All articles by Laura Gould – Page 38
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Organic approval for Restrain
Restrain, the natural anti-sprouting system, is now approved for the storage of organic potatoes and onions, allowing growers to tap into the high-value, late-season market.
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Kent leader backs county's struggling farmers
Kent County Council leader Paul Carter has launched a campaign to get Kent farmers a fairer deal.
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Price rise on fruit and veg hits 14.7 per cent
An index compiled by retail analyst Verdict Research for the BBC has revealed an 8.3 per cent hike in food prices since January.
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Asda bucks organic trend
Asda has reported an increase of 25 per cent in sales of its organic range in the last quarter, whilst the rest of the market has grown at just under three per cent.
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Dole considers sale of JP Fresh
Dole has announced it is in negotiations with Compagnie Fruitière to sell its operations in the UK and France.
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Phil Vickery teams up with Aldi to beat credit crunch
Award-winning TV chef Phil Vickery has joined forces with discounter Aldi to tackle the effects of the credit crunch on the nation’s eating habits.
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Greencell joins Westfalia fold
The Westfalia group of companies has acquired UK importer Greencell Ltd.
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Indian airport plans perishable cargo centre
The operator of India’s Hyderabad International Airport, GHIAL, has unveiled a project to set up a “world-class” Centre for Perishable Cargo (CPC).
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Irish growers feel force of floods
One of the wettest Augusts since records begun has wreaked havoc on the Irish potato crop, with tubers rotting in fields submerged by monsoon-like downpours.
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Total Produce posts first-half profit rise
Total Produce has unveiled pre-tax profits of €22 million (£17.9m) for the first half of 2008, a like-for-like rise of 14 per cent.
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MRL harmonisation welcomed by Freshfel
EU Regulation 396/2005/EC, fixing pan-EU harmonised maximum pesticide residue levels (MRLs) in or on fruits and vegetables, fully entered into force on Monday.
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Augro Fresh meets schedules
Almerian vegetable grower and exporter Augro Fresh has completed its expansion plans on schedule and now has 100 hectares of courgettes, marrow, aubergines and Ramiro peppers under production.
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Queensland body appoints new ceo
Growcom chief operating officer Alex Livingstone will become chief executive officer from September 8.
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USDA proposes easing Chilean grape rules
The US department of agriculture (USDA) has proposed new rules that could see the requirement for Chilean table grape producers to treat their US-bound fruit with methyl bromide lifted.
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Soft-fruit sector battles on
The soft-fruit sector is continuing to battle though the “very, very tough” summer, now that supply and demand has fallen out of balance.
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New ceo announced at LCL Sweden
Hiroshi Kawamura has been appointed the new ceo of LCL Sweden AB.
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Novel Food seminar unveils line-up
The programme for the second International Fresenius ‘Novel Food’ Conference, to be held in Cologne, Germany on November 4-5, has been unveiled.
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EMR bids to keep up cherry research
East Malling Research (EMR) is looking to form an industry consortium in a bid to secure the future of its cherry breeding programme.
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GLA revokes licence in Lincolnshire
The GLA has revoked the licence of a Lincolnshire gangmaster who attempted to avoid inspection on numerous occasions.
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Stores accused of unhealthy food promotions
Supermarkets have been accused of featuring too many promotions for fatty or sugary foods.