All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 147
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ArticlePlastic surgery gives RTP a face-lift
Rollet® claims to have created the future in RTP, with a product that is “more durable, more flexible, easier and safer to use, trackable and even better looking”.
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Ring rot investigation continues
An extensive investigation continues following the finding of potato ring rot in Sante potatoes on July 30 2004.
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Katopé forms partnership in Kwazulu Natal
Katopé Citrus, a South African subsidiary of Katopé International and a major exporter of citrus from South Africa to the northern hemisphere, has formed a citrus partnership in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.
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ArticleSA rand suffers extended losses
The South African rand has suffered extensive losses after the country's central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates this morning.
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ArticleHappy Meal boost for McDonald's
McDonald's has been “overwhelmed” by the demand for its new Happy Meal for adults in the UK, which includes a salad.
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ArticleWal-Mart beats off the gloom
Multinational retail behemoth Wal-Mart has beaten sales expectations for the May to July period.
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ArticleNew hub for Waitrose
As part of a Waitrose supply partner project aimed at reducing costs through supplier collaboration, Produce World has opened Frupac...
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ArticleLingwood expands machinery range
Leading food processing machinery supplier Lingwood Food Services has enhanced its range of services.
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ArticleWorking Time Regulations - a spanner in the works
The Freight Transport Association has warned vehicle operators that the implementation of new Working Time Directive regulations next March could be a huge a spanner in the works for companies that aren't properly prepared.
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ArticleEmanuel steps down as NCGTA chairman
Philip Emanuel has stepped down as chairman of New Covent Garden's tenants' association, after 13-and-a-half years in the post.
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Government to back Atkins probe
The UK government has announced its intention to investigate the controversial Atkins diet.
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ArticleEU-Israel dispute settled
The seven-year controversy between the EU and Israel regarding labeling products, fresh produce included, has come to a happy end.
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ArticleFirst Fairtrade avos hit UK shelves
HL Hall & Sons and Westfalia have supplied the first Fairtrade avocados into the UK market from their farms in South Africa.
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ArticleSainsbury's launches Fairtrade avocados
Sainsbury’s has introduced Fairtrade avocados in 150 stores.
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ArticleABP dockers to vote on walkout
UK ports are heading for their first all-out strike in 14 years, as dockers working for Associated British Ports (ABP) prepare to vote on a nationwide walkout, after rejecting a pay rise of 2.9 per cent.
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ArticleHalls hands land over to Mdluli clan
Nelspruit-based avocado specialist HL Hall & Son is the facilitator in a Mpumulanga land reform deal that sees more than 6,000 hectares of the company's prime commercial land handed over to members of the Mdluli clan.
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ArticleSainsbury's puts faith in Trinity
Sainsbury's launched a new lettuce into 360 stores on August 4.
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ArticleChiquita solid after Colombian sale
Chiquita Brands International saw second quarter 2004 net income of $30 million (£16.3m), or $0.73 (40p) per diluted share, including an after-tax loss of $4m (£2.2m) on the sale of its Colombian banana production division.
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ArticleFruitstock packs them in
British Summer Fruits was one of the sponsors of Fruitstock 2004, which attracted as many as 150,000 people to Regent's Park during the weekend.
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ArticleIsraeli exports hit record high
Israeli fresh produce exporters marked an all-time record during the first five months of 2004.