All articles by Thomas Hobbs – Page 24

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    Freight manager gets six years after F&V caper

    2013-04-16T10:14:51Z

    A freight distribution manager, who hid over 14 million packs of cigarettes in lorries transporting fruit and vegetables, has been jailed for six and a half years.

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    Pink Lady continues to tap into the kids market

    2013-04-16T10:14:50Z

    The smaller version of Pink Lady, dubbed the 'Pinkids' apple, will continue to attract new customers with a new web advertising campaign starting in November in partnership with Disney.

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    NFU man becomes new CPA chief executive

    2013-04-16T10:14:50Z

    The Crop Protection Association has appointed a new chief executive.

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    New M&S pear arrival is 'world first'

    2013-04-16T10:14:50Z

    High-end UK retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) is to stock a new range of ready-to-eat (RTE) pears from Worldwide Fruit Ltd (WFL) and It'sFresh that adopt the latter's innovative ethylene management technology – described as a 'world first' by both groups.

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    AG Thames introduces "revolutionary" new range

    2013-04-16T10:14:50Z

    Dartford-based fruit supplier AG Thames has announced the arrival of the first commercial volumes of Australian breeder Oz Peach's stonefruit series into the UK market.

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    Supermarkets "plaguing" smaller greengrocers

    2013-04-16T10:14:49Z

    British supermarkets now control 90 per cent of the UK retail market for fruit and vegetables, with smaller retailers “struggling to compete”, according to international research firm IBISWorld.

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    Walmart moves nearer to small farms target

    2013-04-16T10:14:49Z

    Walmart, the parent company of Asda, is stepping up plans to source from one million small farms around the world by 2015, with ambitious targets also penned in for the UK.

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    The Greenery expand Tommies range after win

    2013-04-16T10:14:49Z

    Dutch fresh produce marketer The Greenery is to begin sourcing snack tomatoes from Mexico to ensure its award-winning Tommies snack range is available to North American customers and consumers for 12 months of the year.

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    Tesco driver strikes could affect food deliveries

    2013-04-16T10:14:49Z

    A protest in Westminster yesterday, and an additional three day strike by 30 drivers whose jobs at a Tesco distribution centre in Doncaster are under threat, were expected to cause disruption to deliveries across Yorkshire and Humber this week.

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    Lights, camera, action at Fruit Attraction

    2013-04-16T10:14:49Z

    Spain’s 5 A DAY campaign was given a boost at this year’s Fruit Attraction fair, which took place in Madrid last week.

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    Leek shortages expected as UK season begins

    2013-04-16T10:14:48Z

    There are fears of substantial leek shortages as the British season officially started this week, with the combination of cold and wet weather expected to shorten supply and increase prices

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    Hurricane Sandy affects Caribbean produce

    2013-04-16T10:14:48Z

    The impact of Hurricane Sandy, which hit the Caribbean and the US East coast in late October, has certainly been felt by Jamaica Producers (JP) Group, according to reports in the country.

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    Persimmon set for record UK sales

    2013-04-16T10:14:47Z

    Spanish persimmon growers are aiming to better last year's record sales in the UK as the new season gets underway, after selling some 5.2m pieces of the fruit in the country during 2011/12 – an increase from two million persimmon sold in 2010/11.

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    Zespri releases compostable label

    2013-04-16T10:14:47Z

    After four years of development and one year of in-market trials, Zespri has announced it will introduce a new compostable label for its organic kiwifruit from next season.

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    New director for Chiquita

    2013-04-16T10:14:47Z

    Chiquita Brands International has announced the election of Ronald Waters to its board of directors, bringing the number of board members from eight to nine.

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    New president for asparagus producer

    2013-04-16T10:14:47Z

    Gourmet Trading, the international grower, packer, shipper and distributor of fresh asparagus, blueberries and blackberries, has moved to appoint Brian Miller as its new president.

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    Slow start for European Jazz apples

    2013-04-16T10:14:47Z

    The European Jazz apple crop is getting off to a slow start this season, according to Tony Fissette of Enzafruit New Zealand Continent, but the company expects volumes to be on a par with last year's.

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    New fruit & veg campaign directed at kids

    2013-04-16T10:14:47Z

    For the next three years, French interprofessional organisation Interfel will benefit from European co-funding for communications directed at children.

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    Negative reaction to Sainsbury's logo snub

    2013-04-16T10:14:46Z

    Sainsbury's has been scrutinised by customers online following the decision to remove the Red Tractor logo from its own-brand fresh produce lines.

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    NFU joins new UK research project

    2013-04-16T10:14:46Z

    The NFU has added its support to a new research project looking at how science can help to overcome challenges to the UK's food industry.