All articles by Thomas Hobbs – Page 23

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    Pink award win for flowers giant

    2013-04-16T10:14:57Z

    UK plant producer Thompson & Morgan has won the 'Best New Plant' award at the 2012 Garden Retail Awards for its foxglove plant 'Illumination Pink'.

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    OFT has doubts about Booker Group acquisition

    2013-04-16T10:14:57Z

    The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has reported British food wholesaler Booker Group's acquisition of Makro Holdings to the Competition Commission (CC), as it fears the deal could damage the cash-and-carry sector.

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    New partnership to boost hydroponic farming

    2013-04-16T10:14:55Z

    A new international partnership aiming to build the world's largest network of hydroponic greenhouses could dramatically increase the availability of fresh produce across the United States.

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    Marsden leaves Berry Gardens

    2013-04-16T10:14:55Z

    Nick Marsden, sales director and board member at UK-based soft fruit supplier Berry Gardens, has left the company.

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    Focused Capespan back to profit in the UK

    2013-04-16T10:14:55Z

    Capespan returned to profitability in the UK in the last financial year as it divested its packing operation and left Sheerness for Maidstone.

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    Tesco wins retail award for second year running

    2013-04-16T10:14:55Z

    Tesco has been crowned 'National Retailer of the Year' at the World Food Awards for the second year running.

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    Hodgson leaves Morrisons after sales dip

    2013-04-16T10:14:55Z

    Richard Hodgson, the group commercial director of Morrisons, is set to leave the British retailer.

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    Sainsbury's grabs greater market share

    2013-04-16T10:14:54Z

    Sainsbury's has increased its share of the grocery market by 0.4 percentage points to 16.8 per cent, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel figures.

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    Albert Bartlett backs Jersey with new farm buy

    2013-04-16T10:14:54Z

    Scotland-based potato producer Albert Bartlett is defying the tough UK season with a seven-figure investment in acquiring new land in Jersey.

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    More time for traders ahead of relocation

    2013-04-16T10:14:54Z

    Councillors in Birmingham are recommending that the deputy council leader gives the wholesale market tenants’ association more time to present the financial arrangements of their proposal for market redevelopment.

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    ND launches Red Ocean Connect

    2013-04-16T10:14:53Z

    The freight forwarding division of Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has launched ‘Red Ocean Connect’, a managed, end-to-end global seafreight service that connects its global offices.

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    Food sales help to spare M&S blushes

    2013-04-16T10:14:53Z

    Marks & Spencer food sales have increased by 3.4 per cent, for the six months ending 30 September, while overall profits fell by 9.7 per cent.

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    Nobert Dentressangle appoints new CEO

    2013-04-16T10:14:53Z

    Global transport and logistics company Norbert Dentressangle has revealed that, following a meeting of its supervisory board this week, François Bertreau has resigned as group chief executive officer and has been replaced by Hervé Montjotin.

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    EU school scheme requires more work

    2013-04-16T10:14:52Z

    It is too early to understand if the EU School Fruit Scheme has improved the health of school children, and it may now need re-evaluating, according to a report by the European Commission.

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    New research into UK school dinners

    2013-04-16T10:14:52Z

    School-meals provider Chartwells has sent out 200,000 surveys, targeted at 12 different UK regions, to assess how parents feel about the quality of British school dinners.

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    UK education system is "failing" in crop research

    2013-04-16T10:14:52Z

    A decline in crop research is having a negative impact on disease resistance in the UK fresh produce industry according to a study released by the British Society for Plant Pathology last week.

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    Tesco targets commuters with new service

    2013-04-16T10:14:52Z

    Tesco has launched a new commuter zone service, in a bid to make it easier for shoppers to buy their groceries on the way to and from work.

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    Hopes high for early-season clementine

    2013-04-16T10:14:52Z

    Spanish marketer Anecoop has confirmed plans to extend production of a new, early-harvesting clementine variety that it claims can greatly improve the profitability of the category in the opening weeks of the season.

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    Documentary claims to "expose" UK retailers

    2013-04-16T10:14:52Z

    The director of a new documentary claims it exposes the UK supermarkets' unfair treatment of African banana workers.

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    Bananas could take over from potatoes

    2013-04-16T10:14:52Z

    The CGIAR agricultural partnership has advised that crops from the banana family could replace potatoes in developing countries as temperatures rise.