All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 232
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Lunny wary of claim game
M&S produce technologist Emmett Lunny told the audience at last week's KG Fruit Focus seminar how difficult it is for retailers to make claims about the benefits of foods in-store.
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Gomez supports child's play
Importer and supermarket supplier Gomez is the first in the trade to come out in support of Tesco's community football project with Newcastle United unveiled last week.
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KG Jubilee blasts off
KG Fruits used Fruit Focus as the launch pad for its Driscolls everbearer Jubilee, which has started small scale production this year and was named in honour of Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee year.
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Beacon pots a winner
Specialist fresh and exotic ingredients supplier Beacon Foods has launched a new range of potted mixed vegetables and fruits.
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Sakata on pole with F1
Sakata UK, formerly Samuel Yates, showcased Cool F1 at its official name-changing and office-opening ceremony in July.
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Pink Lady supply tight
Pink Lady demand in the UK is almost outstripping supply as growing conditions in southern hemisphere production areas have affected volumes of fruit for export.
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HRI has the keys
A new £2.8 million conference centre and library facility, which also houses the European Organic Fruit and Nursery Stock Research initiative, has been handed over to Horticulture Research International.
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Enza's Eurep first
New Zealand top-fruit marketing group Enza has said Eurep-Gap certification is a vital component of being able to supply product to Europe from 2003 as it announced one of its growers has become the first top-fruit producer in New Zealand to be awarded full certification under the European retailer standard for good growing practices.
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Retail thanks for early Discovery
Tesco and Sainsbury's have thanked their English apple growers, who have produced Discovery apples ahead of schedule this year.
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Enza makes Eurepgap demand
New Zealand top-fruit marketing group Enza has said Eurep-Gap certification is a vital component to be able to supply product to Europe from 2003.
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Fyffes makes Czech deal
Fresh produce multinational Fyffes has entered into an acquisition agreement for 70 per cent of Czech produce distributor Hortim International.
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Pear crop parity
The EU pear crop is forecast to increase by some 13 per cent on last season and be just 0.5 per cent down on the five-year average.
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Greenvale AP realises ambition
Major potato supplier Greenvale AP has undergone a management buyout just six years since its senior team bought the company out from Dalgety plc with the help of venture capitalists.
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Argentinean blueberry hope
Producers in Argentina could soon be looking at expanding into blueberry cultivation to emulate the success of near-neighbour Chile in the export of the fruit.
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Intercitrus elects new head
Incoming president of Spanish trade association Intercitrus José Gascó has said a resolution to the problem of the US ban on clementine imports from Spain is one of the most important issues of his mandate.
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Fruit exports buck trend
Sendings of fruit from Argentina have reversed the downward curve seen in other areas of the troubled South American nation's economy this year and are experiencing growth.
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Winter too mild
New Zealand scientists are already warning that this winter is not cold enough for kiwifruit.
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El Niño poised again
Weather phenomenon El Niño rears its ugly head again as Central America starts to feel preliminary effects.
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Tesco squares up
Tesco goes square next week, in a revolutionary re-think of its prepared fruit packaging.
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Uruguay next in line
Another South American economy is facing troubled times as its government acts to stem a rush on bank deposits.