All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 114
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Cold snap shivers through crops
The cold snap that descended on the UK bringing snow and unseasonably low temperatures over the Easter weekend also struck continental Europe, and has had some knock-on effects on fresh produce.
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ArticleAcquisition splurge looms
The UK fresh produce industry is cash rich and ripe for an acquisition bonanza, industry analyst Plimsoll Publishing has found in its latest report on 1,000 companies in the sector.
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Chilean sector mounts protest
The chilean fresh fruit sector is stepping up its protest against the government’s inactivity on economic issues.
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Tesco quashes jobs rumour
Tesco has moved to quash industry rumours that it is making swingeing staff cuts in the produce department at its Cheshunt headquarters, citing annual operational reviews as the reason for any changes afoot.
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ArticleDefra attitudes threaten supplies
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) is expected today to go to the national media with the story that shortcomings at Defra are threatening fresh produce supplies to retailers’ shelves when the new plant-health legislation comes into force on April 7.
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CFA slams footprint labelling
The Chilled Food Association has said carbon-footprint labelling of products is misleading and that any footprint labelling should apply to businesses, not the products they put out.
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Capespan in double development
Capespan has announced it is working on setting up a joint venture in India and has also taken over one of its South African top and stonefruit suppliers.
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ArticleScientist in Fuji breakthrough
An Institute of Food Research scientist has made a discovery concerning the flesh of mature Fuji apples that could prove a breakthrough in storage of the variety.
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ArticleFlandria lets Zouk loose
Belgian quality label Flandria is launching new variety Zouk into its Prince loose tomato segment this month, as loose tomatoes regain ground on fruit on the vine.
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ArticleBrazilian apple downturn
ABPM, the Brazilian apple producers’ association, has calculated that Gala volume from Brazil is some 15 per cent down on last season and, despite quality and fruit pressures being the best in years, sendings to the EU are much lower than last season.
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ArticleMurcia ups and downs
The Spanish region of Murcia experienced a reduction in volume of exported product last season, but values have been maintained, according to the association of producers and exporters, Proexport.
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ArticleBirmingham hosts Asian opening
A major new upmarket Asian supermarket is set to open in Birmingham on March 27.
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Chile recovering from strike
Last week’s strike by dockers in Chile has come to and end and fruit exports are once again moving.
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Plimsoll names top five
Plimsoll Publishing’s first edition report on the fresh produce trade for 2008 highlights the most profitable companies and the best trading partners in the sector.
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ArticleGLA uncovers more abuses
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority has uncovered abuse of workers in the cut-flower, plant and bulb industry in Lincolnshire, including suspected debt bondage.
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Stakeholders help Kenya pull through
Stakeholders pulling together during the unrest in Kenya in January prevented far greater disruption to the export sector the Kenya Horticulture Development Programme estimates.
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ArticleSouthern countries top apple table
Belrose Inc’s 13th annual international competitiveness study of 29 apple producing countries published in its World Apple Report this month has ranked Chile and New Zealand in the top two places respectively.
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Workers Bill could backfire
A Private Member’s Bill intended to protect agency workers would have unintended consequences for workers within the UK food industry the Association of Labour Providers has warned.
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Adas in GHG research
Environmental consultancy Adas is conducting research for Defra into the calculation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the food supply chain.
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MRL unity edges closer
Harmonisation of maximum pesticides residue levels (MRLs) in the EU moved a step closer last weekend as three key annexes of EU Regulation 396/2005/EC, fixing pan-EU harmonised MRLs on fresh produce were published in the Official Journal of the EU.