All articles by Laura Gould – Page 20
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Total Produce announces Dutch merger
Total Produce’s Dutch subsidiary Total Produce BV has joined forces with fellow Dutch importer Vevici Fruit BV.
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ArticleEMR applauds bee funding
Scientists at East Malling Research (EMR) have welcomed the announcement of £10 million to boost research to try and halt the declining number of bees and other pollinating insects.
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ArticleMay voxpops live on freshinfo
Consumers get to grips with their carbon footprint in the latest edition of freshinfo's monthly video voxpops series.
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ArticlePrepped spuds on the up
Prepared potatoes are seeing a renaissance in catering, research has found.
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ArticleSasha trials strike gold
A new glasshouse strawberry variety called Sasha has been so successful under trial that Sainsbury’s is eager to take all the fruit being grown this year by Wallings Nursery, near Dedham, Essex.
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GM attitudes changing, expert says
Consumer attitudes to GM crops are changing across the UK and Europe, was one of the opinions that came out of the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s conference - The Food Market in Turmoil - Strategies for Survival and Growth - last week.
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ArticleScripps makes beeline for bumbles
The top-fruit blossoming period in Kent has benefited from excellent weather conditions and, with two weeks to go, has even surpassed last season.
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ArticleTenderstem caught on film
A short film depicting the production, picking, packing and distribution of broccoli variety Inspiration - marketed as Tenderstem - in Kenya has been released.
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Fresh-cut Flume Wash redesigned
Key Technology has introduced the redesigned Flume Wash for fresh-cut produce.
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ArticleEddie Foley dies, aged 64
Agrexco is sad to announce the death of Eddie Foley, who passed away on April 30, just two days short of his 65th birthday.
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BIFGA growers in conciliatory mood
Top-fruit growers at the British Independent Fruit Growers’ Association (BIFGA) farm walk in Kent last week were in a conciliatory frame of mind on the continuing issue of assurance schemes.
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ArticleStonefruit forecasts positive
European stonefruit growers are happily gearing up to harvest a larger crop this season than in 2008, although the sterling-euro exchange rate is causing concern.
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ArticlePeruvian Hass in promo push
Peruvian avocado growers have unveiled their first-ever campaign for promoting Hass avocados in the UK market.
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ArticleGrant fillip for Irish growers
Irish horticulture minister Trevor Sargent has delivered a welcome boost for the Republic’s hard-pressed growers with the announcement of a €3.8 million (£3.4m) grants package.
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Ombudsman sparks fly
The government could take stringent action to implement an independent ombudsman to govern the grocery sector, if retailers fail to agree to its establishment.
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ArticleTesco gets Intense
Tesco is stocking Dutch-grown Intense round tomatoes grown from seed bred by Dutch seed house Nunhems.
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Co-op boosts netball sponsorship
The Co-operative Group is to sponsor the World Netball Series in Manchester on October 9-11.
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ArticleKendall re-elected to European role
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Peter Kendall has been re-elected as vice-president of the EU farmers’ organisation COPA.
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ArticleIsraeli stonefruit heads to Europe
The first volumes of Carmel-branded stonefruit from Agrexco are on their way to Europe.
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Irish mushroom firm invests
Irish mushroom firm Codd Mushrooms, based in County Carlow, has invested €3 million (£2.7m) in an automated production unit that it claims is the first of its kind in Ireland.