All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 78
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New mushroom site for UK
The Netherlands-based Mushroom Promotion Foundation (MPF) is expanding into the UK with the launch last week of an English-language website.
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ArticleLocal food support doubles
Research carried out by food and grocery analyst IGD has shown that support for local food has doubled over the past five years.
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Eatwell site expanded
All government information on food aimed at consumers is being brought together on a single website: www.eatwell.gov.uk
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ArticleNIAB declares MacLeod Complex open
The National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) officially opened its new purpose-built glasshouse facility at Park Farm near Histon in Cambridge last Friday.
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ArticleRivals steal Tesco English apple share
Tesco has been under-trading on English top fruit in the first half of the season, according to data released this week by promotional body English Apples & Pears.
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ArticleBolland handed stunning pay package
Morrisons has released Marc Bolland six months early from his contract so he is free to join Marks & Spencer as chief executive on May 1 with a stunning pay package.
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ArticleMurcia in produce-tourism link up
Fruit and vegetable producer-exporters in the south-eastern Spanish region of Murcia have joined forces with their regional tourism council to launch a new campaign to promote Murcia through its fresh produce.
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Salads availability struggles
Temperatures well below seasonal averages are continuing to affect availability of salad and vegetable lines from Spain.
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ArticleWinter chill research urged
Research into the importance of winter chill to fruit production is needed urgently.
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ArticleSeven makes 40-strong investment
Coldstorage service specialist Seven Refrigeration is buying 40 portable cold stores for delivery in the second quarter this year.
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Expo returns better than ever
Food & Drink Expo is back in Birmingham for four days from 21-24 March and promises more inspiring features than ever before
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ArticlePink Lady teams with Harrods
Pink Lady apples are teaming up with premium retailer Harrods this Valentine’s Day to offer shoppers 2,000 unique apples, each with a heart-shaped mark on their skin.
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FPC conducts wholesale survey
The Fresh Produce Consortium is asking its members involved in wholesale and foodservice to take part in a survey
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ArticleDole Europe in berry offer
Dole Europe is expanding into soft fruit after a successful trial in Italy in 2009.
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ArticleNZ apple forecast down
New Zealand’s growers are forecasting a smaller, later crop of apples in 2010.
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ArticleThanet Earth right on cue
The UK’s first cucumbers of the 2010 season were harvested on Monday at Thanet Earth in Kent.
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ArticleSpanish strawberries suffer losses
Strawberry production in the main Spanish growing area of Huelva is suffering the effects of high winds and heavy rainfall, which will delay the start of the export season and cause heavy crop losses.
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ArticleSinclair iQ delivering avocado benefits
Recent trials at avocado packers in the UK have underlined the Sinclair iQ system’s ability to segregate fruit to meet retailer firmness and pressure specifications more accurately, more cheaply and faster than hand-sorting methods.
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Pink tomato breakthrough
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute in Israel have uncovered the gene responsible for producing pink-skinned tomatoes.
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ArticleAlesco sets up eco-subsidiary
German packaging firm Alesco has set up a new subsidiary to focus on environment-friendly packaging: Alesco Green Packaging.