All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 62
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ArticleSpanish salad supply hiatus brings pressure
Supplies across a range of salad lines are being affected by a hiatus in availability from Spain.
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Morpholine deadline looms
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) is reminding importers that there is to be no further extension of the period of tolerance for morpholine on fruit.
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Lords committee hears innovation plea
The House of Lords Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries & Environment was taking oral evidence on Wednesday from the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board as part of its inquiry into innovation in EU agriculture.
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ArticleNZ kiwifruit under disease siege
New Zealand plant health authorities have confirmed the presence of kiwifruit vine disease Pseudomonas syringae pv actinidiae (PSA) in three Bay of Plenty orchards.
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Guatemala invests in lime project
Guatemalan exporters’ association Agexport is working on a project to develop the country’s lime sendings beyond the traditional domestic market and the US.
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Frozen food offers green opportunities
Frozen produce provides a significant sustainability and social responsibility opportunity, according to a major new frozen food report.
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ArticleDirect contact bears fruit for OFD
Orchard Fruits Direct (OFD) ran a whole day of tasting activity at Co-operative stores in Cranbrook and Walderslade in Kent last week to promote UK top fruit.
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ArticleHalloween price horror
The market could find itself short of pumpkins in the next two years if retailers don’t increase prices paid to growers.
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Hurricane wipes out WI bananas
Banana production in St Lucia and St Vincent has been completely destroyed by Hurricane Tomas, which swept the islands at the weekend.
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Organic sales bounce back
Sales of organic food and drink through supermarkets reached £82 million during September, an increase of 15.5 per cent on the previous four-weeks, data from Kantar Worldpanel shows.
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More gangmaster arrests as spring onion prices spiral
West Midlands police arrested three men on 22 October for the unlicensed supply of labour to work in several agricultural tasks including harvesting spring onions.
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Zespri forceasts increased returns
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri is forecasting increased returns to growers this season of 10.5 per cent on green fruit and 12.8 per cent on gold.
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Epitrix beetle threatens
The Food & Environment Research Agency (FERA) is consulting with the potato sector on proposals to introduce emergency measures against the flea beetle Epitrix.
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Zim leaders counter sector confusion
Zimbabwe’s Horticultural Promotion Council (HPC) has moved to counter confusion in the sector over a wage dispute that is still in court.
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ArticleFoodservice next under GLA crackdown
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) will turn its attention to stamping out abuses in the foodservice sector and non-supermarket trade in 2011, freshinfo can reveal.
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European morpholine reprieve draws closer
The Fresh Produce Consortium has welcomed a statement from the European Commission that it is looking into a reprieve for some uses of morpholine in wax used on fruit.
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ArticleFreshgro slices through debts
Producer organisation and vegetable-growing co-operative Fresh Growers Ltd (Freshgro) has reduced net debt and will be launching new products in 2011, despite a slight fall in turnover.
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ArticleFresh Service seals Kent deal
Kent-based fresh-produce distribution and logistics firm Fresh Service has acquired the Paddock Wood and Sheerness operations of RW Simpson with effect from October 23.
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ArticleHaygrove profit margin rises
Soft-fruit grower and polytunnel specialist Haygrove Ltd has increased its group’s gross profit margin from 26 per cent to 35 per cent.
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ArticleSportacus makes a date with ministers
The star of hit kids TV show Lazy Town is to travel to London in the next fortnight to discuss the childhood obesity problem with ministers, freshinfo has learnt.