All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 50
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ArticleChilled cabinets could be on way out
The major UK retailers have combined to challenge manufacturers of chilled and frozen display cabinets to find natural alternatives to environmentally-damaging HFC refrigerants.
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BRC exports standard to China
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) will break new ground by introducing a Chinese version of its global standard for consumer products in Asia later this month.
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ArticleScots back their farming industry
In a poll conducted on behalf of BBC Scotland, voters in Scotland have shown enormous support for Scottish farming by placing it fifth in a list of important election issues.
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ArticleNew glass on the block
Marks & Spencer salad buyer Peter Ireland and salad technologist Dr Simon Coupe opened Flavourfresh Salads’ new one-hectare glass block in Southport, Lancashire.
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ArticleGras off to a flyer
Borough Market trader Elsey & Bent held a tasting last week to mark the beginning of the English asparagus season.
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Waitrose's Williamson moves up
Mark Williamson has been appointed to the Waitrose management board and the post of supply chain director by John Lewis Partnership.
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ArticleSainsbury's bid finally tabled
A bid for Sainsbury’s has reportedly been tabled by private equity groups, but according to the national media, family shareholders are not in favour.
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Aspire take-up will be strong in UK
Hargeaves Plants, which represents the intellectual property rights for AspireUK, the New Zealand root analysis validated for the UK at last week’s Asparagus Growers' Association workshop, is expecting a "strong response” from the domestic industry.
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€113,000 for ‘exploited’ mushroom pickers
Eight mushroom pickers from eastern Europe, who worked long hours on a farm in the Irish midlands for less than half the statutory minimum wage, have been awarded a total of over €113,000 in a back pay settlement.
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Somerfield has Easter egg on face
Somerfield was left with Easter egg all over its face when its PR department mistakenly told the world that handing out chocolate eggs symbolises "the birth of Jesus."
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ArticleTNS: top three in fine fettle
Latest TNS figures show top three supermarkets performing well above retail industry average.
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Sainsbury's trustees unaware of imminent bid
A spokesman for Sainsbury's pension trustees said yesterday that the trustees are unaware of any imminent bid for the supermarket chain, after traders cited market talk that a private equity offer is in the pipeline.
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Spalding labour provider has licence revoked
Lincolnshire-based labour provider AAA Personnel Ltd has become the first company in the region to have its licence revoked by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).
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ArticleEat in Colour tackles chocolate footprint
The industry’s Eat in Colour campaign has launched an Easter initiative to get the nation enjoying more fruit and veg - and measure their chocolate footprint
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ArticleIt's a WRAP, as M&S repackages salad range
Following a WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) funded project trialing a new way to seal flexible film bags and pouches, the product is being rolled out across the Marks & Spencer (M&S) salad category.
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ArticleMBC opens new onion processing plant
A newly refurbished onion-processing factory to provide retail packs of prepared allium crops to the retail sector came online in Lincolnshire this week.
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ArticleAVA in Tesco six weeks early
Award-winning strawberry AVA has hit Tesco stores this week -some six weeks earlier than in previous seasons.
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ArticleGeraud looks to score for Liverpool
Geraud UK, owner of Liverpool wholesale fruit and vegetable market, has this week begun a nine-week evaluation of the market’s potential with a view to creating a “future-proof” market for the north-west.
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ArticleNZ riled by Maersk problems
New Zealand apple exporters are up in arms over “cock-ups” by shipping giant Maersk that are seriously overshadowing the start of their season.
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ArticleAspireUK extends gras campaign
English asparagus growers are to benefit from a greater understanding of their crop, and this is expected to lead to a season that will extend past the traditional finishing date of June 21.