All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 64
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Foreign gangmasters unchecked as GLA enforcement begins
Gangmaster Licensing Authority chief executive Mike Wilson said this morning [Friday] that the problem of monitoring of labour provision from outside the UK remains unsolved.
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ArticleSainsbury's English campaign kicks off
Sainsbury’s kicked off this season’s in-store promotion of English top fruit on Wednesday
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Ahlers questions EurepGAP development
The EurepGAP benchmarking process still throws up some technical problems for suppliers, according to Wolfgang Ahlers of Atlanta Gruppe, Germany.
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ArticleInvestors buy into EWT
Leading fruit supplier Empire World Trade has had a minority stake of its business bought out by two prolific investors in small to medium-size entities (SMEs).
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Sainsbury's buys 5 Somerfield stores
Sainsbury's is to acquire five stores from Somerfield, three of which are freehold, with an average size of 11,000 sq ft and a gross asset value of £5.6 million.
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Tesco to supersize in US
Tesco could be planning to supersize its stores in the US after reporting that it had taken a lease on a 32,500 sqft store in Los Angeles.
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Sainsbury's targets motorists
Sainsbury’s is set to trial its convenience store format at a motorway service station in what could be the beginning of a venture with motorway services group Welcome Break.
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ArticleEnglish apples take over The Globe
The balloon goes up on this year's English apple season at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, in London, tomorrow night [Tuesday].
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Frost devastates Aussie stone fruit
About 50 per cent of the Goulburn Valley stone fruit crop in north-east Victoria, Australia, is thought to have been destroyed by freezing temperatures overnight.
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Intercontainer reports high growth
Intercontainer, the combined transport services operator, has reported strong growth on key markets and positive earning before tax and interest (EBIT) for the first six months of 2006.
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US children respond to free fruit
A pilot project that distributed fresh fruits and vegetables to children in Mississippi schools has resulted in increased consumption
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ArticleSakata launches US catalogue
Sakata Seed America, supplier of high quality vegetable and flower seeds, has launched a new commercial vegetable seed catalogue.
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UK grocery performing well: TNS
The UK grocery market is performing well - with a sustained six per cent growth across the board over the 12 weeks ending on September 10, according to the latest TNS Worldpanel data.
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ArticleMorrisons back into the black
Morrisons has moved back into the black - with pre-tax profits for the 25 weeks to July 23 reaching £134.2 million.
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Russian conference call
IFE Fresh Produce Russia, a dedicated trade fair for the fresh produce industry in Russia, has teamed up with APK Inform to host the first international conference to run alongside the exhibition in Moscow.
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Ishida starts top sealing revolution
The top sealing of trays has been revolutionised with the introduction of the Ishida Europe QX-100 traysealer, according to its makers.
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ArticlePippy on the road again
The alternative English apple campaign is back for a second year, as Worldwide Fruit’s Mr Pippy UK Tour returns in October.
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Mandatory code to protect Aussie growers
Australia's fruit and vegetable growers will be protected by a mandatory code of conduct for the industry, after the country’s federal government formally committed to its election promise.
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ArticleJacket pack to boost spuds in school
The British Potato Council (BPC) has produced a Jacket Potato Bar pack to help school caterers push healthier choices at lunchtime.
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ArticleGlenn Lucas dies of heart attack
Glenn Lucas, direct sales manager of Fesa, died of a heart attack last Thursday. He was 55.