All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 143
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ArticleAlmost 10,000 produce jobs in danger
Increased efficiency in the UK fresh produce sector could come at the cost of almost 10,000 jobs, analysts have claimed.
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ArticleGreyfriars invests for Morrisons business
Major mushroom supplier Greyfriars has opened a new £300,000 packhouse to facilitate its diversification into sweetcorn, garlic and cabbage for Morrisons.
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Hotel group to offload 3,500 properties
Intercontinental Hotels plans to rid itself of properties worth £750 million to start the recovery from three years of falling reservations.
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Compass off the mark
Shares in UK catering giant Compass crashed by more than 20 per cent this morning after low profits on school food contracts caused it to downgrade its profits forecast.
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ArticleJamaica, Cuba and Florida in line for next hurricane
Jamaica’s horticulture industry is praying Hurricane Ivan, the latest in a series of destructive storms to hit the region, will miss the island.
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ArticleTrade being attacked on all fronts
So the latest Plimsoll line is that the fresh produce industry needs to shed 9,400 jobs in 12 months merely to remain
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ArticleCuban citrus hit hard by hurricane
While all eyes have been on Florida, Cuban citrus growers have been taking a pounding at the hands of the weather.
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Fresh produce consumption can reduce child leukemia
Californian study links fresh produce consumption to leukemia.
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ArticleUS blueberry production on rise
US production of cultivated blueberries is expected to amount to a record 205m pounds, even taking into account poor weather in May.
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Robotics conference for veg industry
The HRIA Robotics Conference, at Warwick HRI, Wellesbourne, on September 23, will bring the vegetable industry up to date with automation advances.
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ArticleAnya and Juliette on promotional tour
Sainsbury’s, in conjunction with one of its key potato suppliers MBM Produce Ltd, will be holding a two-week in-store promotional tour to herald the start of the new season of its exclusive potato varieties Anya and Juliette.
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ArticleBradford banks on European market
For four days over the August Bank Holiday, the centre of Bradford, in Yorkshire, was transformed into a European street market.
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ArticleLawrance joins Jensen Associates
Clive Lawrance, an expert in fresh produce logistics and supply chain management, has joined rapidly expanding survey and consultancy business Jensen Associates.
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ArticleFyffes flies high in interim results
Pre-tax profits grew by 44 per cent in Fyffes interim results, as the Irish fruit giant outperformed market expectations.
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ArticlePolka dancing into contention
Polka, the Polish bred raspberry introduced to the UK by Hargreaves Plants last summer, is already a strong contender for the autumn market.
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ArticleOrganic price cuts for national week
Prices are being slashed across the board on organic fresh produce as the major retailers go head to head in a bid to capture consumer spend during National Organic Week.
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ArticleChiquita targets UK market share
Chiquita hopes to grab a 25 per cent share of the UK banana market with the opening of a £2 million state of the art ripening facility.
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ArticleSan Miguel celebrates 50th birthday
South American citrus giant San Miguel is celebrating its 50th anniversary, having transformed itself from family grower to multinational market leader in that half a century.
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ArticleSomerfield launches new packaging style
Somerfield will next week launch distinctive new fresh produce packaging to all of its UK stores.
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ArticleLow demand hits soft-fruit producers
Weak demand has hit home for strawberry producers in a year in which volumes have doubled.