All articles by Luisa Cheshire – Page 111
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Organic standards reviewed
The UK Register of Organic Food Standards has recommended it is scaled down, as part of its five-yearly review
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Debt pays the way
Some 25 per cent of fresh produce firms are borrowing money to finance business growth, a recent survey has revealed.
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Cox is top of the pips
English Cox Orange Pippin was the best seller on UK supermarket shelves this season.
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New Covent Garden company closes doors
Fresh produce company Veg.Com ceased trading before Christmas.Wrangles with the Transport and General Workers' Union suspected as possible cause.
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Mixed bag for UK exports
The latest Food from Britain figures show UK food and drink exports have risen.But fresh produce export volumes are down.
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MP gets to the core of Kent fruit industry
Hugh Robertson, MP for Faversham and mid Kent is meeting representatives from the Kent fruit industry today.
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Farm incomes bottom out, but industry still in crisis, says NFU
The National Farmers' Union has warned that farmers are still in dire financial trouble, despite official figures showing a rise in the UK's total income from farming.
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Food Standards Agency tours production chain
Representatives from the FSA and other food-related organisations followed the route produce takes from farm to fork.
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Transfrigoroute meeting tackles food transport
Delegates at the Transfrigoroute UK annual conference speak out about food safety and logistics.
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Tesco gives in to Tentation
Tesco is to be he first UK multiple to stock large volumes of the Tentation apple.
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Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce dissolved
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has dissolved the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce.The Rural Payments Agency has taken its place.
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Organic experts join forces
The Stockbridge Technology Centre and Newcastle University's Tesco Centre for Organic Agriculture have launched their joint venture glasshouse organic crops centre in Stockbridge.
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Charles warns retailers
Prince Charles has warned supermarket chiefs not to make token gestures with regards to local sourcing.
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Bramley Apple makes internet debut
Two new Bramley apple websites have been launched by the Bramley Apple Campaign
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Tesco gives kids food for thought
Tesco supplies a Kent school with exotic fruit to help them learn about the importance of healthy eating and the world.
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Enza seals supply deal
New Zealand top-fruit marketer Enza is reported to be making big grower signings in advance of the first season in a deregulated market.
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Chiquita restructures
Fresh produce multinational, Chiquita announces a wide-ranging financial restructure.
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HorTIPS goes live
Government funded problem-solving team HorTIPS adds online technical reports to its website.
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Cuba struck by hurricane Michelle
UK citrus supplier Cuba has been ravaged by the worst storm in 50 years.
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English Apples and Pears slams supermarkets
Adrian Barlow, chief executive of English Apples and Pears, blames UK supermarket store managers for the downfall of the English apple industry in an article in The Telegraph.