All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 65
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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.
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ArticleWaitrose goes with Panorama
Waitrose has become the first food retailer to package fresh produce lines with Amcor Panorama.
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Speciality expanding its niche
More people are opting for better quality, carefully sourced and speciality food, according to the organisers of The Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2006.
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Heveco creditors blame fire
Administrators for Heveco Mushrooms have blamed a fire at the company’s Thakeham premises for hastening the company’s descent into their hands.
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FoE: supermarkets crushing farmers
Friends of the Earth campaigners have accused supermarkets of “crushing farmers” and killing off local shops in their evidence for the Competition Commission (CC) inquiry into the £120 billion UK grocery market.
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ArticleZasada: markets need united front
The UK’s retail and wholesale markets need to develop a more unified approach and message if they are to capture the hearts and minds of the 21st century consumer.
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ArticleGerman scheme benchmarked to EurepGAP
EurepGAP has taken a further step towards its goal of harmonising requirements for producers, by benchmarking QS Germany to its protocols.
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Tesco in Thai talks
Tesco is in crisis talks with the Thai government in a bid to see through ambitious expansion plans.
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ArticleAalsmeer admits 100th international member
The world marketplace for flowers and plants Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer in Holland has admitted its 100th international member.
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The rocky high street horror show
Simon Quin's vision of High Street Britian in 2015 is not a happy one.
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ArticleMorrisons figures expected to please
Analysts expect new Morrisons chief executive to be welcomed into his new role with confirmation that the supermarket chain is back in growth mode.
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Tesco close to finalising Indian deal
Tesco is reportedly set to conclude negotiations with Indian group Bharti Enterprises on October 10 - a move that could bring the first overseas grocery chain to India.
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ArticleItalian farmers face €1bn losses
Heavy rainstorms have flooded the Italian countryside, leaving farmers uncertain of the Italian grape harvest and facing a €1bn loss.
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E.coli outbreak causes spinach recall
Federal health officials in the US said an outbreak of E. coli traced to raw spinach has killed one person in Wisconsin and sickened almost 100 in 19 states.
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ArticleGreasley goes to La Playa
Raoul Greasley has moved to Cambridge-based farm insurance broker La Playa.
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Sunscreen protects Californian grapes
Sunscreen could be used to protect fruit and vegetables during the production period after a Californian grape grower sprayed his crops to stop them withering on the vine - and produced wrinkle-free fruit.
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ArticleTesco pomelos take flight
The Israeli citrus season has started and for the first time, MTEX UK has airfreighted its pomelo into the UK for Tesco.
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ArticleFresca overcomes frustrations
The UK’s largest fresh produce company, Fresca Group, has announced a 20 per cent rise in turnover, to £359.9 million in the year to April 30, 2006, and a pre-tax profit of £6.75m.
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ArticleWaitrose six-month sales up 11 per cent
Waitrose has seen a total sales growth of 11 per cent to £1.8 billion over the half-year period to July 29, according to interim results unveiled today.