All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 204

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    Leading Edge secures finance

    2003-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Labelling and printing specialist Leading Edge has secured financing from Graphite Capital.

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    Greenvale AP exercises Restrain

    2003-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Supermarket supplier Greenvale AP has made a breakthrough in non-chemical post-harvest treatment of potatoes.

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    Kiwifruit under safety microscope

    2003-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The Food Standards Agency has commissioned research into allergic reactions to kiwifruit, but has issued no alerts warning children not to eat the fruit, the agency told freshinfo this week.

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    Citrus consumption up

    2003-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Spanish trade body Intercitrus claims its five years of promotions in the EU have boosted consumption of Spanish oranges and easy-peelers.

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    Italian cherry cheer

    2003-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Volumes of Italian cherries are coming on stream from more northern regions as the calendar of supply moves up the peninsula and the season hits its peak.

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    Climate and currency hit supply

    2003-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Prices for imported fruit from continental Europe are spiralling upward as currency and climatic factors combine.

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    Tomato market: beware over-segmentation

    2003-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Professor David Hughes warned delegates at the recent Alicante tomato conference that choice must not become a confusion.

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    Italy battles drought

    2003-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Drought warnings are in place in key growing areas in Italy as rivers and reservoirs fall to dangerously low levels and the lack of water threatens the viability crops.

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    Stone fruit suffers

    2003-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Frosts across European orchards in March and April left Spain virtually unscathed, but now growers in Lerida are dealing with the consequences of hail damage late last month.

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    Spanish growers count losses

    2003-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Spanish strawberry producers are licking their wounds at the end of a harrowing season.

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    Murcia capsicum down

    2003-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Capsicum production in Murcia is on the wane with volumes falling by 67 per cent over the past 10 years.

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    French assess damage

    2003-06-04T00:00:00Z

    French fruit growers have calculated their frost-related losses to have affected a third of all French orchards and to have caused ?240 million worth of damage.

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    Sainsbury's shores up Shell deal

    2003-06-02T00:00:00Z

    UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's is expanding its fuel and convenience store operation with Shell UK.

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    Spanish react to toll threats

    2003-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Spanish producer and trade organisations are calling on regional, national and EU authorities to prevent the introduction in France and Germany of new road tolls for lorries.

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    TGA on the move

    2003-05-30T00:00:00Z

    The Tomato Growers' Association is moving offices.

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    Sainsbury's take-over mooted

    2003-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Rumours have been flying around the City of London that Sainsbury's could be facing a take-over bid.

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    Northern sales go south

    2003-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Ready-meals manufacturer Northern Foods has issued a warning that tough competition and the prospect of retail rationalisation are threatening sales as the group reported a fall in underlying annual profits.

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    Fruiterers support top-fruit study

    2003-05-30T00:00:00Z

    The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers has announced it is sponsoring an MBA graduate from City University's Cass Business School to investigate issues affecting the English top fruit industry.

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    Tesco expands in Thailand

    2003-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has unveiled plans to spend a further Bt7 billion (£102million) on expanding its operations in Thailand.

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    Branston chills out

    2003-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Tesco and wholesaler potato supplier Branston Potatoes is expanding its temperature controlled delivery fleet.