All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 19
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ArticleOFT probes grocery price collusion in UK
The head offices of at least two of the UK’s big four supermarkets were “raided” this week, as an investigation into grocery price fixing was stepped up.
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ArticleMidlands told to b:direct
A one-stop-shop delivery service for the catering and on-trade sectors has been launched by AF Blakemore Wholesale, under the b:direct banner.
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ArticleGive over Darling
Retailers should not be footing the bill for incoherent government policy, says ACS
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Border security saves NZ industry's bacon
Sharp-eyed border security at Dunedin airport in New Zealand may well have saved the country’s horticulture industry millions of dollars.
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ArticleCelebrity chef to stoke Re:fresh debate
Celebrity chef Rachel Green will host this year’s Re:fresh Conference on May 8, and is excited about playing a central role in the industry’s attempt to strike a balance between the perceptions and reality of organic and conventional produce.
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Ishida files injunction on Chinese
Ishida has taken action against Chinese exhibitors at German trade exhibition Interpack, for alleged infringement of multihead weigher patents.
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ArticlePeter Gilding posts turnover record
Merseyside fruit importer and distributor Peter Gilding recorded a record turnover of £47 million in its last financial year, and posted higher profits into the bargain.
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ArticleBrown told challenge begins at home
Meeting the food challenge should begin at home, and not with biofuels, said the National Farmers’ Union.
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ArticlePM backs down on biofuels
Yesterday's Downing Street summit meeting with aid agencies, scientists, supermarkets and farmers ended with prime minister Gordon Brown pledging to examine the impact of biofuels on world food prices. The effect at home: family food bills in the UK soared by £780 in the last 12 months.
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OFT to pay Morrisons £100,000
The Office of Fair Trading will pay Morrisons £100,000 in damages after wrongly accusing the retailer of price fixing.
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ArticleMore criticism for organic proposals
The Soil Association’s proposals surrounding airfreight of organic fresh produce have come in for more criticism - this time from retailers and ministers as well as the Fresh Produce Consortium.
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ArticlePM calls summit on food shortage
Industry leaders are joining prime minister Gordon Brown for a summit on the global food shortage this afternoon.
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ArticleIndustry passes residue test
Fruit and vegetables sold into UK schools in the Autumn term of 2007 were all found to be within legal MRL boundaries by PRC testers.
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M&S expands in India
Marks & Spencer has its eye on the expanding middle class in India, and will open 50 new stores in partnership with local group Reliance Retail.
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Record flower exports from Kenya
Flower exports from Kenya reached record levels in 2007, according to data just released by the Kenya Horticultural Development Programme.
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Hauliers reach critical state
Roger King, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association (RHA), told the Radio 4 Today programme that the plight of UK hauliers has reached a critical state as fuel prices continue to escalate.
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ArticleMusgrave reports ninth successive year of growth
Musgrave Group has announced its ninth year of consecutive profit growth for the year ended December 31 2007.
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Fenmarc in administration in Wrexham
Wrexham-based ready meal provider Fenmarc, which was known as Pann Krisp until a takeover in 2005, has gone into administration.
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ArticleGreenery launches thin skin cucumbers
Greenery UK has launched a thin skin cucumber, which will be available in selected Sainsbury’s stores from the end of April.
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Defra offers conversion advice
Defra has relaunched a free national information and advice service for farmers thinking of converting to organic production methods.