All articles by Tom Joyce – Page 67

  • Regal'in flat peaches
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    Regal’in earns Saveur de l’Année

    2016-09-28T14:28:14Z

    The French brand’s flat peaches have been awarded the Saveur de l’Année mark on the eve of their appearance at Fruit Attraction

  • Moroccan blues
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    Moroccan berries on UK mission

    2016-09-27T16:26:17Z

    A number of exporters of Moroccan berries arrived in London this week for one-on-one meetings with UK importers, with the aim of growing exports to the country

  • Egypt oranges
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    Egypt in talks to end Russia ban

    2016-09-27T11:30:56Z

    Egypt’s AEC is in negotiations to end the ban on Egyptian produce exports to Russia before the start of the citrus campaign in December

  • McDo apples
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    McDo France secures apple supplies

    2016-09-23T11:27:11Z

    The fast food chain has signed a three-year deal with cooperative Cofruid’Oc in France to guarantee supplies of locally produced apples for its children’s menu

  • Belgium pear stream
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    Delhaize streams pear harvest

    2016-09-22T12:10:22Z

    The Belgian pear harvest can now be followed live online, as retailer Delhaize highlights the Belgian origin and the freshness of its offering

  • Rungis Market
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    Rungis groups in cooperation deal

    2016-09-21T14:21:59Z

    Two French companies based in Paris’s international wholesale market have signed a deal to strengthen cooperation on fighting food waste, improving diets and building social cohesion

  • Lemons
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    Turkish lemons face EU obstacles

    2016-09-20T16:41:27Z

    As the EU suffers a glut of lemons from Argentina, Turkish exporters may have to deal with the effects of tighter controls and higher transport costs

  • Egypt oranges
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    Russia considers ban on Egyptian citrus

    2016-09-20T12:40:39Z

    Russian-Egyptian relations have been dealt a further blow, with Russia threatening to ban Egyptian citrus and no resumption of direct flights

  • Idyl organic tomatoes
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    Idyl discovers eco solution

    2016-09-19T16:47:30Z

    For its organic brand, Tribu Ecolo, French-Moroccan producer Idyl is using the fibres of recycled tomato plants to create ecological packaging

  • Greenhouse tomatoes
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    Tomates de Toulouse get investment

    2016-09-19T16:12:55Z

    French greenhouse vegetable grower Les Serres de Bessières is increasing production of its Tomates de Toulouse, with investments set to grow to €16m

  • Innatis
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    Pomanjou Group evolves into Innatis

    2016-09-15T17:11:42Z

    The French apple group’s recent growth has encouraged it to update its identity to reflect its core values of innovation, nature and tradition

  • Ahold Delhaize new logo
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    Ahold-Delhaize faces FNLI complaint

    2016-09-15T14:52:21Z

    The newly merged Ahold-Delhaize has been accused of squeezing suppliers in a way that violates Dutch industry behaviour codes

  • Bayer CropScience grapes
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    Bayer defends Monsanto deal

    2016-09-14T16:52:12Z

    Bayer has argued that its mooted acquisition of Monsanto will create a “global leader in agriculture" and will not fall foul of the competition authorities

  • Algerian dates
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    Algerians promote at Moscow fair

    2016-09-14T15:55:26Z

    Algeria exhibited for the very first time at this week’s WorldFood Moscow exhibition, with a combined pavilion for over 20 exporters

  • Eosta packaging
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    Tackling the packaging problem

    2016-09-13T11:49:30Z

    Limiting the amount of unsustainable packaging is a constant challenge in the produce industry, above all for organics, with Eosta leading the way

  • French kiwifruit
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    French kiwifruit closes in on Vietnam

    2016-09-12T16:41:50Z

    Rapid progress is being made in negotiations to allow French kiwifruit to enter Vietnam before the start of the next campaign

  • UK apple eating
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    Device gauges apple ripeness

    2016-09-09T16:58:47Z

    A new handheld gadget may finally put an end to the maturity lottery, assessing the ripeness of fruit by estimating the chlorophyll content in the skin

  • Peru blueberries
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    Peru eyes progress in China

    2016-09-09T15:43:17Z

    The Latin American country is eager to finalise protocols with China for a number of products, including blueberries and quinoa

  • bananas
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    Giant-Landover offers free fruit

    2016-09-09T11:43:14Z

    Children visiting US stores of parent company Ahold-Delhaize will reportedly be offered a free piece of fruit, as efforts are ramped up to improve diets of youngsters

  • Morocco tomatoes
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    Moroccan exports to Spain on the up

    2016-09-08T15:58:42Z

    In the first three months of 2016, Spanish imports of Moroccan fruit and vegetables grew by a sizeable 26 per cent