All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 70
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Merger hangs in balance
The controversial £200 million merger of grocery wholesaler Nisa-Today’s and convenience store group Costcutter is hanging in the balance ahead of a critical board meeting this week.
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Morrisons's director to speak at IGD event
Morrisons' senior trading director Martyn Jones is to speak at IGD's Supply Chain Summit, to be held in London on November 9.
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ArticleWorldwide Fruit chief leaves
Rob Mears has left his position as chief executive officer of Canterbury-based fruit supplier Worldwide Fruit (WWF) with immediate effect.
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ArticleWaitrose growth spurt continues
Waitrose sales for the latest 26-week cumulative period are 10.6 per cent up year-on-year.
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ArticleJuliette finds retail Romeos
UK-based potato supplier, MBMG, has launched its exclusive brand of Juliette potatoes into the retail trade.
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Sterling nears $2 mark after interest rate rise
Analysts expect the pound to hit the two-dollar mark in the near future, after the unexpected increase in UK interest rates shot sterling higher against a whole basket of currencies.
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ArticleMultiples plump for UK apricots
Premium-quality UK-grown apricots have been commanding attention in the supermarkets.
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New face at Hard Rock
Hard Rock International has announced that Francesca Carter has been appointed as regional sales and marketing manager for café locations in Europe.
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Avocado in a can
A processing method that makes it possible to can avocados - apparently without losing any nutrients - has been developed by food engineers in Argentina.
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US faith in organic label flounders
A US newspaper has called into question the value of the USDA organic label after an investigation found the country’s Department of Agriculture has not kept on top of necessary regulation.
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ArticleMcKeith bigs up berry properties
Celebrity nutritionist Gillian McKeith made an impression at Fruit Focus last week, using her familiar bullying tactics to endorse eating berries.
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ArticleCape makes fruit-eating Eezi
Cape Fruiteezi is being touted as the long-awaited solution to the modern need for healthy, convenient food-on-the-go, by co-developers Capespan and Superior Foods.
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ArticleConcordia students nose ahead
The first students to take part in the Concordia Agricultural Bursary Scheme (CABS) have achieved a UK Graduate Diploma in Rural Management and Supervision.
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ArticleAir heads up Organic Fortnight
Geordie TV presenter Donna Air has signed up to be the face of this year’s Organic Fortnight.
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ArticleWatermelons square up at Tesco
Square watermelons are set to hit Tesco stores across the UK in October.
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ArticleBanana tariffs affect Chiquita results
The banana import regime in Europe has been cited for a reduction in net profit at Chiquita Brands International in Q2, 2006.
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ArticleTrilingual ad targets illegals
An innovative radio campaign hit the airwaves this week, as the Gangmasters Licensing Authority ramps up its fight to rid the UK of illegal labour providers.
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Mudge slams "dismissive" supermarkets
Supermarkets are being “dismissive” of the problems caused by recent heatwaves, according to Tim Mudge of the Processed Vegetable Growers’ Association.
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ArticleOrganic boxers prepare to enter the ring
The impending entrance of Sainsbury's and Tesco into the organic box scheme fold signals ther beginning of a new era for exisiting suppliers.
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ArticleVegetable yields suffer in heatwave
Hot dry conditions over the last two months are playing havoc with the yields of many vegetable crops across the UK, sector leaders have revealed.