All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 41
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ArticleLineker goes local for Walkers
Gary Lineker is going local. The Walkers mascot will front a new series of campaigns for the company in September, as the firm attempts to cash in on local sourcing initiatives.
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ArticleEnglish growers set to be stretched
English top-fruit growers are unlikely to be able to meet the demand of their multiple customers this season, despite encouraging early crop forecasts.
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Destructive moth found in California - again
The destructive Light Brown Apple Moth has been found again in California, although it has not yet been traced in Central Valley.
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ArticleWTO launches banana investigation
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) today launched a panel to investigate whether the European Union (EU) has upheld a prior verdict against its banana import rules.
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Morrisons swaps Sirs, as Ian replaces Ken
Sir Ian Gibson has been confirmed as the successor to Morrisons’ outgoing chairman Sir Ken Morrison.
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ArticleSuperfood claims to be banned
Products that award themselves the status of ‘superfood’ will be banned under new EU rules that came into effect last week, unless the claim can be proven.
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CLA: widen the local debate
The Country Land and Business Association has called for an extension of the debate on local sourcing.
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ArticleSainsbury's puts behaviour first
Sainsbury’s has decided that changing consumer behaviour must come before attitudinal correction in the fight to make shoppers buy more healthy products.
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ArticleSyngenta buys Zeraim Gedera
Syngenta has bought leading Israeli seed company Zeraim Gedera for £47.16 million from Markstone Capital Partners, the Israeli private equity group.
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Moverley wants to RASE awareness
The overall picture for UK farming appears gloomy, but awareness is now building that the sector cannot be allowed to die, according to John Moverley, chief executive of the Royal Agricultural Society of England
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ArticleObesity not down to food alone
The blame for the obesity epidemic in the UK should not be laid at the door of the food industry alone, according to a senior food appetite researcher.
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Fepex to harmonise Spanish protocols
Spanish producer and exporter federation Fepex is to develop new, harmonised GAP protocols for the country’s fresh produce sector.
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Speculation mounts over Morrisons shortlist
Morrisons is this week due to name the person in line to replace Sir Ken Morrison.
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ArticleM&S recovery train hits buffers
After a sustained period of recovery, Marks & Spencer is expected to reveal a slowdown in trading tomorrow, blaming the damaging impact of nearly two months of appalling weather in the UK.
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ArticleFight for fruit juice taking shape
Healthy-eating campaigners are ramping up their efforts to force the government to cut VAT on fruit juices and smoothies.
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US spinach growers off the hook
US spinach growers and processors will not face criminal charges over an E. coli outbreak last year that caused the death of three people and sickened 200 others.
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Kwik Save administrators sell 56 stores
Administrators for supermarket chain Kwik Save are "confident" that a rescue package will save 56 of the firm's stores.
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Musgrave purchases J&J Haslett
Musgrave Group has acquired J&J Haslett, a major food wholesaler and cash and carry business in Northern Ireland.
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Asda to launch new labelling system
Asda has announced the introduction of its own version of food nutrition labels, which will combine the existing ‘traffic light’ and GDA (guideline daily amount) systems.
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Morrisons store sell-off rumours abound
Several reports suggest that Morrisons has been approached by an interested buyer for 25 of its stores in a deal that could be worth up to £1 billion.