All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 70

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    New draft assisted areas map published

    2006-08-09T17:01:01Z

    The government has published a draft map of assisted areas where companies will be eligible for regional aid in future.

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    Tesco gambles on Vegas

    2006-08-09T09:59:00Z

    Tesco looks set to open 20 stores in Las Vegas as part of its US expansion strategy.

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    Merger hangs in balance

    2006-08-08T17:01:01Z

    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

    2006-08-08T15:01:01Z

    Morrisons' senior trading director Martyn Jones is to speak at IGD's Supply Chain Summit, to be held in London on November 9.

  • Rob Mears
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    Worldwide Fruit chief leaves

    2006-08-08T13:01:01Z

    Rob Mears has left his position as chief executive officer of Canterbury-based fruit supplier Worldwide Fruit (WWF) with immediate effect.

  • Waitrose growth spurt continues
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    Waitrose growth spurt continues

    2006-08-07T13:01:02Z

    Waitrose sales for the latest 26-week cumulative period are 10.6 per cent up year-on-year.

  • Digging in the rain
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    Juliette finds retail Romeos

    2006-08-07T11:01:01Z

    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

    2006-08-07T09:25:53Z

    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.

  • Multiples plump for UK apricots
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    Multiples plump for UK apricots

    2006-08-07T09:01:01Z

    Premium-quality UK-grown apricots have been commanding attention in the supermarkets.

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    New face at Hard Rock

    2006-08-06T18:01:01Z

    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

    2006-08-06T16:01:01Z

    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

    2006-08-06T14:01:01Z

    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.

  • McKeith bigs up berry properties
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    McKeith bigs up berry properties

    2006-08-06T12:01:01Z

    Celebrity nutritionist Gillian McKeith made an impression at Fruit Focus last week, using her familiar bullying tactics to endorse eating berries.

  • Cape makes fruit-eating Eezi
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    Cape makes fruit-eating Eezi

    2006-08-06T10:01:01Z

    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.

  • Concordia students nose ahead
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    Concordia students nose ahead

    2006-08-05T17:01:01Z

    The first students to take part in the Concordia Agricultural Bursary Scheme (CABS) have achieved a UK Graduate Diploma in Rural Management and Supervision.

  • Air heads up Organic Fortnight
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    Air heads up Organic Fortnight

    2006-08-05T15:01:01Z

    Geordie TV presenter Donna Air has signed up to be the face of this year’s Organic Fortnight.

  • Watermelons square up at Tesco
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    Watermelons square up at Tesco

    2006-08-05T10:01:01Z

    Square watermelons are set to hit Tesco stores across the UK in October.

  • Fernando Aguirre
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    Banana tariffs affect Chiquita results

    2006-08-04T17:01:02Z

    The banana import regime in Europe has been cited for a reduction in net profit at Chiquita Brands International in Q2, 2006.

  • Paul Whitehouse
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    Trilingual ad targets illegals

    2006-08-04T13:01:01Z

    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

    2006-08-04T11:01:01Z

    Supermarkets are being “dismissive” of the problems caused by recent heatwaves, according to Tim Mudge of the Processed Vegetable Growers’ Association.