses make for the Netherlands
Kenyan flower grower Red Ice Flowers will supply Dutch auction FloraHolland Aalsmeer with high-quality roses, as of the June 30.
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ArticleOakley on the up
For the last two and a half years, the Oakley Group has been quietly working on its new division Oakley Grower Services (OGS). Elizabeth O’Keefe visits its Cambridgeshire-based site to find out what the farming and distribution business has been up to.
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Floral industry chair steps downs
Chair of Lantra’s Floristry Industry Group, Sandie Griffith, has stepped down after nine years of working with the industry to develop fit-for-purpose training and qualification standards.
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Bastow returns to Swedeponic roots
Patrick Bastow is to return as managing director of Lincolnshire herb grower Swedeponic UK.
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ArticleLincs growers urged to take pride
Mark Tinsley, chairman of the Lincolnshire Forum for Agriculture and Horticulture, has urged the region’s food and flower industry players to “stand up and tell the UK, indeed the world, about this gem of a county”.
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ArticleControlling the dream
In the hills to the north of the southern Spanish town of El Ejido, a horticultural dream is being realised. Augro Fresh has removed itself from the established order of local production, and invested both its money and ambition in a project the likes of which has never been seen before in the region. Tommy Leighton visits to find out more.
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ArticleGlasgow market gets a £5m boost
Glasgow’s fruit and vegetable wholesale market is to get a £5 million facelift, after the city’s council finally committed to a new management structure this week.
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Marshalls open day is a hit
Marshalls had a successful open day on June 1, at the Butterwick site on Mill Lane, in Lincolnshire, welcoming more than 400 visitors of all ages attending to enjoy a huge array of activities and displays.
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ArticleRising costs hit brassicas
The warmer weather is finally upon us, but the summer brassica sector is under no illusion that it is going to be a sunny season. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleGourmet gate
Spanning 232 hectares south of Paris, Rungis market is an epicurean heaven, supplying every product imaginable to not only France’s capital and its environs, but also the whole country and international destinations. The market is now looking to forge even stronger links overseas - with the UK at the top of the hit list. Laura Gould reports from the foodie paradise.
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Chilean data offers crucial online guide
Information technology is playing an ever-increasing role in the arena of fresh produce. This month, FPJ takes a look at a new information system from Chilean fresh fruit analyst Decofrut, an English version of Poland’s largest fresh produce portal, a new data management system for Sainsbury’s, and the way consumers might shop in the very near future.
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Malet delight at Univeg purchase
The acquisition by Univeg of German distributor Atlanta has been welcomed by Univeg’s UK subsidiary Malet Azoulay (UK).