All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 234
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Gaining consumer confidence
Crop protection group Syngenta has launched a new book for the whole food supply chain to help explain measures in place to ensure food safety in growing food.
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Unions calm stone-fruit unrest
Producers' unions in France have reached an agreement with national supermarkets over pricing contracts for stone fruit after growers' ran amok in store car parks.
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US apple stage set
Stocks of apples in the US from the 2001 crop are tapering off in plenty of time to ensure a good start to the 2002 marketing year.
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Greenvale on potato trail
Fresh potato supplier Greenvale AP (GVAP) has joined forces with Sainsbury's to launch what it believes is the first organic potato traceability project.
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NFU cautious on Brown review
The National Farmers' Union has said it is the job of government to create a climate for sustainable recovery in agriculture and chancellor Gordon Brown's spending review announced this week will be judged on that.
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Orangered stars unite
A group of apricot producer companies in France have got together to strengthen the image of one of the leading varieties.
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CAP doesn't fit yet
The mid-term review of Agenda 2000 – the reform of the EU Common Agricultural Policy – is up for deliberation in the UK following Defra's announcement of a consultation process this week.
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FPC welcomes FSA call
The Fresh Produce Consortium has welcomed comments from Food Standards Agency chairman Sir John Krebs last week when he called for a radical overhaul of food assurance schemes, including the Assured Produce Scheme.
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Voss bangs Zespri drum
Zespri executive chairman Doug Voss banged the drum for single desk marketing at the New Zealand kiwifruit group's annual general meeting on Wednesday.
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All white for entrepreneurs
Competition minister Melanie Johnson announced a new white paper this week to modernise and simplify company law, greatly easing the bureaucratic burden on small business.
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Retail spending steady
Last month's Golden Jubilee celebrations and football's World Cup exert some effect on food sales, according to the British Retail Consortium and KPMG's retails sales monitor.
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Apple sector faces down-sizing
A new report warns that the global apple industry must beware it does not lose some of the systems crucial to its future as it faces cut backs in difficult market times.
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Fruit acquitted by jury
An 800-strong parents' jury set up by independent lobby group the Food Commission has given fruit top honours in its first Children's Food Awards on July 15.
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New markets for US fruit
Two potential new markets for US fruit exports look likely to open up soon in Latin America.
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Berries in Symphony with Wimbledon
The UK strawberry season is on song with its traditional peak for Wimbledon seeing supplies from Scotland and England combine to meet demand.
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In the Times, but not in stores
The mango season in the sub-continent is in full swing, but food writers have mistimed recipe suggestions aimed at the Alphonso season.
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Enza merger moves closer
New Zealand top-fruit exporter Enza could soon merge with another Guinness Peat Group investment to form a massive fresh produce company which would see Enza exporting other New Zealand lines.
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EU citrus link up
Producers in key citrus-producing countries in the EU are joining forces to promote their fruit in third countries.
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Budgens bought out
The largest grocery and food distributor in Ireland, Musgrave, takes over UK supermarket and convenience store chain Budgens for £232 million.
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Agrexco gets into Peru
This month sees the first arrivals in the UK of citrus from Peru marketed by Israeli exporter Agrexco under its international brand name Alesia.