All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 105
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Marseilles strike hits perishable traffic
A strike by workers at the port of Marseilles, which has entered its 11th day, is seriously disrupting the import traffic of fruit and vegetables through the French Mediterranean gateway.
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Sainsbury's English apple sales shoot up
Cox sales have rocketed at Sainsbury's since the Jamie Oliver effect took hold
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Edinburgh market to relocate
Edinburgh’s wholesale fruit market is moving across the Scottish capital to a new warehouse built by Fyffes.
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Know your own value, tom growers told
British tomato growers have been told not to under-estimate their value.
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Asda's Bond has eyes only for price
Asda’s new chief executive, Andy Bond, has announced that he will strive to keep Asda’s prices down as a key to remaining competitive over the next 18 months.
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Pouzin quits Fedepom post
Hugues Pouzin has quit his post as general manager at Fedepom, the French potatoes trade and export federation.
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Markem holds free coding intelligence seminar
Packaging managers in the UK are being invited to a free one-day seminar, designed to provide them with a practical guide to the most important aspects of today’s coding and labelling industry.
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CGTA hands over £20,000 to charity
Covent Garden Tenants’ Association has handed over the £20,000 it raised for two charities at its annual dinner dance.
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OFT urged to re-open competition inquiry
Two bodies have launched initiatives to force the Office of Fair Trading to revisit its investigation into what they see as the anti-competitive expansion of the UK supermarket sector.
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City no to Sir Ken replacement
Investors have told Morrison’s officials that their new non-executive director Paul Manduca should not take over from Sir Ken Morrison as chairman when he steps down.
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Doyle gets pallet promotion
Schoeller Arca Systems (SA Systems), has appointed Peter Doyle as business development manager (pallets).
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Somerfield deal still under control
A Somerfield advisor has rejected claims that the £1.1bn sale of the chain is in trouble, claiming the rumour is simply an attempt designed to manipulate the group’s shares.
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Perlim invests €7m in Saint-Haulaire
French apple and nut producer Perlim is spending €7 million expanding its premises at Saint-Haulaire.
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Dunkirk sets UK target
Dunkirk port authority has chosen APM Terminals to run its container terminal NFTI-ou, as it guns for the UK market.
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Mushroom site doing it for the kids
The Mushroom Bureau has launched a new website for schools and colleges to educate students about mushrooms.
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Caterfresh wins Browns contract
Redbridge Caterfresh has won a new contract to supply the Browns chain of brasseries.
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Somerfield doubles up
Somerfield is celebrating again, after landing its second fresh produce award of the year.
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Tesco expands eastern European network
The Tesco / Carrefour deal to swap stores in Asia and eastern Europe has been confirmed.
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Florette breaks records
Florette UK, the leading prepared salad brand, has announced record year-on-year sales, outpacing category growth.