All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 52

  • Asda refuses to rule out Sainsbury's bid
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    Asda refuses to rule out Sainsbury's bid

    2007-03-19T13:26:12Z

    The speculation surrounding Sainsbury’s refuses to die down, with Asda refusing to rule a bid out and the name of property investor Robert Tchenguiz thrown into the ring.

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    All change for Tritin

    2007-03-15T18:01:01Z

    Specialist supplier of food and produce-cutting equipment Tritin has not only recently moved premises to a brand new facility near to its old site in Peterborough, it has also changed its name.

  • Fruit juice linked to Alzheimer's reduction
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    Fruit juice linked to Alzheimer's reduction

    2007-03-15T14:01:01Z

    Research at Glasgow University has shown that consumption of fruit juice could cut the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

  • Marc Bolland
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    Fresh produce drives Morrisons growth

    2007-03-15T11:11:46Z

    Morrisons is the latest UK supermarket chain to get its recovery on track, and fresh produce was a key driver as it announced full-year results this morning that show pre-tax profits of £331 million, up from £54m in the previous year.

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    Collen takes early retirement

    2007-03-14T11:01:01Z

    Malet Azoulay’s Richard Collen is taking early retirement after 27 years in the fresh produce trade.

  • Israeli port strike delays shipments
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    Israeli port strike delays shipments

    2007-03-14T08:01:01Z

    More than 10,000 tonnes of fresh produce slated to be sent to European customers is being delayed in the port of Ashdod in Israel, due to a port workers' strike.

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    Juran's frozen revolution

    2007-03-12T16:01:03Z

    Juran Technologies, a manufacturer of equipment for the agricultural and food industries, has developed a revolutionary process to freeze sensitive varieties of fruit, which allows products to retain their original fresh properties after defrosting.

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    Irish growers dig in against retailers

    2007-03-12T10:01:01Z

    The Irish Competition Authority may be asked to investigate whether the monopoly power exercised by multiples is forcing vegetable growers out of business.

  • Morrisons moves interest the City
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    Morrisons moves interest the City

    2007-03-12T08:01:01Z

    Morrisons shares have reached record levels, as the supermarket chain prepares to release details of its new strategic plan on Thursday and the private-equity speculation bandwagon circles.

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    Government minimum wage sense welcomed

    2007-03-11T14:01:01Z

    The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has welcomed the government’s decision to limit this year’s increase in the national minimum wage, saying it was time that a sense of reality intruded.

  • Chileans invest in innovation
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    Chileans invest in innovation

    2007-03-11T11:01:01Z

    Chile’s exporters’ association Asoex will again sponsor the Re:fresh Innovation of the Year award in 2007, to be presented on May 10 at the industry’s gala awards evening, in London.

  • Salanova breaks through in US
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    Salanova breaks through in US

    2007-03-10T14:01:01Z

    Salanova, the Rijk Zwaan lettuce variety, has conquered the US and will continue its drive in the UK this year.

  • New trading director for Morrisons
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    New trading director for Morrisons

    2007-03-10T11:01:01Z

    Bradford-based supermarket chain Morrisons has appointed Martyn Jones as trading director.

  • Belle du Jumet
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    New pear on Asda shelves

    2007-03-10T08:01:01Z

    A “new” old variety of pear will be gracing the shelves of selected Asda stores from next week.

  • Adolfo Ochagavía
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    Bumper year for Chilean avo exporters

    2007-03-09T11:01:01Z

    The Chilean avocado season just ended was the fruit’s most successful campaign to date in both the UK and Europe.

  • New JP Fresh md Fouad Foukra
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    JP Fresh: new name on the block

    2007-03-09T07:01:01Z

    The UK’s fourth largest fruit firm has been renamed and pledged to expand its customer base to create future growth potential.

  • Ian Palmer
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    Claims are rot, says Palmer

    2007-03-08T13:01:01Z

    A statement in the New Zealand press claiming that fruit is rotting on trees due to the unprecedented scale of the country’s agricultural labour shortage has been refuted by Ian Palmer, chairman of Pipfruit New Zealand.

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    Tesco refutes media claims

    2007-03-08T07:01:01Z

    Tesco has spoken to freshinfo to refute claims that it has been misleading shoppers in its half-price Fruit & Veg Pledge.

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    Luc’s luck runs out at Carrefour

    2007-03-07T18:01:38Z

    Luc Vandevelde has resigned as Carrefour chairman amidst growing speculation of a takeover bid for the French retail giant.

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    Ben-Dor heads south for plum deals

    2007-03-06T15:01:01Z

    Israeli summer fruit developer and exporter Sefi Ben-Dor has struck a series of deals with growers in the southern hemisphere in a bid to secure a 12-month supply of its summer plums.