All articles by Laura Gould – Page 53
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ArticleApricot volumes pegged to fall
Apricot production is due to fall across Europe this summer, with initial crop forecasts indicating a nine per cent dip in volume from 2007.
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ArticleBlue Skies scoops Queens Award
Blue Skies has won a Queens Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category, for its continuous support of local producers in the developing world.
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KwaZulu-Natal gets helping hand on organics
Emerging farmers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, will now be able to export their organic vegetables to the UK and other international markets, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the national department of agriculture and Swiss firm BioSwiss.
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UAP signs up to distribute Exosex
Pest management solution provider Exosect has announced that UAP has joined Hutchinsons as a UK distributor of its Exosex CM active mating pest control solution.
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RDA Organic launches kids' drinks range
RDA Organic, a UK organic drink producer, introduced the market's first chilled organic drinks for kids at the recent Food & Drink Expo 2008, and the Natural & Organic Products Show.
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Study dismisses intensive farming methods
A four-year global study involving 400 scientists, 30 governments and 30 NGOs has called for a fundamental change in the way the world farms, to better address soaring food prices, hunger, social inequities and environmental disasters.
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ArticleUS retail expert slams Tesco smokescreen
An experienced US retailer turned consultant has slammed Tesco’s reports of Fresh & Easy’s performance in the US as “coded language” that is “an insult to everyone in the industry”.
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Afrifresh concludes empowerment deal
South African fruit exporter Afrifresh Holdings (Pty) Limited has teamed up with Vuwa Investments (Pty) Limited to announce a multi-million empowerment transaction in Cape Town.
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ArticleBranston ploughs ahead
Branston Ltd has ploughed a further £1 million into its Abernethy site, to reduce the environmental impact of its Scottish base and create 11 new jobs.
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CGMA appoints design team
A multi-disciplinary team has been selected to support Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) in providing new market facilities and infrastructure at New Covent Garden Market (NCGM).
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ArticleGloomy outlook for Spanish citrus
Citrus growers in Spain are already making gloomy predictions for next season, with two more months of the current campaign remaining.
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ArticleExchange rate woes set to worsen
As sterling sunk to a record low against the euro this week, foreign exchange specialist Moneycorp warned the trade that the situation could worsen before it gets better.
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ArticleWinter salad warmer for Florette
Florette UK has produced a set of first quarter results that turn traditional conceptions of the prepared salad sector’s sales patterns on their head.
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GLA and Sainsbury's crack down
A GLA investigation supported by Sainsbury’s and Produce World has uncovered abuse by a Cambridgeshire gangmaster who supplied workers to Allpress Farms.
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Big names unveiled for Starpack Summit 2008
Marks & Spencer, Green Alliance, WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme), British Brands Group, VALPAK and Coca-Cola, plus the big names in strategic packaging design, are set to attend the Starpack Summit 2008.
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ArticleGrape commission ruled constitutional
A Californian judge has ruled that the law establishing the California Table Grape Commission and authorising its programmes is constitutional.
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ArticleEastern Cape organic citrus deal on track
Organic satsumas from South Africa’s Eastern Cape are due to arrive in the UK between April 20 and 27, following initial harvesting of the fruit at the end of March.
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Rijk Zwann unveils Caribbean melon range
Breeder Rijk Zwann has released a new orange-fleshed melon range under the umbrella brand Caribbean.
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Seatrade acquires Marinorte fleet
The Seatrade group of companies has acquired the reefer fleet of Spanish shipping line Maritima del Norte.
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ArticleSargent takes up landfill fight
Irish horticulture minister Trevor Sargent is leading the fight against a local authority plan for a landfill in north Dublin, one of the main centres of the country’s fresh produce industry.