All Flowers articles – Page 80
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Covent Garden turnover on the up
New Covent Garden's report and accounts for 1999/2000 show a sizeable operating surplus.
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New lease of Fyffes
Fyffes has given its Glasgow wholesale market facility a complete overhaul in the past six weeks.
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FPC sets scene for next five years
Representative fresh produce body, the Fresh Produce Consortium, launches its five-year strategy document. It contains ambitious targets for the development of the industry, including the improvement of the free-fruit-for-schools project.
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Fruit returns to Garden
The Chilean Fresh Fruit Association ö Europe unveiled its display at the fourth Covent Garden Flower Festival this week.
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Gardener strips lady of title
Viscountess Villiers gives up title, after falling in love with, and marrying, a gardener.
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hairyape.co.uk goes live
hairyape.co.uk went live this week. The website aims to link fresh fruit, vegetable and flower companies throughout the fresh produce supply chain.
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Brazil bouncing back
Citrus in Brazil is on the road to recovery after some difficult growing conditions early this year.
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Western International in £50 million redevelopment scheme
London-based wholesale market Western International announces plans worth £50m to relocate to an adjacent site.
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Asda's HortEx display upsets growers
Asda's decision to show it Rolling back the prices logo at this week's HortEx event in Telford, causes consternation amongst producers and the National Farmers Union.
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UK flower producers criticised at HRI conference
Fragmented supply and lack of communication among criticisms levelled at UK producers at last Friday's cut flower conference at HRI Wellsbourne.
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Dutch exporters become first to achieve Florimark
Dutch exporters to the UK are the first to achieve Florimark certification, a quality accreditation from the Dutch floricultural sector.
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Yorkshire Produce Centre to open in March
Leeds wholesalers prepare for March move to new privately-owned site.
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Narcissus Jetfire named bulb of the year 2000
Narcissus Jetfire has been named bulb of the year 2000 by the International Flower Bulb Centre (IBC) as part of a new initiative to promote flower bulb varieties in the UK.
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Worst season say Guernsey flower producers
Guernsey's flower sector reflects upon what it refers to as one of the "worst seasons".
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Israeli Flower Board stripped of duties
Agrexco is to take over the global marketing of all Israeli flowers from the Israel Flower Board, following a ministry of agriculture ruling.
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Brown pledges ongoing support for Garden
On the occasion of New Covent Garden's 25th anniversary, agriculture minister Nick Brown, pledges continuing support for the market.
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Business begins in Ernest
Leeds-based wholesalers Ernest White Ltd and Gilbert Thompson Ltd sign contract for new 109,000sqft site.
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WA making a mark in the UK
The export of Western Australian fresh produce is expanding rapidly, and the UK is one of the principal beneficiaries.
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Pansies get it rough
Roadside pansy border provokes angry reaction from authorities in Somerset, who dubbed the bush a safety hazard.