All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 138
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ArticleSweet and early from South Africa
First arrivals of South African Early Sweet white seedless grapes are expected on the UK market within the next few days as the variety embarks on its first commercial season.
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ArticleRe:fresh 2007 sets a date
Cross out the date in your diary: Re:fresh 2007 will take place on May 10, 2007.
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ArticleTrade input secures scheme expansion
Input from the fresh produce trade has persuaded government to extend its milk welfare scheme to include fresh produce.
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ArticleIsrael climbs sharonfruit chart
Israel is now the world's second largest exporter of sharonfruit, after Spain, according to the Israeli Plant Production & Marketing Board.
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Banana shipping breakthrough
Irish fresh produce multi-national Fyffes has signed a long-term contract to ship bananas in cool containers.
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ArticlePaper price-rise threat
Paper prices in Spain are set to climb risking an increase in the cost of packaging for the horticulture export sector.
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ArticleHonduras prepares WTO complaint
Honduras is following Ecuador’s lead and is preparing to lodge an official complaint with the World Trade Organisation over the EU banana import regime.
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Banana secrets revealed
Despite bananas’ sporty, youthful image, latest figures from market analyst TNS on the UK banana market show it is eaten most my the middle-aged and older.
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Irish to police mushroom sector
A joint labour committee that will police pay and conditions in the €130m Irish mushroom industry and end the damaging publicity about the exploitation of migrant workers is under discussion by government, growers and unions.
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ArticleDefra scheme to bring kids closer to food
Defra secretary David Miliband is launching the Year of Food & Farming to give every English schoolchild the chance to find out how food is produced and how this links with healthy eating.
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Food Dudes win global acclaim
Ireland’s Food Dude Initiative has been recognised by the highest authorities in the global fight against obesity with a top award.
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ArticleSainsbury's scheme to bring graduates to produce
Sainsbury’s launched a new scheme today called Taste the World to entice graduates into the food science industry.
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Healthy Start leg-up for fresh
Children and pregnant women in low-income families are being given free fresh fruit and vegetables.
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Sorbitol in apple research breakthrough
Sugary compound sorbitol may help determine characteristics of apples and could prove key in improving fruit quality.
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ArticleIsraeli growers in full bloom
Israeli growers plan on exporting 125 million stems - some five tonnes of flowers - to Europe during the forthcoming Christmas and New Year period.
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Blythman berating again
Tesco and Waitrose have commissioned independent investigations into supplies of Costa Rican pineapples following an article by notorious food writer Joanna Blythman in The Observer last Sunday.
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Edible wrap in E. coli battle
Researchers at the US department of Agriculture’s research service (ARS) has improved on a prize-winning edible wrap for fresh produce that is now designed to kill E. coli bacteria.
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Watermelons quench Costco thirst
Capespan and Fyffes combined forces to promote watermelons in all 18 Costco UK warehouses on Saturday and Sunday.
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ArticleChicory in seasonal colour
Supplies of red chicory from Belgium under the Flandria quality mark are expected to increase significantly.
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ArticleRetailers miss out on Fairtrade sales
UK retailers are missing out on billions of pounds worth of Fairtrade sales.