All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 33
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ArticleFresh Direct launches 'Local' hubs
A leading fresh produce supplier to the foodservice industry has launched a service to give its customers seasonal access to fruit and vegetables grown within a 50-mile radius of their restaurants.
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Rhubarb King dies, aged 82
Ken Oldroyd, known to many simply as the Rhubarb King, has died at the age of 82.
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FPJ responds to unfounded allegations
FPJ published a letter to its readers in last Friday's issue. Due to the continued unfounded allegations being levelled at this organisation by the organisers of the recent failed "World Fruit & Vegetable Show", we would like freshinfo readers to have access to our response.
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ArticleAtlanta to go in Chiquita cuts
Chiquita restructuring plan, designed to save it up to $80 million a year, will see the multinational sell German subsidiary Atlanta Gruppe.
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ArticleCherries bounce back in northwest
The northwest US cherry industry has bounced back to winning ways in 2007, after a tough time last year.
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Lucky seven get PMA recognition
Seven produce companies were named the industry’s best packaging innovators today by PMA, which bestowed its first annual Impact Award: Excellence in Produce Packaging.
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ArticleCity lecture Lords it in 2008
The 2008 City Food Lecture will feature Lord Haskins as its keynote speaker.
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Report: Commission will side with suppliers
A report in the Sunday Telegraph suggests that the Competition Commission will side with suppliers this week and admit that they need more protection in their dealings with the UK’s supermarkets.
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ArticleStudy says organic food is healthier
It has been reported today that the biggest study into organic food has concluded that it is more nutritious than conventionally-grown produce and may help to lengthen people's lives.
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MRL harmonisation looms into view
The harmonisation of all MRLs at EU-level in summer 2008 should be within reach after an agreement this week in Brussels.
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Schooling in the seasons
Youngsters in Herefordshire are learning about the UK’s seasonal fruit and vegetable offer, as part of a new countywide scheme.
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ArticleShow fruit wows Wisley
Taking most of the National Fruit Show competition fruit to the Royal Horticultural Society Garden’s Wisley ‘Autumn Event’ proved a huge success last weekend.
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ArticleTop of the Shrops
A Shropshire fresh produce growing couple has beaten off competition from farmers across the West Midlands to win one of two prestigious awards from Natural England for making the greatest contribution to conserving wildlife and the countryside.
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ArticleWalking the supply line
West Midlands-based farmers and growers are being urged to “walk their supply chain” as part of a £25,000 project designed to help them build more collaborative relationships with processors and retailers.
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New BRC standards out in January
BRC to publish updated and revised food and packaging standards
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ArticleKenya fights back against Soil Association
The Kenyan High Commission has immediately countered the Soil Association's "new" stance on airfreight, with a statement of its own - click here to read it.
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ArticleCalifornia fires damage produce
Raging fires that have swept southern California in the last four days are expected to have caused extensive damage to avocado and citrus crops in the State.
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Illegals caught working at Morrisons
It has been revealed that 16 illegal immigrants were found working in a St Albans Morrisons supermarket during the summer.
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Free access to food safety programme
Produce Marketing Association (PMA) members can license the newly-expanded “Be Food Safe” consumer food-safety education campaign free for one year.
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ArticleAll roads lead to West Midlands
Heart of England Fine Foods (HEFF), one of the most proactive regional representative bodies in the UK food industry, has brokered a new initiative that ensures all roads lead to, and from, the West Midlands.