All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 130
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ArticleVegetable prices in a stew
Vegetable prices are finally showing an inflationary trend due to a variety of market factors, but the effects are not filtering back down the supply chain.
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ArticleGLA in further produce raids
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority has kept up the pressure on the fresh produce trade with raids on seven salad and vegetable preparation plants.
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ArticleStonefruit forecast falls
Peach and nectarine production in Spain’s Valencia region is forecast to fall on last season’s volumes by some 25 per cent.
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Poland to get EU aid
Fruit growers from Poland whose crops were struck by devastating frosts in early May will be able to count on support from the European Union.
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ArticleFresh produce transport misses a trick
The freight transport industry is doing its bit to reduce its carbon footprint but it is missing a few tricks when it comes to reporting what it does.
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Low-payers to get weeded out
The government is targeting cheating employers with a new regime of fines if they pay below the national minimum wage.
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ArticlePoupart in fresh new look
One of the fresh produce longest established firms Poupart Ltd, has announced new branding for two of its divisions as well as the group as a whole.
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GLA in Hull crackdown
In a further demonstration of a crackdown on illegal employment practices, the Gangmasters Licensing Authority has refused a licence renewal for a fresh-produce industry labour provider.
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Raspberry bubble bursts
The first signs that the bubble is bursting for Spanish raspberry producers came this season with prices falling year on year for the first time.
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ArticleEiC notches up yet more interest
Following the presentation of the Eat in Colour (EiC) campaign at last week’s Re:fresh conference, four more companies have approached campaign chairman Anthony Levy to express their interest in supporting the industry’s successful push to increase consumption.
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Climate change levy in huge cost cuts
The NFU’s 80 per cent horticultural climate change levy scheme has reduced carbon emissions in the UK sector drastically in its first year of operation.
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ArticleKiwi top fruit in balance
The top-fruit harvest is closing in New Zealand with growers claiming they have the best fruit in years, strong early prices in the UK market and a resolution to the shipping issues that dogged the early weeks of the season.
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Well Pict covered with Ivy
Well Pict County Local (WPCL) has acquired Ivy House Farm at Graftygreen, Kent, to ensure supplies of local apples to Asda.
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Sun shines on Del Monte
Del Monte is revitalising its prepared fruit offer with the launch of Sun Ripened Fruits.
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Polish crops suffer frost
Low temperatures at the end of April followed by a sustained frost on the night of May 2-3 have severely damaged a whole range of fruit crops in Poland.
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ArticleCapespan back in the groove
Capespan UK’s annual results for 2006 - out this week - show a return to form for the importer after a difficult year in 2005.
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Asda in box seat
Asda is preparing to roll out a local produce box scheme in two English counties.
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ArticleBelgian Barons in niche drive
Belgian tomato growers producing under the quality assured Flandria label are carving out a niche for themselves as traditional suppliers of beef tomatoes.
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ArticleBrogdale future sparks debate
Brogdale Horticultural Trust (BHT) ceo Jane Garrett has spoken out following claims from members of The Friends of the Tesco-sponsored trust that BHT would move the National Fruit Collection should it win a Defra tendering process scheduled to close on May 15.
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ArticleCaptain Carrot takes to the road
The British Carrot Growers Association kicked off its promotional campaign with Captain Carrot starting a season’s long tour of primary schools last week.