Salad vegetables news archive – Page 69
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ArticleG's appoints European general director
Alan Christie, former director of Guy Shropshire's, has taken over from Luis Ronda Zuloaga following a major reorganisation
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ArticleSunshine lifts Waitrose produce sales
Waitrose customers responded well to the first glimpse of spring-time sunshine last week and soft fruit was one of the best performing categories in the whole store with impressive year-on-year figures, according to Tom Athron, finance director at the upmarket retailer.
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ArticleFresh Express recalls spinach
Chiquita’s salads subsidiary has issued a voluntary recall for spinach shipped to the US East Coast
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ArticleFDA recommends coriander standards
US Food and Drug Administration issues non-binding food safety guidance to firms that grow, harvest, sort, pack, or ship the herb in fresh form
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ArticleWatercress edges closer to TSG status
UK watercress growers have passed the first stage in their quest for Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) status and have received backing from farming minister Jim Paice.
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ArticleUpward movement for Landec
Third quarter and nine-month results have come on strong at food technology group Landec Corporation
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ArticleBonduelle launches Freshcut Salad Award
Company teams up with Fruchthandel Magazine to encourage "freshness and quality" within the German salads market
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ArticleJapanese shoppers on food safety alert
Detections of excessive radiation levels on spinach and other vegetables from areas around Fukushima nuclear plant have put Japan’s fresh produce shoppers on high alert
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ArticleLettuce growers struggle in France
French lettuce growers in the south of France are selling at a loss and predict the end of local production unless change is forthcoming
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Virus resistant cucumber unveiled
Plant breeder Rijk Zwaan has launched a new cucumber variety with resistance to mosaic virus.
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ArticleMosaic virus-resistant cucumber launched
Rijk Zwaan has introduced 24-185 RZ, the first cucumber variety with a high resistance to cucumber green mottle mosaic virus
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ArticleSalad industry looks for the sun and signs of positivity
It has been a mixed picture on salads over the past year. There has been some welcome growth with more frequent shopping of the category, but trip volume is falling. The salad import business has also been affected this quarter due to climatic and political ramifications. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports
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Langmead ceo hits acquisition trail
Langmead Farms has significantly boosted its production capabilities with the acquisition of its neighbour Golden Plain Ltd.
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ArticleLeafy salad campaign shelved
Plans for a generic campaign by the British Leafy Salads Association (BLSA) have had to be shelved after an appeal for funding from growers and packers - calling for just 0.1 per cent of the total turnover of the industry - fell flat.
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G's Marketing reshuffles staff
A management reshuffle at G’s Marketing has resulted in the promotion of two senior figures within the company.
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ArticleSpanish hit back at 'salad slaves' claim
Andalusian fresh produce association Hortyfruta has reacted with outrage to a report in The Guardian newspaper and a short film broadcast on the national daily’s website under the heading Salad Slaves.
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ArticleDimmidisì marks Italy's 150th birthday
La Linea Verde's leading fresh convenience brand unveils new, patriotic salad pack to coincide with country's anniversary
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ArticleLincolnshire grower in £1.4m expansion
Specialist herb grower Lincolnshire Herbs has begun building work on a major new mechanised packhouse thanks to a Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) grant of £400,000.
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ArticleKorea increases imports
A Korean government ministry has increased the importation of some essential items to try and stabilise rising food costs
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ArticleSIPO results bode well for fresh-cut
Italian fresh convenience specialist posts improved sales figures for 2010, buoyed by increased sales to export markets