All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 21
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Californian fruit family guilty of skimming
Five members of the Sambado family, which owns one of the California's largest fruit distribution operations, have pleaded guilty to skimming income from their businesses.
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ArticleMinistry delays import rules introduction
Largely as a result of a concerted lobbying campaign by the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), Defra has today announced the delay of the partial introduction of new fresh produce import rules.
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Chiquita adds Camp to board of directors
Chiquita Brands International, Inc has increased the size of its board of directors from eight to nine members and elected William (Bill) H Camp to fill the new position.
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ArticleSainsbury's buyer moves to Musgrave
Sainsbury’s citrus & stone fruit buyer buyer Neil Gibson is leaving the supermarket chain to move to Musgrave Budgens Londis
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ArticleCodd resurfaces at Secantor
Former Empire World Trade finance director Zoë Codd has joined Secantor, a leading network of finance directors who work for small and medium sized companies on a part time basis.
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ArticleImprove gives South Africa pre-World Cup advice
Food safety experts from the UK have visited South Africa to offer advice to food and drink employers ahead of the 2010 Football World Cup, which the country is set to host.
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FTA calls for foreign vehicle blacklist
The Freight Transport Association wants to see a published list of the foreign lorry operators who most frequently break UK regulations.
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Dole recalls Honduran melons
Dole Fresh Fruit Company has voluntarily recalled all Honduran cantaloupes grown, packed and shipped by an independent third-party grower, Agropecuaria Montelibano.
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ArticleTotal Produce posts 7.9 per cent profit rise
Total Produce plc has revealed a full-year underlying pre-tax profit rise of 7.9 per cent to €38.9 million (£29.7m), ahead of its expectations.
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ArticleCherries and apples push Washington forward
Cherries and apples played a large part in the growth of agricultural exports from Washington in 2007, which were valued at $9.26 billion (£4.66bn).
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ArticleZuckerman hands over Zeraim reins
Ohad Zuckerman, president and ceo of Israeli leading seed company Zeraim Gedera, will leave the position at the end of March.
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ArticleFire damages Avoncrop site
Part of the Avoncrop warehousing facility at Meare, Somerset was damaged by fire yesterday [Sunday].
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ArticleSponsors sign up as Re:fresh deadline looms large
Four more sponsors have committed their names to awards at this year’s Re:fresh Awards in recent weeks, with two new names on this year’s trophies.
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Hong Kong a big draw for Asia Fruit Logistica
Exhibitors are signing up fast as deadline approaches to reserve space at Asia's only fresh produce trade show.
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ArticleChicory faces challenging times
The Dutch Produce Association has launched a Chicory Challenge recipe book to raise funds for charity.
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ArticleAsda and Co-op table Somerfield bids
The Co-op and Asda have both tabled bids for the whole of Somerfield, according to the Sunday press.
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ArticleSharpak reduces mushroom miles
Packaging specialist Sharpak is reducing truck movements by increasing capacity in its punnets for mushrooms.
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ArticleCalifornia makes cherry inroads in UK
Production of cherries in California has doubled in the last five years, and the UK market is seeing the benefit, Mike Rucier of the Californian Cherry Advisory Board told FPJ.
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ArticlePortsmouth Port purchases MMD
Portsmouth Port has completed the purchase of Mainland Market Deliveries (MMD) Shipping Services Ltd, based at Flathouse Quay, Portsmouth Port, from Sandpiper CI Limited.
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ArticleAshbourne hosts banana world record attempt
The Derbyshire town of Ashbourne is the place to be on Saturday, as up to 200 locals attempt to break a banana world record.