All articles by Laura Gould – Page 7
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TNS rebrands into Kantar Worldpanel
From today, TNS Worldpanel has been rebranded as Kantar Worldpanel.
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Envirowise urges on resource efficiency
Sustainability expert Envirowise is encouraging food and drink manufacturers to put three golden rules for resource efficiency high on their agenda during 2010.
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Irish multiples in "daylight robbery" accusation
Multiples in the Irish Republic have been accused of “daylight robbery” in the discounted prices they pay producers, and the new president of the Irish Farmers’ Association has warned of widespread protests if returns are not improved.
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Innovation nominations unveiled
The 10 Fruit Logistica 2010 Innovation Award (FLIA) finalists have been selected by a panel of experts.
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French Garden awarded BRC accreditation
New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) wholesaler The French Garden has been the first to be awarded British Retail Consortium (BRC) certification to global standard for storage and distribution.
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Fresh produce could lead M&A activity
Recovery in mergers and acquisitions in the food and drink sector are likely to be spearheaded by fresh produce in 2010, as the trade heads for recovery.
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NFU: New decade marks recognition for farmers
The start of a new decade marks a new recognition of farmers as food producers and a vital part of the challenge of feeding a growing population, National Farmers' Union (NFU) deputy president Meurig Raymond said yesterday.
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Colors Fruit inks alliance with Greefa
Colors Fruit, the largest privately owned fruit exporter in South Africa, has formed a strategic alliance with sorting machine manufacturer Greefa Europe.
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Packed lunch nutrition slammed
Campaigners are urging government to introduce free school meals for all children, following publication of a damning survey of kids’ packed lunches this week.
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FPJ Conferences programme goes live
The programme and registration forms for FPJ’s first-ever regional conference, coming to Scotland at the end of February, have now gone live on www.freshinfo.com
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Agri-science top of political agenda, says NFU
The importance of government investment in science and engineering is being highlighted during a high-level political debate today.
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Spanish persimon breaks UK records
Spanish persimon enjoyed its best-ever season in the UK market during 2009 with a major new listing and incremental sales increases in existing retailers of the fruit - in spite of unseasonable weather slowing availability during the early part of the season.
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Irish potatoes suffer in big freeze
Potato growers in the Irish Republic are facing financial ruin, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), after what has been described as the worst weather for more than 50 years.
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Tesco loses global number-three spot
Tesco has lost its third-place position in global retailer rankings, according to a worldwide study provided to The Times by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
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Budgens/Londis sales benefit from snow
Deliveries are still managing to get through to all Budgens and Londis stores despite the adverse weather conditions, and retailers are seeing significant increases in sales as shoppers choose to shop locally.
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Irish grower's anger over oil spray
An Irish grower claims his Christmas market was “wiped out” by an oil spray that contaminated crops in north county Dublin, the centre of the Republic’s horticulture industry.
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Grapefruit joins RSA campaign
The South African Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) is joining forces with the country’s deciduous fruit and grape sectors for this year’s Beautiful Country, Beautiful Fruit campaign.
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Happy New Year
freshinfo is shut for New Year's Day. We would like to wish every one of our readers and their families a prosperous and Happy New Year. We trust you have found our continued coverage useful over the festive period and look forward to you joining us again as our full service resumes on January 4, and throughout 2010.
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freshinfo takes a Christmas break
freshinfo will take a break on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, before returning on December 27. We will publish all the latest news throughout the rest of the festive period. On behalf of everybody at Lockwood Press, publisher of FPJ, freshinfo and the Re:fresh Directory, we wish our readers and their families an extremely happy Christmas and holiday season.
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Chileans focus on ready to eat
The Chilean kiwifruit industry is to concentrate on producing ripe and ready-to-eat produce for the UK market, following research by the Chilean Kiwifruit Committee (CKC) on what consumers want.