All articles by Thomas Hobbs – Page 34
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ArticleNew head of produce quality for Morrisons
Hugh Mowat will be joining Morrisons in October after over a decade with the produce team at Marks & Spencer.
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ArticleRecord year for Total Cherry partner
US-based tree fruit exporter Chelan Fresh is set for a record year of cherry production with volume expected to hit 3.5m 9kg cartons.
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ArticleChelan Fresh set for record cherry year
UK import partner Total Cherry hosts US exporter and praises company's recent investments in quality and volume
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ArticleRecord number of varieties at plum festival
This year's Pershore Plum Festival will feature the largest selection of plum varieties in its five-year history.
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ArticleDEFRA launches pesticide consultation
A consultation has been launched by DEFRA over how to sustainably implement the new EU pesticide regulations into the UK agri-industry.
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ArticleFresh faces for the Rubens Consortium
Rubens Consortium has elected a new president and vice president following elections in July.
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ArticleNew wrapping solution for fruit
Ulma Packaging has launched what it claims is a revolutionary operator-less solution for wrapping apples without the need for trays.
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ArticleFreshmax in kiwiberry agreement
Freshmax NZ has secured the rights to commercialise four new proprietary kiwiberry varieties from Plant & Food Research’s breeding programme.
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ArticleIrish authorities underline benefits of GM
Irish potato growers could save more than £275/ha if they switch to a blight-resistant genetically modified (GM) potato variety, scientists claim.
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ArticleAsda sales rise 0.7 per cent
Asda has released its second quarter results, from the period of April 1 to June 30, with a like-for-like sales increase of 0.7 per cent.
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ArticleTesco plans to dazzle customers
Tesco plans to stock Dazzling Gold, a trademarked pear grown in several European countries and marketed by Netherlands-based company The Greenery, for a second season, FPJ has learned.
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ArticleKronen targets lettuce with new machine
German-based fresh produce technology giant Kronen has developed a new machine for coring and cutting lettuce.
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ArticleExploitation claim hangs over Prime Champ
Authorities in the Netherlands have released without charge the financial director of Prime Champ, the main supplier of mushrooms to Asda, following his arrest last week on suspicion of being involved in the alleged exploitation of Polish migrant workers.
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Article€344m acquisition for Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience has completed its acquisition of farming pest management firm AgraQuest for around €344m
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Article5,000 sign petition after Olympic disaster
Leyton Market traders are furious after insisting they were misled into spending £25,000 on stalls for an “Olympic” food market, FPJ reports
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Article5,000 sign petition after Olympic market flops
Leyton Market traders are furious after insisting they were misled into spending £25,000 on stalls for an “Olympic” food market.
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£270 million acquisition for Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience has completed its acquisition of farming pest management firm Agra Quest for around £270 million.
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ArticleNorthern Mushrooms FD blasts the RPA
The financial director of one of the five producer organisations facing the axe from the EU Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme has claimed the Rural Payments Agency “could have acted illegally”.
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Online shopping makes a comeback for Iceland
Iceland will re-open its online store, which was closed six years ago, following rising demand from customers.
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'Love My Salad' campaign is a hit
Dutch group Rijk Zwaan has revealed good results from its Love My Salad social networking site since its launch at Fruit Logistica in February.