All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 53
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ArticleChandler & Dunn strikes Gold
Chandler & Dunn struck Gold at last week’s Grower of the Year awards, in London.
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ArticleMTEX gives Jaffa citrus a push
Jaffa citrus is to enjoy a year-round promotional boost in the UK in 2007, thanks to the launch of a 12-month consumer campaign by Israeli produce marketer Mehadrin Tnuport Export (MTEX).
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ArticleSouthern hemisphere top-fruit rise
Southern hemisphere apple and pear production is pegged to hit 4.48m tonnes and 1.35m tonnes respectively in 2007
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Food science thesaurus published
The eight edition of its FSTA Thesaurus contains 10,246 terms, including 700 new terms.
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ArticleInternational participation rises in Berlin
Fruit Logistica continues to get more international with each year, figures from organisers suggest.
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ArticlePalmer: trust NZ's top-fruit figures
Pipfruit NZ chairman Ian Palmer has expressed confidence in the accuracy of his country’s crop estimate for 2007.
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ArticleNew grape variety in the pipeline
Autumn King, a new white seedless grape from the US could soon be available to fill the tricky late-autumn window.
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Tesco goes nuts for Fairtrade
Tesco is launching two new own-brand Fairtrade nut products in more than 600 stores nationwide - a chopped brazil and dried apricot mix and a peanut, cashew and dried mango mix.
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ArticleSNFL to build on Pink success
Special New Fruit Licensing Ltd (SNFL), the fruit licensing company behind the trademarked grape variety Absolutely Pink, is hoping to bring a range of key new grape varieties to market within the next two to three years.
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Costeña has it covered
The Costa Rica melon grower that detected salmonella in cantaloupes destined for the US market, forcing a recall by marketer Dole Fresh Fruit Co, has branded the incident an accident and insists the correct procedures are in place to ensure it does not happen again.
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ArticleFruits you Sir
A new firm Fruit for the Office is kicking off promotions of its service - to deliver fruit ordered online direct to companies.
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ArticleSalad supplier speaks out against Somerfield
A Worcestershire salad supplier has told FPJ that supermarket tactics are putting intolerable pressure on the supply chain.
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HEFF names Staffs executive
Heart of England Fine Foods appoints marketing executive for Staffordshire
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Rain relief for Murcian growers
Grape growers in Murcia have finally reached an agreement through their union, Coag, with the regional government on the issue of losses due to autumn rains in 2006.
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TP opens new facility in Scots capital
Total Produce, the demerged produce marketing and distribution business of Fyffes, officially opened its new 33,000sqft distribution centre on Tuesday.
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ArticlePositive response to Fruit Logistica
Exhibitors and visitors were overwhelmingly positive about their participation in Fruit Logistica, in a post-show poll by organiser Messe Berlin.
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ArticleWatercress cements superfood status
The Watercress Alliance, a consortium of UK watercress producers, is hoping to cement the leafy vegetable’s superfood appeal with a new study showing it can significantly lower the risk of cancer.
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ArticleFresca and Martinavarro shake up citrus
A new joint citrus marketing venture called MM Global Citrus Limited (MMG) is to take over the marketing of citrus to UK importer Mack Citrus’s existing customers.
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Rain lashes Chilean grapes
Chilean exporters’ association Asoex is warning that rainfall last week has affected important grape growing areas right at the peak of the harvest.
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Irish growers plea to supermarkets
Fresh produce growers in the Irish Republic have issued a stark warning to the multiples: Increase our prices or we’ll go out of business.