All articles by Ed Bedington – Page 37
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ArticleThe £9 billion cost of food miles
The cost of food miles to the UK has been estimated at £9 billion with individual consumers accounting for a large proportion, according to a new report.
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Struggling Israeli growers appeal for help
Israeli fruit growers are calling on the minister of agriculture for emergency assistance, aimed at rescuing the fruit sector from a sudden crisis caused by over-supply.
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M&S food sales buck trend
Marks & Spencer is in the firing line after announcing yet another overall sales fall, although its food performance is up by 5 per cent.
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Netafim takes a stake in greenhouse operation
Israel's Netafim, one of the world's leading agro-technical and irrigation companies, has taken a 50 per cent stake in the South African Vegtech Greenhouse company.
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ArticleSchool gets tomato cheque
Schoolchildren from Larkshill Primary School in Pontefract are celebrating after being awarded with a cheque for £500 as part of a competition to promote British Tomato week.
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ArticlePotato power helps rowers smash record
A team of rowers have broken the record for rowing across the north Atlantic, with a little help from a potato.
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Asda aims for Fantastic promotion
Asda is looking for some superhero help this week with the launch of a new promotion to entice children to tuck into fruit.
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ArticleTesco launches yellow fleshed watermelon
Tesco is claiming a first with the launch of a watermelon with bright yellow flesh instead of red.
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Memorial crop gains farm assurance
A bean crop planted as a memorial to an Oxfordshire farmer who died earlier this year of pleural cancer will be fully farm assured, following inspection by EFSIS-FABBL under the Assured Combinable Crops Scheme.
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ArticleEastern goldmine for packaging
The east could be a potential goldmine for international packaging companies, according to speakers at an assembly of industry representatives.
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McDonalds looks to local
Fast-food giants McDonalds is thought to be increasing emphasis on local sourcing in the UK according to reports in the farming trade press.
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ArticleJamaican bananas suffer at hands of Dennis
While Florida citrus producers appear to have dodged the bullet when it comes to hurricane Dennis, Jamaican banana producers were not so lucky.
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Asda possible replacement for Baugur in £1.1bn Somerfield bid
Reports are circulating that Asda could fill the void left by Baugur in the consortium bidding for control of the Somerfield group.
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NZ apple growers go for government
New Zealand apples growers have hit out at government ministers for what they describe as “insults”.
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ArticleFlorida hit by hurricane
Florida is again counting the cost of the weather after hurricane Dennis roared through the north-west of the state before moving on to Alabama.
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Degradable produce packaging in the Co-op
The Co-operative Group is switching its entire pre-packed produce range to degradable bags, it has announced.
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ArticlePicota continues to push for premium
Picota cherry producers are struggling to translate their premium aspirations onto retailers shelves.
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ArticleGreen Card launched to highlight food skills
A special skills passport, aimed specifically to meet the needs of food and drink manufacturers, has been launched.
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ArticlePackaging needs could scupper RFID
Recyclables and RFID tagging may be the buzzwords in packaging but we are unlikely to see a huge shift in either direction, said Tim Rothwell, senior VP of Lansdown Capital Ltd.
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ArticleHarmonised apple plans scrapped
The European Commission is poised to scrap plans to harmonise EU apple sizing standards with the rest of the world.