All Flowers articles – Page 32
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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).
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ArticleContinental drift
Continental ports are regaining their importance to the UK, as domestic deep-sea container operators are pushed to full capacity. Their performance and the future of the UK fresh produce supply chain have perhaps never been so closely linked. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out what challenges lie ahead.
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ArticleNew gateway into Poland
An English version of Poland’s largest fresh produce portal has been launched and a Polish recruitment fair will take place in London this month.
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ArticleUK growers share stage with floral designers
New Covent Garden Flower Market staged a Best of British Flowers event for the floristry trade, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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ArticleClimate challenges for Costa Rica
The Costa Rican banana industry is getting serious about combating climate change following yet another very dry summer. Contrary weather has brought an increasing amount of damaging pests to the Central American country’s banana-producing regions, so exporters’ association Corbana - the National Banana Corporation - is making it its mission to solve the problem, while maintaining the high-quality standards the UK and European markets have come to expect. Elizabeth O'Keefe
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ArticleJ Van Vliet: Floral Business of the Year
Re:fresh 2008’s New Covent Garden sponsored Floral Business of the Year award has gone to J Van Vliet Cash & Carry Group.
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ArticleFloral spectacle planned for Chelsea
For the first time a collection of the world’s best florists and well known fashion designers are joining forces to create a floral spectacle at the 2008 Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by landscaper Marshalls plc
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ArticleMorrisons wins Multiple Retailer of the Year
Morrisons has won the Re:fresh Multiple Retailer of the Year award, sponsored by Foods from Spain, for maintaining its traditional focus on its fruit and vegetable offer under the Market Fresh brand.
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ArticleGenomics takes central role
HortResearch is a commercially focused research company that has been extremely proactive in recent years, seeking new strategic collaborations internationally. At the centre of much of its work is a genomics team that, over the last eight years, has taken understanding fruit to a new level. Tommy Leighton visited the firm’s Auckland headquarters to talk to Roger Hellens, science leader for genomics.
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ArticleMaintaining momentum
The soft-fruit category has continued to build on its impressive growth in recent years, though this season has got off to a slow start following low temperatures and almost daily rainfall throughout April. The category has continued to hold its own as one of the most dynamic offers in the fresh produce aisles but, with growers and suppliers facing mounting costs and a labour shortfall, how long can they keep this up? Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleGLA uncovers forced labour
A Gangmasters’ Licensing Authority (GLA) investigation has uncovered a case of forced labour and revoked the licence of a Suffolk-based gangmaster with immediate effect.
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ArticleAgrexco UK management changes hands
Agrexco UK will be headed by new general manager from this week.