All Flowers articles – Page 35
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ArticleVolumes down in Rungis
Figures to the end of November 2007 showed tonnages for both fruit and veg down at the Parisian wholesale market.
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ArticleGreen Week number 73
The International Green Week Berlin will open its doors for the 73rd time on January 18.
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ArticleJohn Lewis tops consumer vote
John Lewis has again been named the UK’s favourite retailer, achieving the highest ever score in the annual Consumer Satisfaction Index.
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Brand new role for French ambassador
Charles Davous took up residence as brand ambassador for legendary Parisian wholesale market Rungis at London’s New Covent Garden Market in October. He explains the whys and wherefores of his new position to Laura Gould.
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ArticleClimate heats up for UK growers
After battling through the second warmest year on record in 2007, UK growers warn that increased returns will be required to balance the risk of growing many crops in this country.
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ArticleHorticulture champion Michael Holmes dies
Michael Holmes, a former chairman of the NFU’s National Horticulture Executive committee and a passionate advocate for the horticulture sector for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 70.
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UK escapes Kenyan supply disruption to date
Flower supplies from Kenya are being disrputed by continued rioting in parts of the East African country.
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ArticlePosy boxes get green makeover
A brand new posy box design from BoxMart is to hit UK florists this month, promising to be more environment-friendly.
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ArticleGreenery to welcome foreign growers as members
In an historic decision, the Members’ Council of The Greenery Co-operative has approved the proposal of the management board to allow selective membership for foreign growers.
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New business open day for Somerset
Environmental and land-based businesses in the South West will be able to get free advice and information to help them at a new open day, called the Business Improvement Day, in Ilminster, Somerset.
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ArticleIsraeli flower exports to jingle at Christmas
Israeli flower growers from the Arava region will send more than 500,000 flowers to western Europe over the festive season, weighing in at nearly 30 tonnes.
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ArticleFlorist wins skills council award
Lantra, the UK Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector, has awarded the Land-based Learner of the Year “Life-long Learner 2007” title to florist Julie Amies-Carter.
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ArticleGlasgow change afoot
Glasgow market has long been a focal point for the fresh produce trade in Scotland, situated near the centre of the thriving centre of the country’s second city, with strong transport links. But the way the market is operated may be about to change. Glasgow City Council may cease to run the market directly from April and has proposed a number of alternative set-ups. So what does this mean for the only wholesale market of note in Scotland? Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleSoft-fruit target for new glass at Cranfield
Trials to enhance the quality and shelf life of soft fruit have been prioritised at the Cranfield University plant science laboratory.
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ArticleXmas trees in short supply
Christmas trees are in tight supply this year, due to reduced plantings and low prices in previous seasons.
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Bill Tilly dies
Bill Tilly sadly passed away on November 26. He will be best remembered for his role as general manager at Friday’s of Canterbury, which was part of JP Fruit Distributors Ltd (now JP Fresh).
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Guernsey changes channels
Tomatoes and the wider edibles sector are bucking the trend of decline in glasshouse production on the Channel island of Guernsey.
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Gaza exports to Europe set to resume
Exports of flowers and strawberries from the Gaza region to Europe are to resume without interruptions, according to an understanding between the Israeli minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abash.
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ArticleDutch innovation
The UK is the second-largest customer for Dutch fresh produce, after Germany, and the Netherlands fruit and vegetable industry is ready to take this key market a step further. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports from the Netherlands on just some of the Dutch companies that are showing courage in their convictions, despite the difficulty of convincing UK customers of the value of innovation.
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ArticleNot the end of the world for Finistère
The Finistère area of Brittany is home to two giants of French vegetable production, as well as laboratories and high-tech firms specialising in natural plant protection. Tradition and the future sit side-by-side in a district facing up to the brave new world of the European vegetable sector. Philippe Gautier reports.