All articles by Tom Bonnett – Page 20
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Namibia grape stocks recover after tough 2010
The Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) has said grape harvest at the Naute Dam Irrigation Project will have recovered this year after weed killer damaged vines in 2010.
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English court freezes JFC's worldwide assets
The English high court has issued a worldwide freezing order against the assets of Russian fresh fruit multinational, St Petersburg-based JFC Group Co. Ltd, according to a press release by reefer ship owner Star Reefers.
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Nominees for top innovations unveiled
Fruit Logistica has revealed which products and services are in the running to be crowned the best innovation of the past 12 months.
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Tesco set to lose another top executive
Tesco’s corporate and legal affairs director is to announce she is to be the fourth top executive to retire from the retailer after CEO Sir Terry Leahy stepped down in April, according to reports.
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Total Produce buys half of Frankort & Koning
Total Produce has bought 50 per cent of Dutch fresh produce company Frankort & Koning and its subsidiaries for up to €15 million.
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Ocado shares plunge as profit estimate revised
Shares in online supermarket Ocado have dropped by as much as 12 per cent since it has announced profits for the financial year are set to be lower than expected.
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Potatoes could reach stores in record time
The UK’s potato crop could be in store in record time next year, farm business consultants Andersons has predicted in its outlook for 2012.
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Freight firm fined £5,500 for avoiding fees
A fruit and vegetable importer based at Heathrow Airport has been fined £5,500 for trying to avoid inspections charges and customs duties, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has said.
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Stuart Symington is new PPECB CEO
Experienced fresh produce figure previously held the position of CEO at the Fresh Produce Exporters' Forum
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BayWa bid meets T&G valuation
Reports in New Zealand have suggested German corporation BayWa AG's NZ$137.4m bid to take over Turners & Growers (T&G) falls within independent adviser KordaMentha's valuation range, prompting independent directors of the fresh produce marketer to recommend that shareholders sell their holdings.
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Grower's Xmas sprouts as heavy as 1,000 cars
Produce World has estimated over the Christmas period it will pack enough sprouts for eleven million Christmas dinners, weighing as much as 1,000 Ford Focus cars.
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NZ launches review into Psa disease
New Zealand’s government has announced the arrival of the Psa kiwifruit disease is to be the subject of an independent review.
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Waitrose tops satisfaction survey for third year
Waitrose has topped the Which? supermarket satisfaction survey for the third year running while Aldi and Lidl have come in second and third.
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Banana import licenses repealed
The European Commission has scrapped the need for a licence to import bananas as of 1 January 2012.
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Stuart Symington takes on new CEO role
South Africa's Perishable Products Export Council Board (PPECB) has appointed Stuart Symington as its new CEO.
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Tesco joins The Sustainability Consortium
Tesco is joining an independent group of global businesses, academics, governments and non-governmental organisations to work on developing sustainable innovations in consumer products.
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Frustration at retail prices
UK retail practices are making grower-suppliers abroad question the value of the UK, sources have reported.
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Tesco British lettuce ad "misled consumers"
Tesco has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) for an advert claiming its British Iceberg lettuce goes from farm to store within 24 hours.
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Prince Philip launches London farming festival
The Duke of Edinburgh has hosted a reception to launch a Festival of Food and Farming that will place in the capital in 2013.
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SEF expands product line and cuts costs
Southern England Farms (SEF) is set for a major expansion into peas, sweetcorn and asparagus as it continues to diversify its product portfolio.