All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 211
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USApple gets behind research
The US apple trade association's research sub-committee has announced its support for the National Tree Fruit Technology Roadmap project to reduce production costs and improve handling and marketing.
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New broom sweeps in at Zespri
Tim Goodacre has just taken the helm as ceo at NZ kiwifruit marketeer and announced a new supply and relationship management structure.
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Reiser targets fresh produce
Packaging and processing specialist Reiser UK is targeting the fresh produce sector as part of a new wave of expansion.
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SMEs' European opportunity
Small businesses have been urged to prepare for EU enlargement and take advantage of the biggest single market in the world by making the most of Government support networks such Business Link and Trade Partners UK.
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Getting Envirowise
Fresh produce processing companies can now maintain a competitive edge, by cutting down on environmental costs with the aid of a free practical guide.
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MBM doles out the chips
In support of National Chip Week, Cambridgeshire-based potato supplier MBM Produce Ltd treated its entire staff at its March, Chatteris, Shrewsbury, Littleport, Coventry and Darlington packing sites to free chips at varying times during the week.
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Rural businesses are changing
Speaking at a business-marketing seminar funded by the land-based industries training organisation Lantra this week, Tony Allen from the Kent & Medway Skills Council said that the uptake of IT and skills development courses provided by Lantra demonstrates the change in rural industries.
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Freshport at Amsterdam
A perishables handling centre opens this April at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.
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Panama raises melon stakes
Panama is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with in top-quality melon production thanks to an innovative government project and the commitment of a band of dedicated growers in the country's Azuero peninsula.
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Grape strength
The South African grape season is experiencing a better tail end of the season having recovered from a late start and problems clashing with an overhang of Brazilian fruit before Christmas.
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Nine Elms reacts
The Covent Garden Market Authority reacted angrily to the statement from the Corporation of London, with chairman Leif Mills labelling it "duplicitous, to put it mildly".
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Covent Garden snubbed
The Corporation of London has said it would be prepared to acquire New Covent Garden, although the corporation's markets committee has stated its preference that there should be just one composite market in London, at Spitalfields.
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World apple warning
The stark message from the March issue of the World Apple Report is that the major apple producing countries do not appreciate the difficulty of the export challenges facing them and will need to bite the bullet and endure higher costs to overcome the trade problem.
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Geest makes French acquisition
UK prepared salads and food specialist Geest plc has agreed to acquire French prepared salad group Geneviève Langlais (GLSA) from its founders for £12.9million.
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NZ horticulture diversifying
Preliminary figures from New Zealand's first agricultural census in eight years show the country's NZ$2billion (£637million) horticulture export industry is growing increasingly diverse as top fruit acreage declines and land given over to kiwifruit remains static.
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FAO-WHO in standards boost
The United Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation has launched a $40million trust fund with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to work with developing countries to implement Codex Alimentarius.
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NFU supports Saphir report
The NFU has come down in favour of Nicholas Saphir's report recommendations which centre on the rationalisation of the number of wholesale food markets in London.
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Vitacress invests
Vitacress Salads has invested more than £530,000 in the refurbishment and modification of recently acquired chilled facilities at Amesbury, close to its St Mary Bourne packhouse.
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Curry at the crossroads
The farming and food industry has reached a watershed in its history as it faces the enlargement of the Community, the radical proposals being negotiated in Brussels and pressures from the WTO, predicted Sir Don Curry speaking during this week's meeting.