All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 57
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ArticleNice arils for Agrexco
Agrexco has upgraded its pomegranate-processing site in Israel to increase capacity and keep up with strong winter demand for fresh-prepared arils.
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ArticleMr Fruitness heads up kiwifruit promo
The European Fruitness Project is set to kick off its 2007 campaign with in-store promotions on Hayward kiwifruit headed up by cartoon superhero Mr Fruitness
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Strawb growers get weed advice
UK strawberry growers would benefit from starting weed control now, according to Dr David Stormonth, technical manager at Interfarm UK Ltd.
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ArticleLabour users: switch on to gang laws
New legislation coming into force today (December 1) means that anyone using an unlicensed labour provider in the farming and food processing sectors will be committing a criminal offence.
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Aussies angry at NZ decision
Australia's top-fruit industry has reacted with disappointment to a decision to allow New Zealand apple imports into Australia.
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ArticleChina inching up world exporter list
A new report released by Rabobank, the Dutch agri-bank, predicts that China will usurp the Netherlands as the world’s third biggest fresh produce exporter within three years.
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Humphrys to host ACS conference
John Humphrys, the well-known presenter of Radio 4’s Today programme and Mastermind, will chair the ACS Summit 2007, a small-shops sector conference, on May 1.
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ArticleSun World appoints European marketer licensee
Sun World appoints Peviani and TALI as grape marketer-licensees, as it expands global network.
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ArticleFestive wrapping for Florette
Florette has repackaged its top-selling bagged salad lines for the festive season.
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ArticleBerryWorld tops £100m turnover
BerryWorld, the rapidly expanding soft fruit business of Poupart, has reached the £100 million turnover milestone.
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ArticleBeaven: NZ fruit friendlier than British
New Zealand is more energy efficient at producing and delivering apples to the UK market than UK producers, according to Peter Beaven, chief executive of Pipfruit New Zealand.
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ArticleWaitrose to extend Foundation with customers' cash
Waitrose customers, have helped raise £600,000 in the last 18 months to allow the retailer to extend the Waitrose Foundation scheme, which support South African fruit growers.
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ArticleFord loads vans with medals
Ford's 2006 range of commercial vehicles walked off with six gold winner’s badges at this year’s What Van? awards ceremony in London.
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ArticleBrazilian producers lose OJ trial
Orange juice producers from Brazil face legal moves from growers, after losing a seven-year battle to clear their names of price fixing.
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ArticleSainsbury's launches new supplier payment system
Sainsbury’s has created a new payment management system, which it says has been designed to make it easier and quicker for suppliers to access account information and gain early payments.
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Natures Way Foods follows Tesco to US
Natures Way Foods, the UK prepared salads specialist, has been signed up by Tesco to supply its soon-to-be-launched US stores.
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ArticleSalad sales slump after bad publicity
Bad publicity has contributed to a poor trading period for the leafy salads market, the British Leafy Salads Association revealed on Wednesday.
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ArticlePersimmon sales soar for Spanish
Spanish Persimmon sales are on course for a record year, according to the country's major exporter Anecoop..
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ArticleChefs go to Colombia
Chefs will be invited to Colombia in 2007 to kick-start the country's fruit business with the UK catering trade.
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Russia threatens further EU import ban
The European Commission said yesterday that Russia is threatening to ban meat, fruit and vegetables from the European Union due to health concerns once Romania and Bulgaria join the bloc in January.