All Flowers articles – Page 56
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ArticleColombia’s flower power
Carnations were the foundation for the Colombian flower business as it began its rise to global prominence in the mid-1960s. While roses often steal the show, Colombia is the world’s largest exporter of carnations and one of the biggest exporters to the UK is Aposentos Flowers. Tommy Leighton visited Britania Farm, one of the company’s four farms in close proximity in the Bogotá Savannah.
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ArticleRetail big hitters move on
New Year, new job certainly seems the maxim for three of the leading players in the retail fresh produce scene.
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ArticleProduced in Taiwan
Taiwan may have been famed for its cheap and cheerful consumer goods, but now the country is hoping to achieve wider recognition for its high quality fruit and vegetable production as it looks to rebuild in the wake of a major natural disaster. Ed Bedington reports from Taiwan.
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Sainsbury's Fairtrade flower offer
Sainsbury’s has announced that 75 per cent of its rose bouquets will now come only from Fairtrade accredited suppliers.
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ArticleNew year resolve
At times the fresh produce industry may seem very small and well-connected but the links rely on a staggeringly large number of individuals with very diverse responsibilities. As another new year dawns, many will be taking stock and preparing targets for the weeks and months ahead. Elspeth Waters caught up with six of the people involved in the industry, both in the UK and abroad, to find out what they remember of last year and what they are expecting from 2006.
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ArticleMint making money
A Chilean by birth, with an Italian father and Irish mother, Renzo Antognoli O’Ryan was living happily in Spain when a conversation with the uncle of his Colombian wife dramatically changed his life. Four years on, Antognoli is running Ultraroma, the biggest exporter of aromatic herbs out of Colombia.
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New md for Greenery UK
Martin Brown has been appointed as the new managing director of Greenery UK.
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Indian organic exporter expands
Zenith Group, an Indian exporter based in Calcutta, is to set up a 10-acre agri-horticulture complex in West Bengal to produce organic produce.
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ArticleThat was the year that was - May 2005
Throughout 2005, freshinfo brought you all the breaking news and kept you bang up-to-date with the ongoing stories from around the world that affected the UK fresh produce market. Click here to review the top five stories from May.
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ArticleThat was the year that was - April 2005
Throughout 2005, freshinfo brought you all the breaking news and kept you bang up-to-date with the ongoing stories from around the world that affected the UK fresh produce market. Click here to review the top five stories from April.
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ArticleThat was the year that was - March 2005
Throughout 2005, freshinfo brought you all the breaking news and kept you bang up-to-date with the ongoing stories from around the world that affected the UK fresh produce market. Click here to review the top five stories from March.
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ArticleThat was the year that was - February 2005
Throughout 2005, freshinfo brought you all the breaking news and kept you bang up-to-date with the ongoing stories from around the world that affected the UK fresh produce market. Click here to review the top five stories from February.
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ArticleThat was the year that was - January 2005
Throughout 2005, freshinfo brought you all the breaking news and kept you bang up-to-date with the ongoing stories from around the world that affected the UK fresh produce market. Click here to review the top five stories from January.
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ArticlePwC - Garden not commercially viable
The PwC report on the options for the disposal of New Covent Garden has concluded that the Nine Elms market is not commercially viable enough to constitute an attractive proposition to prospective buyers.
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ArticleCarmel in full bloom
Some developing countries are steadily raising their game in the business of floriculture, but established Israel still has a few tricks up its sleeves. Elspeth Waters visited some of Carmel Agrexco’s main growing facilities to experience the dramatic changes at play within the industry.
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ArticleWorld opens up for Colombia
As the global climate becomes less reliable, the world continues to look for new sources to guarantee its 12-month supply demands are met. Over the next five issues, FPJ will report from Colombia, a country with fresh produce potential that remains largely untapped. Tommy Leighton kicks off the coverage with an exporters’ eye view on a country that is fast emerging as a realistic long-term partner for UK buyers.
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Movie move from Asda
Characters from the family blockbuster Madagascar are causing a stir in Asda’s produce department.
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ArticleAirfreight looks set to soar
Despite high-running costs and concerns over environmental damage, companies transporting fresh produce by air are still recording a steady annual growth. Emma Twyning talks to three of the industry’s leading players to find out how the sector is evolving.
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ArticlePalestinian prospects
How are prospects for exports of fresh produce from the Gaza Strip shaping up since the mid-August withdrawal of Israeli settlers from the region? Aaron Priel reports.
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ArticleFloral truck takes to the road
Florists in Bristol will be able to take advantage of a new mobile showroom service being offered by Redbridge Produce & Flowers when it launches this November.