All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 43
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ArticleTesco gives green light to cherry "Ferrari"
Tesco has signed a deal to supply “the cherry Ferrari” - the world’s earliest and costliest cherry.
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Redfox launches iPhone app
Fresh produce recruitment specialist Redfox has launched the first iPhone app for the international fresh produce sector.
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ArticlePollybell Organic scoops gong
Pollybell Organic Farm has been named as winner of the Land Management category of the 2010 Business BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) Bird Challenge, the seventh award the farm has received from the charity.
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Van Rijn-KWS BV restructures business
The two partners in seed potato transnational Van Rijn-KWS BV have agreed that KWS will take over Van Rijn’s 50 per cent stake from 1 April.
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ArticleTrade Waves launches $10m venture
Egyptian exporter Trade Waves has launched a $10 million (£6.1m) joint venture to grow grapes, citrus and pomegranates on 1,000 acres.
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ArticleCoregeo lands marketing gong
Coregeo, the fresh produce marketing specialist behind the Pink Lady apple brand in the UK, has won The Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Food Drink & Agriculture (FDA) group Excellence in Marketing Award for its work on Pink Lady.
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HDC researches farmland birds
New research has shown that farmland birds are thriving where horticultural crops are grown.
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ArticleCalifornia markets 100m grape cartons
The California Table Grape Commission has reported that almost 100 million cartons of grapes were marketed last season from the Golden State.
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ArticleAshes to aisles for Freddie
Morrisons has trotted out from the pavilion in its return to celebrity-based advertising, with new ads to be fronted by cricketer Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff.
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Xact Prepack launches new range
Xact Prepacks has launched a new environment-friendly range of multihead weighers.
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ArticleCirad begins training initiative
The French research centre is set to start a new training programme for EDES, whose aim is to enhance food safety in ACP exports
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ArticleGrowers warned to guard intellectual property
Growers are becoming increasingly vulnerable in holding commercially sensitive material as competition becomes tough and they are forced to innovate to stay profitable, according to one specialist lawyer.
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ArticleSainsbury's sees modest growth
Sainsbury's recorded modest growth in like-for-like sales in its fourth quarter and full year results for 2010, during what it described as a “tough consumer environment”.
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ArticlePaul Clüver retires from Fyffes board
Paul Clüver will be standing down as a non-executive director at Fyffes from 30 April.
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ArticleWholesale boost as DEFRA considers BDM expansion
The London wholesale trade has stepped up pressure on the government to roll out a pioneering scheme nationwide.
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Cirad begins training initiative
French agronomy research centre Cirad will start a new training programme as part of the EU-funded Edes initiative to enhance food safety in exports from ACP countries.
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ArticleRed Tractor drives into City
Duncan Allison of Allison Risebro was among the attendees of a day held to promote Red Tractor Assurance to City slickers.
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Energy issue after solar decision fury
The government has presented a mixed outlook to growers looking to become involved in energy schemes after its “horrifying” decision on solar energy.
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ArticlePeople's Supermarket slapped with bill
The People’s Supermarket (TPS) is to battle a court cash demand that will curtail some of its community work.
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ArticleSouth African avos make a splash
‘Take a Dip with Summer Avocados’ is the over-arching theme for this year’s South African Avocado Growers’ Association (SAAGA) promotion in the UK, including an intensive PR campaign and in-store marketing activity.