All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 92
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It's ivantage Interflora
Following the success of its online sales during the Christmas and New Year period, Interflora has stepped up its online marketing activities in the UK.
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Netto acquires Kwik Save stores
Danish discounter Netto has bought 19 Kwik Save stores from Somerfield.
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ArticleScottish farming at crossroads
Addressing the NFU Scotland agm in St Andrews, its president John Kinnaird said that Scottish farming has reached a crossroads, which means tough decisions for farmers and clear priorities for industry action.
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ArticleFyffes profits rise 27.9 per cent
Fyffes has reported a 27.9 per cent rise in pre-tax profits for the year to the end of December 2005.
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ArticleHigh Priest of Tomatoes wins prize
Israel’s “High Priest of Tomatoes” Professor Nachum Kedar, of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot, is the recipient of the 2006 Israel Prize in Agriculture.
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ArticleGrowers back call for retail clampdown
NFU president Tim Bennett has called for action to eradicate the climate of “fear and oppression” characterising the relationship between growers and their retail customers.
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ArticleSmall retailers to disappear by 2015
Politicians have warned that the dominance of large independents and multiple retailers will force small and independent retailers off the UK high street by 2015.
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Waitrose to reward small suppliers
Waitrose is offering Britain’s small producers a last chance to enter its prestigious fifth annual Waitrose Small Producers Awards.
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ArticleConsistency key for MBL winner
Availability, consistency and creativity are the key to succeeding in fresh produce, according to MBL’s fresh produce store of the year award winner.
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ArticleGreenery gives tomato guidance
The ever-growing tomato category must have clearer segmentation, according to Dutch giant The Greenery.
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Egyptian berries into Hahn with Tulpin
Perishables airfreight agent Tulpin Airmarketing has begun flying Egyptian strawberries into Frankfurt’s Hahn airport for onward transport to the UK.
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ArticleReefers turn to 360 Quality
Specialised reefer shipping could become more efficient thanks to the latest concept in quality assurance - 360 Quality.
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ArticleCMi creates harmonised logo
CMi Certification has launched a new logo to allow registered growers to promote the fact that they have been certified through a CMI auditing process.
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Fyffes to pay majority of costs in DCC case
Fyffes is weighing up the financial impact of a high court ruling in Ireland, which ordered the company to pay 80 per cent of the costs of DCC and all of its own, following the long-running court case between the two parties.
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SmartFresh on the offensive
Beleaguered SmartFresh bosses are launching a charm offensive to combat recent negative publicity.
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ArticleChippie Dales stripped to fry
Chip-loving celebrity Angela Griffin spent a few hours sizzling with the ‘Chippie Dales’, recruited from the nation’s chip shops, to attract national media interest to the 15th National Chip Week (February 13-19).
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ArticleGolden price target
South African Golden Delicious exporters are to run a UK consumer PR campaign with a difference.
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Kinow, the superior mandarin from Pakistan
The Pakistan Consulate in Germany was at Fruit Logistica to promote kinow mandarins.Almost the national fruit in Pakistan, in Europe kinow mandarins have so far generally only been seen in selected specialist outlets. But the larger version of the popular citrus fruit has a high juice content (more than 50 per cent) and a high concentration of Vitamin C, at 32 mg/100ml. It is also extremely easy to peel, said Marion Boulris from the Pakistan Consulate.Around three million tonnes of kinow is produced annually in Pakistan, and this figure is still on the rise.
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ArticleNew salad combinations and apple snacks from France
A total of 106 French exhibitors, 23 per cent more than last year, were on display at Fruit Logistica...
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ArticleSteiermark almost 100 per cent certified
Obst Partner Steiermark, which represents 1,100 apple growers in eastern, western and southern Steiermark, told visitors at Fruit Logistica that more than 90 per cent of its network is now EurepGAP certified.