All articles by Laura Gould – Page 58
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ArticleFreight Best Practice on travelling roadshow
The Freight Best Practice programme is holding a roadshow of free in-house presentations around the country, to show operators how to become more efficient, save fuel and ultimately save money.
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ArticleCompass makes Fairtrade foodservice pledge
Foodservice provider Compass Group has followed in the footsteps of Sainsbury’s and others, and pledged to provide only Fairtrade bananas to its distribution network throughout the UK.
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ArticleHCF voted top dog
Highland Court Farm (HCF) won this year’s Top Fruit Grower of the Year award, at an awards ceremony in London last week.
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ArticleWard warns of government blind spot
The government, through Defra, has lost sight of the need to deliver on production while focusing on its policies on climate change and the environment.
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ArticleA Little Gem for Yorkshire Asda stores
Asda’s wholehead salad supplier English Village Salads (EVS) has started supplying UK-grown Little Gem Lettuce into selected Yorkshire stores - despite recent wet weather and the occasional earthquake.
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ArticleSpits calls for momentum
Chris Hutchinson used the New Spitalfields annual dinner and dance, at the Park Lane Hilton in London last weekend, to call on the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) to create some momentum for the wholesale industry.
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ArticleMorrisons' growth spurt gathers pace
Morrisons’ recent growth spurt is far from over, with the chain notching up a further 11 per cent growth rate in the 12 weeks to February 24.
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ArticleTrade airs plant health rage
Industry players went head to head with Defra officials on fresh produce import legislation on Wednesday, and pushed for answers to their “grave concerns” about whether Defra will be able to implement fully EU plant heath import legislation.
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Bournemouth to host new food festival
Bournemouth is to host its first food festival on July 12-13, focusing on regional and national food.
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Garden Organic disputes anti-organic claims
Garden Organic is disputing claims made last week on BBC2’s Horizon programme that there is little evidence of organically produced food having any nutritional differences or benefits compared to non-organic food.
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ArticleAbel & Cole expands into Kent
Organic home delivery company Abel & Cole is expanding its business to Kent, opening a new depot in Aylesford to be used as the firm’s main distribution centre for deliveries across Kent, East Sussex and South East London.
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Wales encouraged to grow more produce
Welsh farmers have been urged to consider growing fruit and veg, as well as rearing animals and producing milk.
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Paris to host consumption symposium
The first Fruit and Vegetable Summit to be held in Paris will focus on the idea of implementing a global approach to boosting fruit and vegetable consumption.
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ArticleNo smoothie tax, no VAT
An Innocent Drinks petition on the 10 Downing Street website has attracted more than 20,000 signatures supporting a cut in VAT on fruit juices and smoothies.
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ArticleFrench salad crisis faces uncertain ending
A 300-strong crowd of salad producers blockaded the entrance to the wholesale market at Chateaurenard in France for three consecutive mornings last week, in protest at poor returns.
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Second chance to hear Thanet Earth broadcast
An edition of BBC Radio 4's Open Country featuring Thanet Earth, the UK’s largest-ever glasshouse development, is due to be repeated on Thursday lunchtime.
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Med shipping industry prepares for forum
The development of maritime logistics in the Mediterranean will be the subject of debate at the first ever Green Med Forum, to be held in Slovenia in March.
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Teesport expansion gets seal of approval
The Department for Transport has announced the approval of an application by PD Teesport to expand container terminal facilities at Teesport.
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ArticleUK market weathers Chilean Hass dip
Unseasonable frost and snow in Chile failed to impact on the Chilean Hass avocado business in the UK during the 2007-08 season, according to the Chilean Hass Avocado Association.
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Abbey Produce unit in flames
Fourteen fire crews are fighting a blaze at an Abbey Produce factory in Fenland Cambridgeshire.