Citrus news archive – Page 205
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Lifetime of achievement for Jacques Onona
Jacques Onona was awarded the Florette Lifetime Achievement accolade at last year’s Re:fresh ceremony. He gives Laura Gould the lowdown on his lengthy and fascinating career in the world of fresh produce.
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ArticleCould exotics become a credit crunch casualty?
Demand for exotic fruit has been strong over the last quarter, although supply issues on certain lines have made life tough for importers. However, could sales be set to fall as the usual summer lull and the credit crunch make their impact felt? Laura Gould reports.
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ArticleHackney footie team kicks off with Jaffa
The first youth football league in the London borough of Hackney for more than a century has celebrated its inaugural season by welcoming a new sponsorship deal with Jaffa.
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ArticleDelivering the goods
Since scooping the Foods from Spain Multiple Retailer of the Year award at both Re:fresh 2006 and 2007, Waitrose has continued to secure its position in the hearts and minds of UK consumers as a supermarket renowned for both high quality and innovation. Laura Gould caught up with the produce buying team at the firm’s Bracknell headquarters.
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ArticleIs grape bubble bursting after years of growth?
Following encouraging rates of growth year on year for a decade, the development of the grape market in the UK has been showing the first signs of a slowdown this quarter, as yet another three-month period is dogged by difficulties in supply. Kathy Hammond reports.
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ArticleEgypt hotting up
Mother Nature has been in a contrary mood over the last few months; just ask the Egyptian fruit sector. Producers there have handled extreme weather conditions, resulting in supply volatility, and marketers are forecasting a premature end to the citrus season. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading producers and importers to discuss the state of play.
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Deep fried kiddies anyone?
Hardly a day goes by without new concerns about our children’s diets. Despite it being newsworthy, the attitudes of our
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ArticleGloomy outlook for Spanish citrus
Citrus growers in Spain are already making gloomy predictions for next season, with two more months of the current campaign remaining.
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ArticleSouth Africa enjoys record citrus exports
Over 90m cartons of South African citrus have been exported this season, in what has been a record breaking year for the country’s growers and exporters
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ArticleGarlic shoots into limelight
Winner of the fresh produce category at the Food & Drink Expo Ideas To Dine For awards, The Really Garlicky Company was at the show, not only to pick up its trophy but to promote its new line of garlic shoots.
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ArticleAnecoop volumes break records
Spanish co-op group Anecoop registered record-breaking sales volumes for the 2006-07 season, with citrus (and wine) the star performers.
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ArticleEastern Cape organic citrus deal on track
Organic satsumas from South Africa’s Eastern Cape are due to arrive in the UK between April 20 and 27, following initial harvesting of the fruit at the end of March.
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ArticleUK encouragement for Kiwi apples
New Zealand apple exporters are kicking off their season favoured by late starts to the harvest in both Chile and South Africa, but they are not getting complacent.
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ArticleSainsbury's buyer moves to Musgrave
Sainsbury’s citrus & stone fruit buyer buyer Neil Gibson is leaving the supermarket chain to move to Musgrave Budgens Londis
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Argentinean action felt in markets
Strike action among farmers in Argentina blockading roads has spread and as some citrus producers in north-eastern Argentina this week joined the protests in solidarity, the impact of almost three weeks of action is being felt in export markets.
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Capespan in double development
Capespan has announced it is working on setting up a joint venture in India and has also taken over one of its South African top and stonefruit suppliers.
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Valencia freeze hurts fruit crops
Freezing temperatures struck parts of the Spanish region of Valencia on the nights of March 5 and 6, causing extensive damage to peach, nectarine, apricot and kakifruit crops.
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ArticleA cut above
The fresh-cut industry is thriving, and while fresh-cut fruit, salad and vegetables are still a developing category in the UK, the industry points out the best is yet to come. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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ArticleIsraeli citrus sector pulls together
The citrus market has responded well to the effects that frost and storms have had on Israeli production this season, thanks to ongoing communication between growers and suppliers.
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ArticleSouth Africa bullish on citrus
South African citrus growers and exporters are bullish about the start of the season, which will start up to 10 days late, with easy peelers coming onto the market in the next few weeks.