All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 120
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Chileans wary of labour pains
Chile’s early grape producers are increasingly concerned about labour issues as the harvest start date approaches.
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Banana firms refute tax allegations
Beleaguered banana operators this week found themselves under fire once again.
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Hull market move in the balance
Representatives from Hull Market were due at a committee hearing on Wednesday surrounding the move of their market from its historic city-centre location.
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ArticleBrassica virus breakthrough
Scientists have identified a new way to breed brassicas, resistant to the damaging turnip mosaic virus.
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ArticleStrawberry gap looms
The next two weeks are likely to see a decline in strawberry availability and some strong pricing.
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Italian Jolly launched
Italian packhouse technology spcialist Unitec SpA has launched a flexible electronic cups sorter line onto the market, able to process 15 different kinds of fruit shapes including pears at a 50 per cent processing cost saving.
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Packaging defends itself
The Industry Council for Packaging & the Environment, Incpen, has hit back at last week’s report from the Local Government Association about over-packaging.
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WTO banana hearing goes public
Both the European Union and the US have agreed to open to the public dispute settlement hearings over the EU banana regime at the World Trade Organistion in Geneva on November 6-7.
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Trade slams mischievous organic claims
Claims made by the Soil Association (SA) surrounding early results of a study on organic food and nutrition, prior to peer review, have been slammed as premature and mischievous by the industry.
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ArticleLeaked report aids lobbyists
Reports on the healthy attributes of organic produce versus conventional have jumped the gun, according to researchers.
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Californians repair irrigation
Growers in southern California have been working quickly this week to repair irrigation systems damaged by last week’s wildfires, which hit avocado and citrus crops.
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ArticleMorrisons says its dealings are "fair"
As the Competition Commission's provisional findings came out this week, Morrisons has stressed its supplier dealings are "fair".
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ArticleAsda cheered by CC report
Asda has welcomed the Competition Commission’s provisional findings out today which hint that it's competitors' landbanks may be targeted.
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ArticleC-stores respond to CC
The Association of Convenience Stores’ chief executive James Lowman has given a cautious welcome to the Competition Commission’s provisional findings and highlighted a number of areas that remain of concern.
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ArticleSuppliers handed CC hope
Action is indeed required to address relationships between retailers and their suppliers and the code of practice should be extended and tightened, the Competition Commission has provisionally concluded.
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ArticleChiquita slices management jobs
Chiquita has outlined a massive restructuring plan designed to save it up to $80 million a year as hundreds of jobs go and it turns it back on prepared fruit salads.
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Food Fortnight breaks all records
The sixth British Food Fortnight that took place from September 22 to October 7 was the biggest ever national celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces, festival organisers have claimed.
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ArticleFlorida recovery continues
Grapefruit growers in Florida’s Indian River are bullish about the quality and volume of their fruit as the first forecast for the season is released.
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ArticleGlasto in Banana Link gesture
Organisers of the Glastonbury festival have donated £74,000 to pressure group Banana Link.