All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 159
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New finger belts remove crop damage
UK manufacturing company Tong Engineering has developed a new model of the Easy-fill box filler, which uses finger belts in order to reduce crop damage.
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ArticlePrince de Bretagne backs Apéritif promotion
Brittany vegetable brand Prince de Bretagne is the official food sponsor of Apéritif à la française - a new initiative promoting French gastronomy through the apéritif occasion.
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ArticleFoodservice can learn much from retail success
Catering and support services giant Sodexho admitted that it can learn from the successes of UK retailers.
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ArticleSAP urges trade to step up on RFID
Alexander Renz of SAP AG has urged the produce industry to monitor IT developments and to prepare for an increasing role for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in the near future.
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ArticleWWF Jazzes up apple market
Worldwide Fruit has officially launched Jazz, an apple brand it predicts could be worth £25 million within five years.
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ArticleTesco pledges support for UK growers
Tesco’s David May defended the supermarket’s strategy at the Re:fresh Conference saying that the store does not make excessive profits at the expense of growers.
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ArticleRe:fresh double act addresses common ground
The 'Bryan and Bruce Show' as some have dubbed the Re:fresh Conference session featuring Wal-Mart's Bruce Peterson and PMA president Bryan Silbermann, threw up some interesting common issues for the US and UK industries.
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ArticleSummerfruit Company takes flight
The Summerfruit Company flew into its second UK soft-fruit season with a champagne and strawberry launch on the spectacular London Eye this week.
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ArticleFowler Welch-Coolchain upgrades fleet
European fresh produce distributor Fowler Welch-Coolchain has welcomed new vehicles into its fold from Gray & Adams.
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ArticleKarsten Farms ends exclusive supply agreement with Capespan
Karsten Farms, one of South Africa’s leading table grape suppliers, has confirmed that it has terminated its exisiting marketing arrangements with the Capespan Group.
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Organic sales soar in US
Organic food sales in the US grew 20.4 per cent last year, to reach $10.38 billion. Fruits and vegetables represented 42 per cent of the overall volume.
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ArticleBanana price war fails to boost sales
Reduced banana prices across the UK retail sector resulted only in the lowest percentage increase in sales for many years in 2003.
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Massive fine for restaurant chain
Restaurant chain fined £75,000 for breach of Packaging Waste Regulations.
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ArticleFruit tops Cancer Prevention Week bill
Fruit was given a high profile at a parliamentary briefing held to mark Cancer Prevention Week
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ArticleFruit harvest at risk
The UK fruit harvest is at risk because of Home Office uncertainty over the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS).
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Top politicians at PMA Fresh Summit.
During October's PMA's Fresh Summit 2004, James Carville and Newt Gingrich will give attendees insights into the current political climate in Washington.
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ArticleJP brings EurepGAP to Jamaica
Two Jamaican banana estates have achieved EurepGAP status, the first farms on the island to reach the EU standard.
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Virtual exhibition a first in agriculture
The first Internet-based agricultural exhibition will open its "doors" on July 15.
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ArticleProduce on top in ECR / IGD shelf survey
Only three out of 200 products score top marks in ECR UK on-shelf availability study - but two are fresh produce lines and produce scored joint highest of the 12 categories surveyed.