All Flowers articles – Page 67
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Farm Shop plants orchards
Churncote Farm Shop in Shropshire plans to expand its organic orchard, following success in its first eight months of trading.
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ArticleArrow named Sainsbury's Organic Producer of 2004
Arrow Organic Vegetables has won Sainsbury’s Organic Producer of the Year 2004, following a nationwide quest to find Sainsbury’s top organic farmers and suppliers.
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ArticlePartners ship
Hellmann Perishable Logistics and Philpot’s have formed a new working partnership, offering an integrated logistics service to importers from source to shelf. Both companies are confident that this will help develop further their respective organisations. John Broy reports.
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ArticleCouncil pushes campaign
In this week’s focus on flowers, the Flower Council of Holland takes a trip to the hairdressers in a new campaign and also launches two new lines for the season. Meanwhile Sainsbury’s reveals plans for a busy Mother’s Day, the Southport Flower show is preparing for its 75th anniversary and Notcutts increases its electric vehicle fleet.
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ArticleBrighten and Re:fresh your outlook
Richard Brighten, president of the Fresh Produce Consortium, has encouraged the entire industry to attend the new Re:fresh Conference and Awards, to be held at the Marriott in Grosvenor Square, London, on May 6.
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ArticleBrighten peers into the future
FPC president Richard Brighten addressed more than 300 diners at the association's annual dinner and dance on Saturday, hosted by France.
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ArticleTop produce companies crippled by debt
Forty per cent of the top 1,000 UK fresh produce companies have spent the last three years gradually increasing their levels of debt and are now faced with severe commercial disadvantage
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ArticleOlney calls for parity
John Olney, chairman of the Spitalfields Market Tenants’ Association, said it is essential that traders in E10 are granted permission by the Corporation of London to sell products that fall outside of their existing licensing arrangement.
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Israeli flower sales boom
Israeli flower growers exported 50 million stems to Europe in just three days last week for sale on Valentine's Day on February 14.
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ArticleFloralinc builds for future
In this week’s focus on flowers, Floralinc reveals how investing in a new packhouse has helped develop the business, and signing up for EurepGAP accreditation is another major step forward. Meanwhile, the South India Floriculture Association expresses its disappointment at a fall in Valentine’s Day exports.
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ArticlePink Lady Valentine's treat
This Valentine’s Day Pink Lady® apples tried to add a little romance to the aisles of Marks & Spencer.
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ArticleDutchman appointed to advise Lincolnshire flower grower
Lincolnshire grower F Dring and Sons has announced the appointment of Peter Boskamp as technical adviser.
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Dutch courage in retail sales model
The Dutch Flower Council believes that supermarkets have the potential for expanding the flower market.
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ArticleArava continues on upward curve
Israeli grower and exporter Arava continues to expand rapidly.
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Oxfam points finger at supermarkets
Oxfam has accused British supermarkets of inflicting poor working conditions on millions of women workers in their efforts to conduct price wars.
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Victory claimed by New Covent Garden
The Corporation of London has lost the latest and perhaps last round in its High Court battle with the Covent Garden Market Authority.
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ArticleAgrexco looks for growth
In this week’s focus on flowers, the Journal has a close eye on Valentine’s Day. The Agrexco flower division has barely had time to draw breath in 2004 as it prepares for the Valentine’s and Mother’s Day period. While the Aspect Group is helping Interflora meet its online consumer demands through this busy period.
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Automatic savings for Israeli growers
Israeli farmers have started using an automatic planting system, which enables planting of between 5,000 and 7,000 vegetable and flower plants per hour in open fields or in greenhouses.
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Kenya takes its Berlin bow
Kenya, in the form of the Vegpro group, attended Fruit Logistica for the first time.
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ArticleIndian rose exports plummet
Indian rose exports have plummeted by as much as 34 per cent, due to Valentine’s Day falling on a weekend.