All Production & Trade articles – Page 1458
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ArticleFresca buys to consolidate berry position
As it consolidates its position in the berry category, Fresca Group Ltd has this morning sealed a new arrangement by which it has assisted with a management buy-out at Wallings Nursery Ltd.
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ArticlePound falls to all-time euro low
The pound is experiencing its worst exchange rate against the euro in the single currency’s nine-year history, making goods imported from the eurozone more expensive than ever.
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ArticleCapespan goes through R2 billion barrier
The Capespan Group today reported that its revenue exceeded the R2 billion mark for the first time in 2007, with operating profit jumping 157 per cent to R98.7 million.
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ArticleGarlic shoots into limelight
Winner of the fresh produce category at the Food & Drink Expo Ideas To Dine For awards, The Really Garlicky Company was at the show, not only to pick up its trophy but to promote its new line of garlic shoots.
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ArticleAnecoop volumes break records
Spanish co-op group Anecoop registered record-breaking sales volumes for the 2006-07 season, with citrus (and wine) the star performers.
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Brussels celebrates British produce
The NFU will celebrate its centenary year with an event at the prestigious Bibliothèque Solvay at the heart of the European Union institutions in Brussels on Thursday (April 10).
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ArticleGreenery results pleasing
The Greenery has reported “pleasing results” for its 2007 financial year despite price pressure from customers.
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ArticleAsda accused of unethical stance
ActionAid, a lobby group for suppliers into UK food retailers, has accused Asda of failing to show the right ethical credentials in the face of the competition commission enquiry into the grocery market.
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ArticleGrape commission ruled constitutional
A Californian judge has ruled that the law establishing the California Table Grape Commission and authorising its programmes is constitutional.
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ArticleEastern Cape organic citrus deal on track
Organic satsumas from South Africa’s Eastern Cape are due to arrive in the UK between April 20 and 27, following initial harvesting of the fruit at the end of March.
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NZ firm poised to release residue-free spray
A residue-free spray has been developed by Hawkes Bay-based Post-Harvest Solutions to safeguard crops against bad weather and protect from rot and disease.
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Rijk Zwann unveils Caribbean melon range
Breeder Rijk Zwann has released a new orange-fleshed melon range under the umbrella brand Caribbean.
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ArticleGarlic wins over Expo judges
The Really Garlicky Company has been voted winner in two categories of Food and Drink Expo’s 2008 ‘Ideas to Dine For’ Awards.
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Fine foods set for Diamond Awards
The finalists for a new set of awards that aim to showcase the finest local produce from the Midlands will be revealed at the Food and Drink Expo on Monday.
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Californian fruit family guilty of skimming
Five members of the Sambado family, which owns one of the California's largest fruit distribution operations, have pleaded guilty to skimming income from their businesses.
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ArticleSargent takes up landfill fight
Irish horticulture minister Trevor Sargent is leading the fight against a local authority plan for a landfill in north Dublin, one of the main centres of the country’s fresh produce industry.
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ArticleMinistry delays import rules introduction
Largely as a result of a concerted lobbying campaign by the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), Defra has today announced the delay of the partial introduction of new fresh produce import rules.
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ArticleNFU set to fly British flag
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is keen to raise the profile of British farmers at the Food and Drink Expo, which kicks off on Sunday.
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ArticleUK encouragement for Kiwi apples
New Zealand apple exporters are kicking off their season favoured by late starts to the harvest in both Chile and South Africa, but they are not getting complacent.
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ArticleAirfreight proposals vilified by industry
The aviation and produce industries have slammed the Soil Association’s (SA) proposals to reduce the volume of organic fresh produce airfreighted to the UK, accusing the certification body of focusing on a purely “ideological” debate, rather than looking at the facts.