All Production & Trade articles – Page 1561
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ArticleBeaven: NZ fruit friendlier than British
New Zealand is more energy efficient at producing and delivering apples to the UK market than UK producers, according to Peter Beaven, chief executive of Pipfruit New Zealand.
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Blythman berating again
Tesco and Waitrose have commissioned independent investigations into supplies of Costa Rican pineapples following an article by notorious food writer Joanna Blythman in The Observer last Sunday.
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ArticleBrazilian producers lose OJ trial
Orange juice producers from Brazil face legal moves from growers, after losing a seven-year battle to clear their names of price fixing.
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ArticleChicory in seasonal colour
Supplies of red chicory from Belgium under the Flandria quality mark are expected to increase significantly.
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ArticleTrade welcomes ad ban
The junk-food advertising ban during children’s programmes is positive for the fresh produce industry, sector leaders say.
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ArticleKanzi enters UK market
The first volumes of new apple variety Kanzi will reach the UK market in the next week.
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ArticleSainsbury's launches new supplier payment system
Sainsbury’s has created a new payment management system, which it says has been designed to make it easier and quicker for suppliers to access account information and gain early payments.
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Natures Way Foods follows Tesco to US
Natures Way Foods, the UK prepared salads specialist, has been signed up by Tesco to supply its soon-to-be-launched US stores.
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ArticleSalad sales slump after bad publicity
Bad publicity has contributed to a poor trading period for the leafy salads market, the British Leafy Salads Association revealed on Wednesday.
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ArticleBanana trade splinters
Developments this week in the banana arena have sent splits running through both the Latin American and EU banana camps.
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ArticlePersimmon sales soar for Spanish
Spanish Persimmon sales are on course for a record year, according to the country's major exporter Anecoop..
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ArticleFPC pressure forces HMRC to shape up
Negotiations and pressure from the Fresh Produce Consortium are paying off as HM Revenue & Customs shapes up its poor performance on migration of entry processing units.
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Russia threatens further EU import ban
The European Commission said yesterday that Russia is threatening to ban meat, fruit and vegetables from the European Union due to health concerns once Romania and Bulgaria join the bloc in January.
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Irish grower fined for foreign worker treatment
Irish mushroom grower landed with €350,000 bill for "unfair sackings".
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ArticleTurner tackling Foodsmiles
A new outlet selling locally-produced food will open in Hertfordshire next month.
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Europeans back banana quota
The European banana management committee has given its backing to the European Commission proposal for an import quota of 775,000 tonnes of bananas from ACP countries in 2007.
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Israel's carrot exports on the up
Israeli vegetable growers from the Maon region in the north-western Negev plan to export 15,000 tonnes of high-quality carrots this season.
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Spain gains from grape promo
Promotional initiatives and public relations for Spanish Superior Seedless grapes help boost market share for participating retailers this summer, according to Foods from Spain.