All Flowers articles – Page 62
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Interflora battle continues
Rebel florists have announced they are confident they will be able to derail an agreed buyout of Interflora by private equity group 3i.
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Rebel fight by florists
Rebel Interflora florists are meeting today to rally support for their attempt to defeat an agreed £23.2 million buyout by private equity group 3I.
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ArticleMiller brands make inroads
Miller Chemical and Fertiliser Corporation has been operating for over six decades in the fresh produce sector. Since 2002, the company has increased its European presence to enhance the awareness of its products and innovations. Grapes is one sector that keeps Miller particularly busy, writes Anabella de Sousa.
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Colombians work with ETI
Colombian flower association Asocolflores is enhancing its ethical trading credentials.
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Zim government plans to control hort marketing
The Zimbabwean government, desperately trying to strengthen its grip on foreign currency inflows, is mulling taking over the marketing of all horticultural products from early next year, according to the country’s The Financial Gazette.
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ArticleAppeal Court finds in favour of Corporation
Ending the latest round of the judicial review process, the Corporation of London wins appeal case against Covent Garden Market Authority.
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Produce gets US government boost
The US Congress has approved expenditure of $54 million to promote fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleBrands fired up
Can you Taste the Difference in the Garden of Delights? Who says it’s Nature’s Choice? And whose Finest really is Extra Special? Tony Leighton trawls through the ever expanding list of supermarket own-labels and wonders: Are the days of the traditional brand name really numbered, as many suspect?
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ArticleIsrael to top the festive million
Israel will export 100 million flowers to supply the market demand for the forthcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.
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ArticleGarden centrepiece in Docklands exhibition
Covent Garden takes centre stage in Londoners at Work, an exhibition of photographs at Museum in Docklands from February 2-5 June 2005.
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New POS for bulbs
The Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Centre has jazzed up its point of sale material to inspire consumers to purchase indoor flower bulbs in pots as well as cut bulb flowers.
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Fungi to work with
In the third of a six article series on the produce world’s very own natural born killers, Horticulture Research
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ArticleMobiles say it with flowers
Talking to flowers will take on a whole new meaning with the launch a special new mobile phone.
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Plant health burden to reduce
New rules to control the risk of pests and disease entering the UK have been announced by Defra.
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ArticleSouth Africa late, but great
The South African grape season has been delayed by between 10 days and two weeks, but a high quality crop is now arriving in a strong UK market in reasonable volumes. While some producers and exporters are concerned that the delay means fruit that was earmarked for the attractive pre-Christmas slot will now be pushed back to the January sales window, the outlook for the remainder of the season is very bright. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleRussia blocks imports
European producers have called on the authorities after experiencing difficulties exporting fruit and vegetables to Russia.
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Israeli and Palestinian co-operation
Israeli and Palestinian farmers are strengthening their agricultural co-operation following the recent developments in the region.
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ArticleEMR's vast canvas
I was intrigued to learn of the wider strategy envisaged to keep the newly established East Malling Research at the forefront of technical development...
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ArticleEast Malling to spread its wings
Newly established East Malling Research (EMR) aims to become a "total fruit service", according to chief executive Colin Gutteridge.
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ArticleF&PA attracts 130,000 to website
The Flowers & Plants Association website has set a new record for visitor numbers.