All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 216

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    Italians lose ground

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Italian producers' organisation Confagricoltura has said that Italy is losing ground in Europe to other producer member states.

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    Greefa measures up

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Greefa has announced the launch of two sorting technologies to be added to existing grading lines, with the aim of combining accuracy with the measurement of visible and internal defects as well as firmness investigation.

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    Plimsoll issues debt warning

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    While many companies may not admit to running their business through debt, Plimsoll Publishing has found that 87 per cent of the UK fresh produce industry is doing just this.In its latest analysis, Plimsoll also discovered that 12 per cent of the industry's debt level is dangerously high.

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    Warnings sound for NZ export crops

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    According to a report just out from the New Zealand farm ministry, apple exports are likely to fall 12 per cent to just 14.5million cartons next season and the kiwifruit sector may have to watch its back in the future as international market competition increases.

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    Fair deal all round

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The Soil Association and Fairtrade Foundation have joined forces to launch a venture that will combine both organic and Fairtrade certification for UK and imported goods.

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    Sharonfruit shining

    2003-01-09T00:00:00Z

    With two months of the Israeli sharonfruit season still to run, Agrexco UK is reporting steady sales increases year on year.

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    HDC reveals new council members

    2003-01-09T00:00:00Z

    Defra has announced the appointment of new council members to the Horticultural Development Council.

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    Redbridge and Chingford link up

    2003-01-09T00:00:00Z

    Redbridge Produce Marketing and Chingford Fruit Ltd have announced they are forging a joint working alliance to supply grapes to Sainsbury's, as the first move in a strategy to form a separate trading entity later this year.

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    Morrisons bids for Safeway

    2003-01-09T00:00:00Z

    Northern-English supermarket chain Morrisons has made a £2.9bn offer for rival Safeway.

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    Cox supplies healthy

    2003-01-07T00:00:00Z

    Despite a short crop, English Cox should still be available in some volume until March, according to Adrian Barlow, chief executive of promotional body English Apples and Pears.

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    Crop damage fears allayed

    2003-01-07T00:00:00Z

    As the UK emerges from a week of heavy rainfall and flooding into frost and snow, first indications are that English horticulture crops are bearing up well.

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    Growers urged to get involved

    2003-01-06T00:00:00Z

    As the next stage of the National School Fruit Scheme rolls out, grower representatives are encouraging producers in the UK to get involved.

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    IT in the round

    2003-01-05T00:00:00Z

    As part of our monthly spotlight on IT, freshinfo and the Journal are organising an IT round-table discussion forum, the first of which will be held in mid-February on a date yet to be confirmed. It's your chance to get involved.

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    Prince's purchasing plea

    2003-01-05T00:00:00Z

    The Prince of Wales is calling on government to force all public bodies to direct their food budgets towards UK produce in a bid to boost farm incomes and shore up the future of rural communities and their economy.

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    Probita issues packaging help

    2003-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Probita Ltd is helping packaging suppliers to comply with new certification to become standard by the middle of next year.

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    Hairyape in new swing

    2003-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Interactive fresh produce search engine www.hairyape.co.uk has undergone a major re-design.

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    Grapes hold shelf-life key

    2003-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Apples and a host of other produce could stay fresher for longer thanks to grapes, recent research has found.

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    Pembroke full of puff

    2003-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Pembroke Port is hoping to rediscover its fresh produce potential following the opening of Atlantic Industries' cold-storage facility by Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan (pictured centre) last month.

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    Schools under food scrutiny

    2003-01-05T00:00:00Z

    The government is reported to be considering sending in education watchdog Ofsted and the Food Standards Agency to inspect food outlets in schools.

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    Indian flowers in a squeeze

    2003-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Withering orders are drying up Indian flower exporters' coffers.