All articles by Laura Gould – Page 81
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Digging it at Booths
Lancashire grocery business Booths has launched new Dug This Morning carrots in store, following the success of its Dug This Morning potatoes over the last two years.
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Sainsbury's double winner at retail awards
Sainsbury’s scooped the Grocer of the Year award for the second year running at The Grocer Gold Awards, held on Thursday night at The Dorchester in London.
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Question mark hangs over Kwik Save
Supermarket chain Kwik Save and its 3,000 staff face an uncertain future as a creditor is set to ask a court in Leeds for the retailer to be wound up.
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Namibian fruit boss seized by law
Namibia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has finally seized fruit merchant Shamil Dirk, over allegations that he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to evade duty on trucks delivering fruit.
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Slow Food slams GM vote
The Slow Food movement has expressed concern at the European Union Council of Agriculture’s decision to pass a 0.9 per cent GMO tolerance threshold in Community organic agriculture relations.
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Organic cucumbers a hit in Germany
Dutch organic specialist Eosta has launched two new organic cucumber varieties on the German market this week, with the aim of introducing them to the UK in the future.
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Admin simplified for growers
EU agriculture ministers have agreed a package of reforms under which fresh produce farmers in England will no longer need fruit, vegetable and potato (FVP) authorisations when claiming payments under the single payment scheme (SPS).
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Walking the red carpet at film fair
A new agricultural conference called Agricultural Film 2008 is set to gather the agricultural and horticultural film industry to discuss the latest developments in markets and technology.
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King offered loyalty bonus
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King is set to receive a multi-million pound windfall to ensure he is not tempted by a bigger wage package under private equity ownership.
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Bioplastics to boom at interpack 2008
Bioplastics and biopackaging are set to take centre stage at interpack 2008, to be held from 24-30 April 2008 at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre.
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MiniChefs site set to inspire youngsters
Ahead of the European Day of Healthy Food and Cooking on November 8, a new EU MiniChefs website has been launched for children to promote healthy living and eating.
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Pro Natura makes French acquisition
European organics firm Pro Natura has acquired French organics company Bioprim, in a move expected to strengthen the portfolio and customer base of each operator.
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Pesticide exceedance blamed on weather
A slight increase in the number of UK water samples exceeding the 0.1 microgram a litre threshold for farm chemicals has been blamed on the very wet autumn of 2004.
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Keelings acquires IVG White
Keelings has announced an agreement with IVG White (Sales) Ltd to acquire the latter’s fresh produce business in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire.
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Stage set for eighth EurepGAP conference
The eighth annual EurepGAP conference will take place this year in Bangkok, Thailand, on 6-7 September 200
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Co-op carbon pledge pays off
The Co-operative Group has scooped this year’s Business Commitment to the Environment award after reducing its carbon emissions by 86 per cent.
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Tesco report slammed by convenience sector
The UK high street has hit back at retailer Tesco’s sixth Corporate Responsibility Review, which states that an investment by Tesco in a town or high street will “benefit” the area.
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M&S revises Field to Fork
Marks & Spencer has launched an upgraded version of its Field to Fork code of practice, first developed in 2003.
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Training brochure launched by IOP
IOP: The Packaging Society, the UK’s leading association for packaging and packaging training, has launched a new brochure detailing the range of training courses it offers.
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Waitrose Scotland records strong performance
Waitrose is celebrating its first year of operating in Scotland, where sales are on a par with the busiest stores in London and the South East.