All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 51
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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.
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ArticleTop-fruit figures differ for major retailers
English Apples & Pears has revealed to FPJ the major supermarkets’ share of this season's English top-fruit sales.
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ArticleSharpak greens up Sainsbury's soft fruit
Sainsbury’s has greened up its Taste the Difference soft-fruit offer with the introduction of consumer-used recycled plastic packs from UK packaging manufacturer and supplier Sharpak.
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Jordanian workers to cross Israeli border
Workers from Jordan will be employed in Israeli herb farms in the Jordan Valley and the Bet She'an Valley, according to an agreement signed recently between Israel and the government of Jordan.
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ArticleDefra accused of RPA inadequacy
The Commons Efra Committee has concluded the Rural Payments Agency failed in the implementation of the Single Payment Scheme largely because Defra asked it to do too much in too short a time.
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Drink tequila, get healthy
Compounds found in tequila could be used to effectively treat various colon diseases, scientists have revealed.
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ArticleTakeover talk can't prick Sainsbury's balloon
Sainsbury’s, the UK’s number three supermarket chain unveiled another strong set of figures this morning.
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Top-fruit for the heart
Apples and pears may be key components in the fight to reduce the risk of heart disease through diet, according to a new study of more than 34,000 post-menopausal women.
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Asda mulls Sainsbury's bid
Asda is consulting with the Competition Commission to decipher whether antitrust issues could get in the way of a bid for Sainsbury’s, Reuters has reported.
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ArticleChile still top dog in apples
Chile has once again topped the table in the World Apple Report’s International Competitiveness survey.
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Article£1bn Morrisons talks rumoured
Reports emanating from a Sunday Express article suggest that WM Morrison Supermarkets is in talks to sell 26 of its store sites for a fee in the region of £1 billion.
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ArticleMicrogreens scoop another prize
UK salad companies HumberVHB and Westland Nurseries were the recipients of a Fresh Ideas award at the International Food Exhibition 2007 (IFE07).
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ArticleFrench back on track
The French are enjoying a strong apple season in the UK, with stocks clearing well and prices holding up.
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ArticleDel Monte refocuses juice effort
Del Monte is to relaunch its fruit juice range across the UK after losing business with supermarkets including Asda and Sainsbury's in the last 12 months.
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ArticleFyffes profits drop 65 per cent
Fyffes profits dropped by 65 per cent in 2006 and the company blamed increased fuel costs and the new EU tariff on banana imports.
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Government launches healthy-living drive
Public health minister Caroline Flint has launched a new scheme aimed at helping families to lead more active lives and tackle obsesity.
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ArticleHutchinson thanks Corporation
New Spitalfields tenants’ association chairman Chris Hutchinson was fulsome in his praise for landlord the Corporation of London and new market superintendent Ken Alexander at last week’s annual dinner and dance.
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Article10-year lease seals Dover's fruit future
Dover Harbour Board and local stevedore George Hammond plc have signed a 10-year agreement which paves the way for greater throughput of palletised fresh produce at the port of Dover’s deep-sea cargo terminal.
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Bomfords under scrutiny since April 2005
Mark Boleat, chairman of the Association of Labour Providers, says that the practices of vegetable supplier Bomfords had been under scrutiny for some time before the recent action by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) against seven of its labour providers.