Grape news archive – Page 141
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ArticleBigger than bananas
The Irish grape market is exploding as consumer taste for seedless fruit continues to grow. Anthony Garvey takes a look at how the industry is meeting that demand.
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ArticleIndia answers critics
As producers look to increase their export volumes, a growing commitment to safeguarding grape production should stand the industry in good stead.
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Centralising fortunes in Europe
The rising prominence of the grape category in the UK over recent years has undoubtedly spelt good news for European producers, with Italian, Spanish and Greek grapes each helping to fill the UK retailer’s shelves during the summer and early autumn months. Emma Twyning talks to some of the UK’s biggest importers to find out how things stand in Europe’s main grape producing countries.
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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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SA turns to fuel rationing
According to local press reports in South Africa, fuel is trickling back into fruit-growing areas of the Western Cape, but is being rationed.
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Sheerness welcomes first grape vessel
The first direct reefer shipment to the UK of South African grapes this season docked at Sheerness
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ArticleRedbridge wins Bon Cap deal
Redbridge Worldfresh has secured exclusive rights to market Bon Cap grapes in the British Isles.
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ArticleNespak widens veg portfolio
A new type of packaging designed to accommodate longer, narrower vegetables made its debut at SIFEL.
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SA grape sizes fuel punnet fears
South African grape growers have a proliferation of large berries to date this season and are also facing fuel problems.
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ArticleIndian opportunity exciting
India is “the most challenging and exciting market in the global fresh produce business”, according to New Delhi-based Keith Sunderlal, of consultancy The SCS Group.
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ArticleWarming to change
Climate change, the greenhouse effect and extreme weather may all have seemed pie in the sky a few years ago, but they are happening now and are here to stay. Kathy Hammond finds out about the implications for fresh produce supply in the years to come.
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ArticleChina remains a small threat
The fresh produce industry should not be overly concerned at the moment about Chinese export potential, said Matthew Tang of China’s Linkage Holdings, at the Southern Hemisphere Congress in Santiago.
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ArticleSouth Africa grapples with bumper crop
South African exporters are busy getting grapes on the water as they prepare for strong end of year sales. Doris Lee Butterworth reports
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ArticleManning appointed to SATI
The South African Tablegrape Industry (SATI) has appointed Roger Manning to head up its strategy on European communications and promotional efforts.
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ArticleSulphur win for grapes
The grape sector is celebrating after winning the battle to continue using sulphur pads with its product.
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ArticleCyprus steps up a gear
Hopes are high that Cyprus’ entry to the EU will enable the fresh produce industry to bloom. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Grape change for South African producer
This year’s South African grape season will spell great change for one of the Orange River region’s best-known suppliers.
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ArticleSuperior results in
The official figures for the Spanish Superior Seedless grape have been released for the season, which ended in August.
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South African grape speculation inaccurate
Speculation that the South African table grape industry is on course to harvest an unusually large export crop this season is inaccurate, according to one exporter.
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Article£5m innovation push
English apple producers are being urged to take advantage of a £5 million government fund to promote innovation.