All articles by Anna Sbuttoni – Page 13
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ArticleCheggers does Chip Week
National Chip Week is set to make a comeback next month, when it is expected to generate coverage worth in excess of £2.75 million and boost sales.
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ArticleBritish onions enjoy sales boost
The British Onions PR campaign upped its game last year by generating an advertising equivalent value of £721,682 and TNS figures showed that onion sales rose 12 per cent over the year, with volume up by almost nine per cent.
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M&S poised to cut 1,000 jobs
Marks & Spencer is reportedly set to cull more than 1,000 jobs in the wake of its worst Christmas trading performance for 80 years.
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ArticleTeam Jazz gets 10-strong support
Worldwide Fruit’s consumer awareness campaign for its Jazz apple variety has just selected its first 10 brand ambassadors to be part of the Team Jazz project.
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ArticleCranberry supply tight up to Christmas
Cranberry supply is expected to be tight in the run-up to the crucial Christmas period.
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ArticleSeasonal Berries on winter campaign
The seasonal Berries campaign is set to continue its mission to maintain berry sales through the winter months with a set of media relations activities.
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ArticleUS scientists win £1.1m blueberry grant
US scientists are planning to use a $1.7 million (£1.1m) federal grant to make the south-eastern area of the US a leading blueberry producer.
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ArticleLondoner wins Young Spanish Chef of the Year
London trainee chef David Alun Powell is off to Spain to work at world-class restaurant El Bulli, after winning the final of Foods from Spain’s first national competition to find the Spanish Young Chef of the Year.
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Israeli spuds set to hit UK
The first shipment of Israeli potatoes left the country on November 19 this year.
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Growers warned on fruit pest
Growers are being warned about the increasing presence of the Light Brown Apple Moth in vineyards and orchards in the UK.
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NFU enjoys membership boost
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has cemented its place as the largest farming organisation in the UK with a massive growth in membership numbers in its centenary year.
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Chemical-free research to get results
Newcastle University has teamed up with importers and major retailers in the UK to trial the reduction or elimination of chemicals in fresh produce production.
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ArticleBumper ride for California stones
California stonefruit producers are striving to make the most of their export potential this year, as they deal with a bumper crop.
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ArticleHarriet Lamb named Ultimate Eco Queen
Harriet Lamb, executive director of the Fairtrade Foundation, has been named Ultimate Eco Queen at Cosmopolitan’s Ultimate Women of the Year Awards.
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ArticleUS watermelons set for UK
US watermelons could soon be making their way to UK with a push from the National Watermelon Promotion Board.
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ArticleA Scarlotta loving for Sun World grape
Sun World International has reported a promising season for its exclusive Scarlotta grapes, in their first year of large-scale commercial production.
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ArticleIndustry urged to find downturn opportunities
The fresh produce industry must gear itself up for making the most of the opportunities opened up by the global economic crisis, the trade has been warned.
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ArticleMiss Ireland gives Rooster a boost
Sam Dennigan & Co has teamed up with Agri Aware and Miss Ireland Sinead Noonan to boost the profile of Irish potatoes, with a Meet the Spuds! potato-growing challenge and spin-off packaging.
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NZ growers get their choppers out
New Zealand growers are preparing to battle frosts in all the major orchard and vineyard regions with low-flying helicopters.
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ArticleWale wins industry recognition
Stuart Wale from the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) has been awarded the 2008 British Potato Industry Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to potato research and knowledge transfer.