All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 30
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EU competitiveness will decline without action
An independent report for the European Commission says the competitiveness of the EU food sector will decline against competing regions, unless governments and industry acts.
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US fruit feud heads to court
A fruit feud has broken out in the US, with the agricultural departments of California and Florida at loggerheads over citrus.
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ArticleTNS: Morrisons on song
Morrisons is celebrating its best 12-week performance since 2002, according to the latest TNS data.
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Cheesewright for top Wal-Mart post
Asda’s Davd Cheesewright is to take the reins of Wal-Mart Canada.
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ArticleFresca man to lead BRC
Fresca Group non-executive director Stephen Robertson has been appointed to succeed Kevin Hawkins as Director General of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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ArticleKeelings pays tribute to Mike Taylor
Joe Keeling, chairman of Keelings Group, has added his tribute to Mike Taylor, the group’s board member who died last week.
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ArticleIvorians look for EPA saviour
Ivory Coast's banana and pineapple farmers have told their government to sign a new trade deal with the European Union to allow them to compete once tariff free access to their biggest target market ends next month.
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ArticleAsda sales rose by £1bn in 2006
Accounts filed this weekend at Companies House show a sales rise of close to £1 billion at Asda in 2006.
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ArticleUK avo consumption doubles in three years
Consumption of avocados in the UK market has more than doubled in just three years, and in 2007, it will hit the milestone of 1kg a person, the World Avocado Congress heard.
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Herbert expands with PALS
As part of a planned expansion, weigh price labelling equipment supplier Herbert Industrial has purchased PALS Precision Labelling.
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ArticleCongress hears of avo expansion
Chile, one of the avocado industry’s emerging superpowers, hosted the World Avocado Congress for the first time, welcoming delegates and speakers from 22 countries to the picturesque coastal city of Viña del Mar.
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ArticlePromotional accord for avo marketers
Continuous promotional campaigns for avocados and collaboration between major producing countries on promotion were key themes recurring throughout the sixth World Avocado Congress, in Viña del Mar, Chile.
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ArticleWealmoor begins to pick up pieces
Wealmoor, the fresh produce supplier thrust unwittingly into the nation’s conscience by a fatal fire at its Warwickshire packhouse three weeks ago, is beginning to put the pieces together that will ensure the future of both its business and its employees.
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Israeli-Indian fruit processing venture formed
Niv Agriculture, an Israeli processor and marketer of fresh fruit segments, has signed an agreement with the State of Magalia in India for co-operation in a fruit processing venture.
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ArticleAnother week, another gong for Stubbins
For the second week in a row, salads specialist Stubbins Marketing Ltd has been parading a trophy round its Waltham Cross head office - this time having picked up one of the “Oscars” of the Welsh food industry.
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ArticleJP Morgan: Morrisons to benefit from Somerfield sell-off
Morrisons is establishing its most promising growth pattern since its acquisition of Safeway, in 2004, and it is set to benefit from Somerfield strategy.
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Supermarkets consult lawyers on report
According to FT.com, the UK’s leading supermarkets have begun what will be months of meetings with their legal advisors, to analyse their positions before the Competition Commission publishes its final report next year.
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ArticleMike Taylor dies, aged 69
Mike Taylor, director of Flamingo Holdings and best known as the man whose face represented Marks & Spencer’s fresh produce and food divisions for more than 30 years, died this morning, aged 69.
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Kerry in talks over fruit division sale
Kerry Group is in negotiations to sell its French fruit ingredients business to Industri Kapital, a Swedish private equity company.
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ArticleFreight Best Practice scheme saves £190m
An independent report, commissioned by the Department for Transport this year, will conclude that the Freight Best Practice scheme is making good headway.