All articles by John Broy – Page 4
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Veridian expands production capacity
Processed onion supplier Veridian has expanded its production capacity by 50 per cent to satisfy growing demand from food manufacturers.
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Lancelot confirms Londis bid
Londis shareholders have been offered an extra £3 million for their business, as the Lancelot consortium posted a bid for the group of £63m.
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Irish mushroom growers merge
Two of the Republic of Ireland’s biggest mushroom growers are merging to form the biggest player in Europe’s mushroom industry.
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Syngenta makes new appointment
Syngenta Seeds has confirmed that Keith Harwood has been appointed as the UK sales manager for vegetables.
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Lancelot prepares £60m Londis bid
Lancelot is expected to table a £60 million offer for Londis following weeks of speculation.
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Sainsbury's pushes mint in June
Sainsbury's has announced it will be focusing on apple mint as its June herb of the month.
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TNS data confirms Safeway sales slip
Latest TNS data has confirmed that Morrisons needs to speed up its conversion rate of Safeway stores.
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Green set to bid £10bn cash for M&S
Philip Green is expected to finalise details of a new £10 billion all-cash offer for Mark & Spencer this week.
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King's former boss joins Sainsbury's
Justin King has appointed his former boss at Asda as the new trading director of Sainsbury’s.
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M&S rejects bid
Marks and Spencer has confirmed it has rejected a proposed takeover bid from retail entrepreneur Philip Green, saying it significantly undervalued the group.
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Green tables M&S bid
Billionaire retailer Phillip Green has laid his conditional bid of £9 billion for Marks and Spencer on the boardroom table.
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Ex-Londis chief earned £6m
Graham White, the Londis former chief executive, earned close to £6 million last year.
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Changes to plant health regulations announced
Amendments to plant health regulations will be enforced on January 1, 2005 it has been announced
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Village to retire
Marks & Spencer produce technologist Peter Village is retiring at the end of May after 34 years with the retailer.
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Tesco targets China
Tesco is looking to expand into China, as price competition at home is stifling profit growth, according to chief executive Sir Terry Leahy.
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Swiss Coop goes 100 per cent Fairtrade bananas
The Coop in Switzerland has become the first supermarket chain to switch all of its bananas to Fairtrade.
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Christian Salvesen sacks chief executive
Christian Salvesen has ousted its chief executive following a string of profit warnings.
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Gangmaster report calls for government urgency
The Environmental Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s latest report into gangmaster activities argues the government is still failing to respond quickly to illegal activities on the part of some gangmasters.
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Port of London Authority reports busy 12 months
The Port of London Authority has reported the total cargo handled last year at its terminals amounted to 51 million tonnes, in its annual review.
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M&S sales disappoint
Marks & Spencer has said it is not satisfied with its sales despite reporting a modest profits increase.