All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 177
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Prison Service to tender for fresh produce supplier
The Prison Service in England and Wales is about to tender its requirement for fruit and vegetables
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ArticleOcean Spray confident in cranberries
Ocean Spray enters peak fresh cranberry period with confidence in UK
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ArticleFyffes buys Woodsco in Liverpool
Fyffes wholesale branch in Liverpool has acquired fellow market company Woodsco Produce.
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Carrefour man says price is retail driver
Peter Hostens of Carrefour Belgium believes the over-riding issue for the European retail trade is price.
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ArticleUS pear crop shapes up
A large harvest of pears in the northwest of the US has producers in good heart.
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ArticleHargreaves appoints new plant scientist
Wai-Lon Pang, a recently qualified MSc at Reading University, has been recruited by Hargreaves Plants to further develop the company's ability to identify improved new varieties of soft fruits.
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ArticleWashington apple crop down on estimates
Washington crop lower than initial forecast, according to top grower and exporter Stemilt.
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ArticleChile expects to ship more fruit to Europe
The predominance of the US market as a destination for Chilean fruit could end in the next few seasons.
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ArticleIt's mangoes away... to South Africa
A final call to all chefs who have not already sent in their favourite mango recipe to the Mango Association.
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ArticleSuper Cali goes ballistic, pistachio crop atrocious
California's pistachio production is down significantly on last year's records, but more importantly on summer pre-season forecasts.
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ArticleAmericans looking for global expansion
PMA president Bryan Silbermann intends to continue the international expansion of the group.
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Storming Norman talks on leadership at PMA
General “Storming” Norman Schwarzkopf was the keynote speaker at a PMA breakfast session and spoke about the secrets behind good leadership.
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ArticleConcorde stages Journal fly-past
Concorde flew over the offices of the Journal on its last commercial flight today. See ropey pictures...
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Summer is over for the EU
Sunday sees the clocks go back by one hour across Europe, marking the end of summertime.
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PMA report analyses Chinese fresh produce industry
The Chinese produce industry is laid bare in a new FreshTrack study by the Produce Marketing Association in the US.
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ArticleFresh Del Monte Produce reports solid Q3 results
Earnings per share, net sales, net income all advance despite challenging market conditions in Europe.
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ArticlePMA attendance sets new records
More than 16,000 industry leaders flocked to this week's PMA conference and exhibition in Orlando, Florida.
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Industry should remove shackles of the past
US author and industry analyst Dr Oren Harari told a PMA breakfast session on Sunday that industries in general are bolted to their pasts.
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ArticleSun shines on PMA in Florida
The annual Produce Marketing Association (PMA) conference, in Orlando from October 17-21, is on course to attract more than 14,500 US and international industry leaders to the sunshine state.