All Production & Trade articles – Page 1406

  • Suppliers handed CC hope
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    Suppliers handed CC hope

    2007-10-31T07:40:31Z

    Action is indeed required to address relationships between retailers and their suppliers and the code of practice should be extended and tightened, the Competition Commission has provisionally concluded.

  • Florida industry gears up for expo
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    Florida industry gears up for expo

    2007-10-30T17:01:01Z

    Food safety and pest control will be the key topics at this year’s Florida Ag Expo, taking place on December 6-7 at the University of Florida/IFAS Gulf Coast Research & Education Center in Balm, Florida.

  • Opportunities in Ghana up for grabs
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    Opportunities in Ghana up for grabs

    2007-10-30T09:01:01Z

    Pro€Invest, the West Africa Business Association (WABA) and the Ghana Free Zone Board are organising a seminar and a series of one-to-one business meetings on Ghanaian agribusiness.

  • Greater volume of the trio leaf will be available next year
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    EVS takes triple approach

    2007-10-30T08:01:02Z

    A trio leaf salad that is sold still attached to its roots has been rolled out across 100 Asda stores, following its introduction by English Village Salads (EVS) in the spring.

  • McGuigan really impressed the judging panel
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    Barry s-mashes judging panel

    2007-10-29T14:01:02Z

    The British Potato Council (BPC) packed a punch in its promotion of home-grown spuds this week, by inviting Hell’s Kitchen winner and former World Boxing Association champion Barry McGuigan to make his now infamous mash for a panel of high-profile foodies.

  • Minis a-peel to broad age range
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    Minis a-peel to broad age range

    2007-10-29T11:01:01Z

    Chiquita has introduced its mini bananas in the UK, through a trial in 20 Yorkshire supermarkets.

  • The packs will be available in January
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    Snacking too good to be blue

    2007-10-29T09:01:01Z

    BerryWorld has unveiled its first own-branded blueberries for the snacking market - Snackerries - which are set to hit retailers in January.

  • Sunrise has double the vitamin C content of green kiwifruit
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    Sunrise, early in the morning

    2007-10-29T08:01:01Z

    Sunrise kiwifruit, which hit the UK for the first time in commercial volumes last week, is being promoted as an early morning pick-me-up.

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    Report: Commission will side with suppliers

    2007-10-29T06:01:01Z

    A report in the Sunday Telegraph suggests that the Competition Commission will side with suppliers this week and admit that they need more protection in their dealings with the UK’s supermarkets.

  • Study says organic food is healthier
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    Study says organic food is healthier

    2007-10-28T12:01:01Z

    It has been reported today that the biggest study into organic food has concluded that it is more nutritious than conventionally-grown produce and may help to lengthen people's lives.

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    MRL harmonisation looms into view

    2007-10-28T10:01:01Z

    The harmonisation of all MRLs at EU-level in summer 2008 should be within reach after an agreement this week in Brussels.

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    Potato proposals raise concerns

    2007-10-28T09:01:01Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) and British Potato Council (BPC) are raising serious concerns over acrylamide and new draft potato storage proposals from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

  • Fruit from the National Fruit Show went down a storm with Wisley consumers
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    Show fruit wows Wisley

    2007-10-27T10:01:01Z

    Taking most of the National Fruit Show competition fruit to the Royal Horticultural Society Garden’s Wisley ‘Autumn Event’ proved a huge success last weekend.

  • Picture courtesy of Port of Felixstowe
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    Felixstowe operators defend record

    2007-10-27T09:01:01Z

    The Hutchison Ports UK (HPUK) group has defended its operations at Felixstowe, in the face of mounting criticism from UK fresh produce importers.

  • Tesco’s technical manager for fruit Shaun Doherty, left, and Martin de la Fuente, right, with James Simpson and Kanzi, at last week’s National Fruit Show
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    Kanzi dwarfs apple promos

    2007-10-27T08:01:02Z

    A promotional campaign for Kanzi, the apple being marketed commercially for the first time in the UK this season, is believed to dwarf any budget seen recently in this market for a single dessert variety.

  • Top of the Shrops
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    Top of the Shrops

    2007-10-26T17:01:01Z

    A Shropshire fresh produce growing couple has beaten off competition from farmers across the West Midlands to win one of two prestigious awards from Natural England for making the greatest contribution to conserving wildlife and the countryside.

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    Scott-ching production rumour mill

    2007-10-26T14:01:01Z

    Jeremy Scott, chairman of the Marden Fruit Show Society, has put the record straight regarding rumours surrounding this year’s apple production.

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    Middle East prepares for annual congress

    2007-10-26T13:01:01Z

    The annual Middle East Congress kicks off in Dubai on October 29-31 at the JW Marriott hotel.

  • 100 per cent UK Gala - sustainable in the long term?
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    Stark warning for UK apples

    2007-10-26T08:01:01Z

    The UK apple industry is in serious danger of becoming a victim of its own success, warned Tesco senior fruit buyer Martin de la Fuente this week.

  • Kenya fights back against Soil Association
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    Kenya fights back against Soil Association

    2007-10-26T07:01:01Z

    The Kenyan High Commission has immediately countered the Soil Association's "new" stance on airfreight, with a statement of its own - click here to read it.