All articles by Thomas Hobbs – Page 36
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ArticleApricot first for Waitrose
Waitrose has claimed gold in the race to stock this season's first British apricots, helping to fly the flag for homegrown fruit following a tough few months of preparation for the country's growers.
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ArticleIndia invests in new apple packing technology
Himachal Pradesh Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (HPMC) will today (8 August) open a packing and grading facility with attached controlled atmosphere storage near the region’s capital of Shimla.
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ArticleOlympics has positive impact on retailers
Despite doubts over whether the Olympics would have much of an impact on retail sales, supermarkets are reporting positive sales uplifts since the Games started last week.
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ArticleCarrot growers get disease warning
BASF and ADAS have warned carrot growers there is a high risk of disease this season and they should start fungicide treatments early
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ArticleChiquita posts underwhelming Q2 results
Chiquita Brands International has posted a weaker set of results for the second quarter (Q2) of the year, with net income and quarterly sales both falling on a year-on-year basis, Fruitnet reports.
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ArticleCarrot growers get disease warning from ADAS
BASF and ADAS have warned carrot growers there is a high risk of disease this season and they should start fungicide treatments earlier than usual.
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ArticleNew kiwi developed by Italian universities
A new yellow-fleshed fast ripening kiwi cultivar has been developed by two of Italy’s top universities.
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ArticlePeter Marks to step down
The board of The Co-operative Group has announced that its chief executive Peter Marks is to step down and retire from his role in May 2013, after six years at the helm.
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ArticleNew juice drink contains unique sugar
Del Monte is set to launch its first range of juice drinks using Stevia, a natural South American-grown sweetener
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ArticleFresh faces for LINKFresh
Anglia Business Solutions’ California-based subsidiary, LINKFresh, has announced two new senior management appointments.
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ArticleNew juice drink contains unique sugar
Del Monte is set to launch its first range of juice drinks using Stevia, a natural South American-grown sweetener that is 250 times sweeter than regular sugars.
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ArticleItalian suppliers to form kiwifruit consortium
Several of Italy's foremost fresh produce companies have formed a new commercial partnership aimed at building the country's reputation as a key supplier of kiwifruit.
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ArticleFSDF to debate the UK’s food supply chain
The Food Storage and Distrbution Federation will debate the challenges ahead for the UK’s food supply chain at its 2012 conference.
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ArticleGuidebook for spray roses launches
A Dutch rose breeder claims it has released the first ever guidebook for spray roses.
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ArticleFresh discovery for Morrisons
The first Discovery apples of the season are now on sale in Morrisons stores across the country.
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ArticleLondon traders call for Olympic legacy
London's wholesale markets have coped well during the first week of the Olympics as they overcame fears of transport chaos.
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ArticleKiwifruit exports down for Zespri
New Zealand-based kiwifruit marketer Zespri is set to sell around 92m trays of kiwifruit this year, with export volumes down 17 million trays on the previous year.
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ArticleOrganics on the rise in Tunisia
The area dedicated to organic farming in Tunisia has risen by more than twentyfold in the last ten years, from 18,600ha in 2002 to some 403,000ha today, according to Oneco.
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ArticlePhilippine bananas explore new markets
Banana exporters in the Philippines are to send consignments to Qatar and Italy later this month in an effort to develop new markets in the regions.
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ArticleEurope's apple and pear crops down
Apple and pear production in the European Union will be "significantly lower" than last year with the forecast apple crop set to fall below the 10 million tonne mark for only the third time in a decade.