All articles by Dominic Weaver – Page 15

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    Tomato sauce impresses advertising industry

    1999-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Advertising agency to the British Tomato Growers Association wins award for its Sex and Bugs and Rock and Roll campaign.

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    Business begins in Ernest

    1999-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Leeds-based wholesalers Ernest White Ltd and Gilbert Thompson Ltd sign contract for new 109,000sqft site.

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    Quin unveils BPC review

    1999-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Joyce Quin, minister of state for agriculture launches a consultation exercise for the future of the British Potato Council, to include a discussion document and meeting with industry representatives.

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    Swedeponic's organic tonic

    1999-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The Swedeponic group wins organic status, making it largest supplier of organic potted fresh herbs in Europe.

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    Warm reception for coolchain meeting

    1999-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Transfrigoroute's agm was held, with an address by outgoing president Tim Wilkins, and presentations on key subject areas in the industry.

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    Fruiterers aid Washington's apple orchards

    1999-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers, together with the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, have donated apple varieties to a US project to reconstruct George Washington's original orchards.

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    Russell Burgess a snip above

    1999-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Russell Burgess releases deatils of its new purpose-built harvesting equipment for manual harvesting of parsnips.

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    Verco grows

    1999-10-18T00:00:00Z

    Verco Ltd, supplier of glass door refrigerated glass cabinets, announces 50 per cent increase in turnover.

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    At your service: convenience sector growth continues

    1999-10-18T00:00:00Z

    The food service sector is set to experience growth into the next millennium, according to a new report by Foodservice Intelligence, Foodservice Forecasts 2000.

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    Who'd have Geest it?

    1999-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Geest PLC and the New Zealand Apple and Pear Marketing Board (Enzafruit) announced today a large-scale merger, creating a £100m turnover business, with net assets £0.8m.

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    Wholesalers sent to Coventry

    1999-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Traders on Conventry wholesale market are to be evicted from their current location by the local council, which has given them notice to leave by September 2000.

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    Soil on the boil

    1999-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Soil Association director, Patrick Holden slammed government for its apathy over organic farming in the UK, and its general attitude towards the agriculture and horticulture sectors, at the launch of its second Organic Food & Farming Report.

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    Banana war is over(?)

    1999-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Russel Mildon of EU's agriculture directorate has given assurances that the EU banana dispute will reach a conclusion by the end of the year.

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    APS on a roll

    1999-10-14T00:00:00Z

    The Assured Produce Scheme is to make changes to its subscriptions, introducing a rolling scheme instead of the current fixed date system.

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    Vegex points the way

    1999-10-13T00:00:00Z

    The Vegex exhibition and conference has been awarded five points by the Basis professional register.

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    Totaal recalls huge success

    1999-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Last month's AGF-Totaal '99 exhibition attracted 43 per cent more international visitors than the last event in 1997.

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    Euro/SA trade further liberalised

    1999-10-13T00:00:00Z

    EU and South Africa have signed an agreement, which it is hoped will free up 90 per cent of trade between the two regions.

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    Brittany gears up for internet age

    1999-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Prince de Bretagne has launched the English version of its website.

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    Adam first finance man at ABP

    1999-10-13T00:00:00Z

    ABP appoints new finance director, Richard Adam

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    Florida sunshine rises in the East

    1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Florida state is to open an office in Beijing for the promotion of citrus sales in China.