All Production & Trade articles – Page 1480

  • Smaller crop, blossoming prospects for NZ Braeburn
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    NZ Braeburn crop lowest since 1994

    2006-05-23T09:00:59Z

    Producers in New Zealand and European importers will breathe a sigh of relief after industry body Pipfruit NZ predicted the country’s smallest Braeburn export crop since 1994.

  • Broccoli linked to cancer risk reduction
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    Broccoli linked to cancer risk reduction

    2006-05-22T08:01:00Z

    Broccoli and cauliflower may reduce the risk of developing hereditary cancer, according to a recent study in New Jersey.

  • The sweet taste of Cyberspace
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    The sweet taste of Cyberspace

    2006-05-21T16:01:01Z

    South African Golden Delicious has entered Cyperspace, with a consumer-facing website to encourage consumption of the fruit.

  • Sweet potatoes lead the charge
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    Sweet potatoes lead the charge

    2006-05-21T08:01:02Z

    Exotic sweet potatoes have the fastest growing sales of any vegetable on-shelf in the UK, according to independent retail analysts TNS.

  • Flandria cauliflower
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    Belgian brassica back on course

    2006-05-20T11:01:00Z

    Belgian cauliflower is back on track and the summer season for the brassica under the Flandria quality label started this week - only a week late.

  • Shaun Doherty of Tesco (l) and Norman Collett's Nigel Stewart
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    Cameo makes mark at Tesco

    2006-05-20T09:01:01Z

    As the marketing season for UK Cameo comes to a close, Tesco has heaped praise on the 2006 crop of the burgeoning club apple.

  • Article

    Geest ceo resigns

    2006-05-19T14:20:03Z

    According to freshinfo sources, Geest chief executive officer Gareth Voyle resigned yesterday.

  • Hirst gets handy, being interviewed on stage by Tommy Leighton of FPJ
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    Hirst has high hopes

    2006-05-19T13:01:00Z

    Despite rising costs, UK producers willing to invest should be confident of a bright future, according to the chairman of the board for horticulture at the National Farmer’s Union, Richard Hirst.

  • Jubilee: tastes better than Elsanta
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    UK strawbs catch up

    2006-05-19T11:01:02Z

    UK strawberry plants are catching up following the cold spring and producers now expect the maincrop to start on time.

  • Laurence Olins
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    Olins oozes optimism

    2006-05-19T09:01:00Z

    Laurence Olins told Re:fresh 2006 that the future has never been more optimistic for suppliers as the fresh produce industry is much more dynamic and intellectually led than ever before.

  • Rustling up recognition
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    Rustling up recognition

    2006-05-18T18:01:02Z

    Packer of the Year, sponsored by World Grower, went to Rustler Produce.

  • JP scoops top accolade
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    JP scoops top accolade

    2006-05-18T18:01:02Z

    The Tesco Overall Produce Trader of the Year award went to JP Fruit.

  • Banana sales dip despite low prices
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    Banana sales dip despite low prices

    2006-05-18T12:01:01Z

    Despite prices being at record lows, banana sales plummeted in the four weeks to April 23.

  • Indian River grapefruit: "the most inspected fruit on earth".
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    Florida claims unfounded

    2006-05-18T10:01:01Z

    Widely reported rumours of an impending federal quarantine on citrus exports from Florida in a bid to prevent the international spread of citrus canker are unfounded, one industry leader told freshinfo.

  • Nectarines in Romagna have been affected
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    Rains lash Italian fruit

    2006-05-18T08:01:02Z

    Heavy rainfall and hail in the prime Italian fruit-growing area of Romagna has damaged thousands of hectares of stone-fruit production.

  • 2006 still tough for NZ
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    2006 still tough for NZ

    2006-05-17T11:01:00Z

    New Zealand top-fruit industry representatives do not believe that market conditions for their fruit have improved sufficiently on last year’s disastrous season to justify growers’ predictions of a breakeven season in 2006.

  • Age Positive Awards compere Angela Rippon presents the award to Beacon Foods director Rae Jones
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    Holding a Beacon for older staff

    2006-05-16T17:01:01Z

    An award-winning Welsh company that supplies fresh and exotic vegetables to UK food manufacturing and foodservice industries is celebrating a major accolade for its employment policies.

  • Article

    Organic community awaits regulation change

    2006-05-16T11:01:01Z

    Members of the European organic producing community are anxiously awaiting the EU Commission’s revision of the organic regulations.

  • Caught on film: Re:fresh interviewees
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    Caught on film: Re:fresh interviewees

    2006-05-16T09:01:00Z

    Click here to view the introduction video for last week's Re:fresh Conference and see how you can purchase copies for you and your team.

  • Prepared for more salad growth
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    Prepared for more salad growth

    2006-05-15T15:01:00Z

    The maturing UK prepared salad market continues to grow at a healthy rate and the expansion is being driven by innovative products and formats.