All articles by Thomas Hobbs – Page 33
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ArticleMorrisons loses ground to rivals
Supermarket chain Morrisons has fallen behind rivals with its market share dropping to 11.5 per cent in the 12 weeks ending 2 September.
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ArticleAbel & Cole 'seeks new investment'
Organic veg box specialist Abel & Cole is up for sale, FPJ understands.
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ArticleNaked Grocer up for sale
Award-winning greengrocer The Naked Grocer is being put up for sale, FPJ can reveal.
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ArticleNZ kiwifruit growers' returns tumble
Orchard models show returns for New Zealand kiwifruit growers have fallen by one third, largely as a result of vine disease Psa, Asiafruit magazine reports.
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ArticlePotato sales up in France
According to FranceAgriMer, France's national agriculture board, potato sales in the country have increased by 11.3 per cent in the first seven months of 2012 compared with the year-earlier period.
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ArticleUS businesses back Mexicans in tomato row
US retail giant Walmart, the US Chamber of Commerce, the US National Restaurant Association, and nearly a dozen meat, dairy and poultry producers’ organisations have called on the Obama Administration to continue the longstanding agreement that allows Mexican tomatoes access to the US market.
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ArticleProduce World confidence in organics
Fresh produce giant Produce World is confident in the future of the organic category despite customers spending less
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ArticleProduce World confident in the future of organics
Fresh produce giant Produce World, the UK's largest grower of organic vegetables, is confident in the future of the organic category despite customers spending less due to the recession.
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ArticleTotal Cherry seals exclusive cherry rights
UK-based grower-importer-distributor Total Cherry has entered into an exclusive agreement with Canada’s Okanagan Plant Improvement Corporation for the sole license and production of Staccato cherries in the UK and Ireland.
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ArticleHallett bullish despite pea volume collapse
The British Growers' Association is confident pea volumes will improve in 2013 despite the weather meaning growers could only deliver 55 per cent of this year's expected harvest.
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ArticleUK packaging giant expands into Africa
Fresh produce packaging firm Sirane will expand its business operations into South Africa.
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ArticleMorrisons aims to bounce back after profit dip
Morrisons has unveiled plans to expand its UK operation as it reported a 0.9 per cent drop in like-for-like sales for the six months ending 29 July.
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ArticlePaice praised by farming industry following exit
The farming industry has paid tribute to agriculture minister Jim Paice who has been replaced by Liberal Democrat MP David Heath.
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ArticleBooths to revamp fresh produce aisles
Northern grocery chain Booths will invest £2 million to revamp the design of its 28 stores over the next 14 months.
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ArticleCelebrity support for Red Tractor Week
Red Tractor Week, launching 24 September, has added a celebrity actress to its celebrations.
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ArticleFour in 10 melons rejected by Russian company
X5 Retail Group has said that an increasing proportion of the melons and watermelons it is sent by overseas suppliers arrive with unacceptable nitrate levels, according to Interfax Russia.
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ArticleBrassica supplier hits back at exploitation claims
One of the UK’s main supermarket brassica suppliers has denied reports in the Polish press claiming it mistreats its eastern European workers.
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ArticleUK urged to follow US lead on school meals
Leading figures from the UK food industry have called on the government to follow the US after it announced the biggest shake up of federal school food guidelines in 15 years.
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ArticleTraffic light labelling for Tesco
Leading UK retailer Tesco has announced that it is to adopt a new hybrid labelling system that combines its exiting Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA) with the 'traffic light' colour coding method.
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ArticleBoost for European cherry production
Cherry production throughout Europe is set to benefit from this month's signing of an EU Co-operation in Science and Technology (COST) action initiative, involving scientists at East Malling Research (EMR).