All articles by John Broy – Page 31
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Lauritzen Cool Logistics names new md
Lauritzen Cool Logistics has announced Ole Shack Petersen will be the group's new managing director.
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Produce men warned to conform with bio-terrorism laws
The Chilean agriculture attaché in the US urged delegates at the International Roundtable Business Conference that Chileans must be prepared for US legislation regarding bio-terrorism so it does not affect their imports.
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Chile looks to the future
Luis Schmidt, president of Fedefruta, welcomed delegates to Chile and congratulated Chilean producers for their continued efforts in the fresh produce industry, at the International Roundtable Business Conference in Santiago.
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Eclipse to enhance pesticide analysis
Eclipse Scientific Group has acquired Restec Laboratories, specialist in the field of independent pesticide residue analysis.
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Safeway puts pressure on Morrisons
Safeway is expected to inform Morrisons it will need to offer £3.5 billion of shares and cash to win a recommendation for its takeover offer.
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The bionic watermelon picker
A watermelon picking robot could save substantial amounts of money in the harvesting process.
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Rijk Zwann's salad innovations
Rijk Zwaan is leading the way for the future of lettuce products and was nominated at AGF for the fruit and vegetables innovation award.
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Ishida unveils new equipment
Ishida Europe unveiled a new multihead weigher for salads at AGF, Rotterdam
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East London bids to get healthy
East London saw the launch of its own 5-a-day project this week. It was marked by a schools "Ready Steady Fruit" competition and a whole range of initiatives are planned.
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Pomanjou looks for Honeycrunch growth
The Pomanjou group is looking to increase its output of the Honeycrunch variety.
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Excellent salad performance for Greenery
The Greenery/Naturelle has reported a strong year for Dutch salads despite the problems of a hot summer.
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Tango Mango and Shelly impress Israelis
Two new mango cultivars bred and grown in Israel are slated to be the leading varieties in the country's future export basket.
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Safeway announcement expected soon
The government is planning to annouce the outcome of the battle for Safeway next week.
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Tesco announces first-half results
Tesco has revealed that first-half sales have increased 17 per cent to £14.9billion.
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Hot weather catches up with brassicas
The long hot summer has led to a shortage of brassicas.
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Autumn is acquisition season
Plimsoll Publishing has suggested cash-rich companies have an ideal opportunity to acquire struggling businesses.
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Hurricane Isabel whips up a storm
Hurricane Isabel is heading for the Caribbean islands and could threathen banana plantations.
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Lantra's new learning courses
Lantra has announced a range of spreadsheet courses aimed at people in environmental and land-based industries.
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Morrison's in search of non-exec directors
The supermarket chain has begun interviewing prospective candidates to become its first non-executive directors.
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National Mango Week underway
Major supermarkets are fully behind the third National Mango Week.