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ArticleEurepGAP conference to set standards
The sixth global conference aimed at setting standards in safe and sustainable agriculture will take place in Paris next month.
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China targets international floral market
The Chinese floriculture industry has signalled its intention to expand into the international flower market.
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ArticleMarketing group expands
Award winning marketing organisation The Quintus Partnership Ltd has signed up three more production companies, bringing the group’s grower membership to nine.
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ArticleKeep it green
Global warming, pesticides, wildlife threatened by extinction...barely a day goes by without some reference to how farmers are destroying the environment. But this is only one side of the coin. The horticultural industry is increasingly evolving to promote long-term sustainability through environment-friendly practices, but the positives are simply glossed over in the quest for a front-page scandal. Elspeth Waters reports.
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Flower campaign's £800,000 promotion
The flower sector is set for a further £800,000 marketing boost with the extension of a successful advertising campaign.
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Greenhouse handover in Gaza
An internationally backed deal to hand over Israeli greenhouses in Gaza to the Palestinians has gone ahead.
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ArticleRedbridge moves in Wigan
The Wigan branch of Redbridge Produce & Flowers, part of Redbridge Holdings, the UK’s leading supplier of fresh produce to the retail, wholesale and foodservice sectors, has moved
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Organic supplier goes conventional
An Israeli breeder is targeting its organic seeds at the conventional market.
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Articlefreshinfo alerts go HTML
The email alert service on freshinfo has been upgraded to provide all subscribers with an HTML document, sent fresh to their email inbox whenever they request it.
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Garlic winners
A garlic specialist is celebrating after winning a top award from the Royal Horticultural Society.
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ArticleRelocation, relocation, relocation
The horticulture wholesale market has been a fixture of Birmingham for 30 years and few could deny it has served the city well. But as modern life continues to blossom left, right and centre, some say the city-centre’s development is being held back by its presence, while the market itself has seen better days. However, with tenants’ leases set to expire in 2009 most are starting to ask themselves if it is a question of ‘make do and mend’ or time to be moving on. Elspeth Waters reports.
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Poupart reaps the benefits with new IT solution
For a leading fresh produce company like the Poupart Group, ensuring it has the right levels of stock in the right place at
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ArticleProphet: potato companies are different
Change can be slow in the potato business. The need to update old systems to meet the challenge of the Millennium Bug created inertia in 2000. Five years on however, companies trying to survive the onslaught on their margins see new software and computer systems as a key strategic choice in their battle to survive.
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ArticleNursery producers offer delivery solution
A group of nursery producers have joined forces to offer a new delivery solution to customers.
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Redbridge wins new contract
Redbridge Produce & Flowers has been awarded the contract to supply Shropshire County Council's school and social care kitchens with fresh fruit and vegetables.
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Flamingo completes Lingarden purchase
Flower and vegetable supplier Flamingo Holdings has announced the completion of its purchase of Spalding-based Lingarden Ltd.
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ArticleFirst Middle East Congress goes to Dubai
The Middle East Congress 2005, organised by Eurofruit Magazine, is a new conference and networking event for the international fresh produce business in the Middle East.
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Israel greenhouse settlement
Israel's Ministry of Agriculture announced it will help Gush Katif farmers move their greenhouses to the new settlements.
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Netafim takes a stake in greenhouse operation
Israel's Netafim, one of the world's leading agro-technical and irrigation companies, has taken a 50 per cent stake in the South African Vegtech Greenhouse company.
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ArticleBach conducts a CGM tour
Lord Bach has paid his first visit to New Covent Garden Market in his new role as food and farming minister.