All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 239
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Pearl in Higgins crown
Potato seed supplier and ware marketing specialist the Higgins Group has announced its new salad potato variety Pearl has been listed by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany.
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NFU fights for HRI
The National Farmers Union met with officials from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on May 7 to express its concern about proposed cuts to funding for horticultural research and development (R&D).
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French opportunities for UK trade
Stockton-based market analyst Plimsoll Publishing has uncovered dramatic evidence that the French fresh produce market should be a prime target for UK companies.
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Zespri welcomes meat man
New Zealand kiwifruit exporter Zespri has announced the appointment of a meat industry chief executive to its board of directors.
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Chinese lychee breakthrough
A recent post-harvest development will make long distance sea-freight of Chinese lychees possible with first arrivals due in the EU next month.
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FPC issues pepper alert
The Fresh Produce Consortium has issued a pesticide alert for capsicum from Turkey and Israel following a report from the German authorities.
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Banana report criticised
Ecuador's banana sector has hit back after a report published last week by Human Rights Watch suggested the country's industry harboured human rights abuses and exploited children.
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Category strategy here to stay
A new report from the Institute of Grocery Distribution indicates that the overwhelming majority of suppliers and retailers are satisfied with category management and confident that it will continue over the next 10 years.
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Gras goes International
Asparagus growers John and Richard Clement of Tuddenham Hall Estate, Suffolk have linked up with Hargreaves Plants to form Asparagus International Ltd.
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Kitbin wins Worldstar honours
New Kitbin bulk containers from Israeli manufacturer Dolav Plastic Products have won a WorldStar packaging award at last week's Interpac exhibition in Germany.
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Spanish nispero targets UK
Foods From Spain is organising a major three-year consumer and trade awareness drive to establish a market presence for loquats, highlighting their origins by renaming them in Spanish for the UK market as nisperos.
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Valencia crop erratic
The Spanish harvest of Valencia Late is turning out an irregular spread of sizes that has producers baffled and farm-gate prices oscillating.
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Chile and EU agree on free trade
Chile and the EU reach a political agreement, which will see Chilean fruit trade benefit from a free -trade area.
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PPECB wins accreditation
The Perishable Products Export Control Bureau (PPECB) in South Africa is accredited in conformity with international standards for the provision of quality control and certification services.
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Pascual interests G's
G's Marketing announces an agreement between Dole and a group including G's Spanish subsidiary.
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Organic achievement honoured
Organic growers will go head to head in the new Organic Achievements Awards to be held in October.
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Ahold goes direct
Dutch supermarket group Royal Ahold has been negotiating direct supply contracts with Chilean exporters.
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FPC issues pesticide alerts
The Fresh Produce Consortium has delivered three pesticide alerts after notification of exceedance of maximum residue limits (MRL) from both the German and Finnish authorities.
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Plimsoll targets apathy
A new service from Stockton-based Plimsoll Publishing intended for "apathetic acquirers" aims to help busy executives identify good acquisition targets.