Melon news archive – Page 49
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Fruit fingers and living lettuces defy the weather
May will certainly go on record as a month during which weather conditions were hardly conducive to the start of a long, hot
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Finding the key to foodservice
The demand for consistent quality, product innovation and food safety are the main factors influencing the partnership between the foodservice sector and fresh produce, according to industry experts at United 2006, in the US.
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ArticleMelon conference sets a date
The Latin American and Caribbean melon sector is meeting up at the XIV Central America, Caribbean, Panama, Mexico and South America Melon & Watermelon grower/exporters congress on August 9-11 in Costa Rica.
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ArticleMajor boost to EU research
The drive to increase fruit consumption received a major boost this week when multi-million pound EU research programme Isafruit welomced HortResearch New Zealand as a partner.
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ArticleMelon woes worsen
Spanish melon growers have reduced plantings, competition, low demand and water worries to contend with as the season gets underway.
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ArticleA decade of change
It is fast approaching a decade since deregulation irrevocably changed the South African fruit industry. While some still hanker after the old Unifruco board structure and the protection it afforded them, for Capespan in the UK, looking back was never an option. Fundamental restructure has moved the company into line with market demands and the 2006 Capespan model bears little resemblance to what went before it. Tommy Leighton talks to three of Capespan UK’s key players.
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ArticleGreenery wants more
The Greenery UK hopes to make more of the opportunities it has to bring Dutch glasshouse product into the UK and to import more products from countries other than the Netherlands.
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ArticleEgyptian faith pays dividends
Amid rising freight rates and heavy competition some Egyptian producers are enjoying rich rewards for their advantageous period of availibility. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleSpanish growers issue melon warning
As the melon and watermelon season from Almería in southern Spain gets set, grower groups in the region are calling on the provincial agriculture authorities to focus this year’s Don’t Cut Green campaign on marketing desks.
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ArticleCyprus adapts approach
Fresh produce exports from Cyprus have fallen sharply in recent years. The necessary technical expertise is there in abundance but can the sector face up to the marketing demands of the 21st century? Elspeth Waters visited the island to determine the status quo, and report separately on the citrus, potato, veg and herb sectors.
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ArticleGuarantee Securitam regroups
Differences among growers at Guarantee Securitam have led to a walk-out by 11 of its 17 members leaving a more streamlined group to plan for the future.
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ArticleFreshfel seeks industry unification
Logos, logos everywhere, but Freshfel thinks it has what it takes to unify the European fresh produce market under one umbrella logo and is keen to spread the message. Ed Bedington reports.
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ArticleBurgess family hits 60
How the Burgess family have responded to the changing face of the UK fresh produce industry over the last 60 years is a glowing example of the art of adaptation, bringing not just growth but a major impact on how producers and packers came to terms with the path they should follow during times of great change.
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Peru looks to export expansion
Peruvian producers are looking to expand their product range on the export market.
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ArticleFyffes makes Brazilian acquisition
Fyffes has acquired 60 per cent of Brazilian fresh produce exporter Nolem.
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De Ruiter moves into melons
Leading seed breeder De Ruiter is hoping for further success with a move into melons.
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EU expansion fears only partly founded
Were the fears expressed by European fruit and vegetable growers regarding the latest round of expansion of the EU justified? Only in some respects, according to Dr Wilhelm Ellinger of the Central Market and Price Reporting Office (ZMP) in Bonn.
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Northerners ahead on healthy eating
Newcastle is the pomegranate capital of the UK according to a survey by Sainsbury’s.
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ArticleThe lost art
While the debate continues over the merits of punnets versus bags in the grape sector, there are some in the industry who think we should head back to the drawing board when it come to merchandising grapes. Ed Bedington reports.
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New md for Greenery UK
Martin Brown has been appointed as the new managing director of Greenery UK.