All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 154
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ArticleThe fight against blight
According to Dow AgroSciences, provider of pest management and biotechnology products, the cost of blight fungicide is not a priority to farmers as long as the product works well.
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ArticleFairtrade visit for Co-op
The Co-op Group welcomed its Fairtrade pineapple growers to its head office in Manchester.
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ArticleSainsbury's campaign spotlights salads
UK-grown salads were put in the spotlight at a series of roadshows at Sainsbury’s stores in the south east this week.
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ArticleChiquita benefits from euro strength
The strength of the euro has assisted an uplift in dollar prices for Chiquita Brands International bananas in Europe.
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ArticleStubbins sticks to specialities
Stubbins’ Rhymney Valley Nursery is trialing new speciality tomatoes as the marketplace continues to boom.
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ArticleTesco results above average again
Tesco continues to go from strength to strength, registering yet another above industry average jump in sales in the three months to May 22.
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ArticleEnglish Bramley growers launch fightback
English Bramley growers are at last fighting back against cheap processed fruit from Northern Ireland
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Private label gains market share in UK
The Private Label Manufacturers Associations (PLMA) released the latest market share figures in its 2004 yearbook.
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ArticleUK strawbs set for 12-month window
Redeva's Ronnie McNicol believes soon we'll be eating UK strawberries all year round.
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£8.3bn M&S knockback for Green
Marks & Spencer has rejected the latest increased offer for the company from retail entrepreneur Philip Green.
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Whitbread reports sales surge
Leisure group Whitbread increased group sales by 3.4 per cent in the 13 weeks to June 3.
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Tracie - a breakthrough for the tomato world
Israeli seed breeder Hazera Genetics this week launched what it claims to be "the world's first tomato strain that is immune to the tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)".
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ArticleTNA packs more into European team
Key personnel changes and new appointments at packaging solutions provider TNA Europe.
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Picota gets further plaudits
The Picota cherry industry announced its Re:fresh award to the Spanish media at a press conference in Plasencia.
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ArticleDefra celebrates its third anniversary
In the three years since it was established, Defra has achieved some significant milestones and reviews them in a web publication, 'Defra's first three years - some of our achievements'.
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ArticleBristol Fruit Sales expands refrigerated fleet
Bristol Fruit Sales has taken delivery of a quantity of 7.5 tonne and 26t refrigerated vehicles from Gray & Adams.
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IRI seminar tackles retail issues
How can you maximise the chance that customers choose to purchase your product? An IRI event in London later this month will attempt to answer this question and others.
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Anglia strengthens fresh produce team
Cambridge-based Anglia Business Computers has made a further new appointment to its fresh produce team.
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ArticleWaitrose talks up home-grown fruit
Waitrose is highlighting British-sourced strawberries and raspberries, cherries - when they come into season in about a fortnight - and some high volume tomato lines, with a new tray talker.
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ArticleJS customers to become mango experts
Sainsbury’s is kicking off an exotic fruit education programme tomorrow, June 16.