All articles by Andrea Baron – Page 4
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Monsanto sells soft fruit portfolio
Monsanto announces the sale of its PBI, Cambridge, soft and cane fruit portfolio to Häberli Obst- und Beerenzentrum AG of Neukrich-Egnach, Switzerland.
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Food Standards Agency launched
All aspects of food safety and standards are, as of April 1, the responsibility of a new organisation, the UK Food Standards Agency.
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Organic produce prices climb higher
Farm prices for some organic crops in the UK are rising to three times that of conventional crops, as organic supply fails to meet demand.
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Benchmark Expo 2000 attracts organics crowd
Food & Drink Expo 2000, from March 19-22 at the NEC in Birmingham, brings together over 700 exhibitors at the biennial food industry event.
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BPC faces its first statutory review
Levy payers to the British Potato Council will soon receive poll forms as part of the first statutory review of the organisation.
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Fyffes issues profits warning
Fyffes' intention to invest up to E100 million in developing its business-to-business e-commerce operations is tempered by news of a profit warning.
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Chesswood does splits
Mushroom supplier Chesswood is to operate as four businesses instead of one, from this month onwards.
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Huggins goes out on a high
Managing director of The Greenery UK, Paul Huggins is to leave the organisation this coming May.
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Growers indicate training shortfall
Some 80 per cent of UK horticulturalists believe that training for growers is lacking, according to a survey carried out at the Hortex horticultural show in January.
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Unions seek wage hike for workers
A Pay rise to £5 per hour for farm workers is being sought by the Transport and General Workers Union to avoid "a labour crisis in farming."
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Geest, Fyffes and WIBDECO litigation settled
Geest plc, Fyffes plc and Windward Isles Banana Development & Exporting Company Limited (WIBDECO) settle all litigation relating to the acquisition of Geest's banana business.
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New sprout variety to UK market
A new Brussels sprout variety, Brigitte, has been introduced into the UK market, by Nickerson Zwaan Ltd.
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MBM Produce Ltd and Beeson Group Ltd join forces
MBM Produce Ltd and Beeson Group Ltd merges into a single corporate operation on February 1, with all business trading in the name of MBM Produce Ltd.
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Lantra calls for greater land-based skills
Higher levels of skills are needed in most land-based industries to meet the challenges of new working practices, rapid developments in technology and increasing competition, announces Lantra in its latest research into labour market trends.
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Sheerness attracts new shipping lines
Sheerness welcomes two new shipping lines that are to operate from the port, Lauritzen Reefers and Pacific Seaways, both importing a wide variety of fruit from Chile.
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Dutch exporters become first to achieve Florimark
Dutch exporters to the UK are the first to achieve Florimark certification, a quality accreditation from the Dutch floricultural sector.
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Wilton Investments acquires Swithenbank
Wilton Investments Ltd, a Leeds based private company, acquires JW Swithenbank Ltd, the fresh produce wholesaler based in Bradford, from PricewaterhousseCoopers, the administrative receiver.
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Eurodix project targets citrus and apples
In support of a government health drive, Eurodix Ltd has formed an association to promote an increase in the consumption of apples and citrus fruit for school children in the UK.
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UK food businesses develop huge glasshouse venture
Humber Growers Ltd, one of the leading UK salad production and marketing organisations, and British Sugar Plc, leading UK sugar producer, are to develop a massive new glasshouse venture at Wissington, near Downham Market in Norfolk.
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Narcissus Jetfire named bulb of the year 2000
Narcissus Jetfire has been named bulb of the year 2000 by the International Flower Bulb Centre (IBC) as part of a new initiative to promote flower bulb varieties in the UK.