All articles by Elizabeth O'Keefe – Page 12
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ArticleGate Gourmet bags award
Gate Gourmet UK & Ireland has won the award for Management of Change at the People Management Awards 2008.
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Micromark launches new lighting
Leading electrical manufacturer Micromark has launched a new range of lighting display panels for trade outlets.
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Marshalls launches new catalogue
‘Outdoor Wonder’ melon, Marshalls’ latest must-grow exclusive, which claims to make melon cultivation as easily as growing courgettes, is just one of the new additions in the seed company’s 2009 catalogue.
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High street loses out to supermarkets
The UK high street endured another month of falling sales and expects the hard times to continue in October, while supermarkets enjoyed solid sales growth, according to the UK’s leading business organisation CBI.
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ArticleNFUS meets King
National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) met yesterday with Justin King, group chief executive of Sainsbury’s, in advance of his attendance at the Supermarket Summit hosted by first minister Alex Salmond.
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ArticleLincolnshire invades London
The first consignment of Lincolnshire produce has arrived at London’s oldest family-owned, five-star hotel The Goring ahead of the Restaurant Show at Earls Court, which will run from October 6-8.
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New Salmonella rapid culture method on market
World-leading microbiology brand Oxoid has launched the AFNOR-validated Salmonella Precis rapid culture method.
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ArticleBroccoli may combat lung disease
New research from the Johns Hopkins Medical School in the US suggests that broccoli could help people with chronic lung disease.
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Unions call for halt to VED
The four UK farming unions have united in calling for the government to reconsider its plans to substantially increase the vehicle excise duty (VED) to be applied to the type of vehicles, which are essential to those who live and work in the countryside.
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ArticleA first for UK Tenderstem
British-grown Tenderstem broccoli has provided a significant proportion of retail sales over the summer months for the first time.
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A new delivery from TDG
TDG’s temperature controlled services division is introducing a delivery service for its customers.
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Eat your way to good eyesight
More than half of Brits place little importance on foods that affect their eyesight - increasing to nearly two thirds when it comes to 18-34 year olds, according to a healthy sight research study carried out by IPSOS Health.
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ArticleBee keeping industry calls for further DEFRA funding
Major stakeholders in the UK beekeeping industry met last week to discuss the crisis of the declining bee population.
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King steps out in Suffolk
The substantial investment farm businesses need to supply Britain’s major retailers was highlighted when Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King visited Elveden Farms in Suffolk.
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ArticlePomegreat launches a first for juice industry
The UK’s number one pomegranate juice brand Pomegreat is putting £1.2 million behind the launch of two new chilled juices.
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Growers make their mark at Totally Tomato Show
Commercial growers swept the board in the Tastiest Tomato Competition at West Dean Gardens, near Chichester, on September 7, taking the top 10 places.
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Price rise at supermarkets confirmed
The cost of all food and drink sold at the top three supermarkets in the UK has increased by 5.9 per cent over the last year, figures have revealed.
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Fruit and veg makes impact on fine food awards
Fresh produce caused a stir at this year’s Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Awards, with Beckleberry’s (Fine Foods) Blackcurrent & Kirsch Sorbet collecting three awards including the supreme champion Fortnum & Mason trophy.
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Young Rural Entrepreneur 2008 finalists announced
Lycetts, the UK’s premier countryside insurance broker, and The Field magazine have announced the five entries short-listed who will meet with judges on September 9 and battle it out to become the Young Rural Entrepreneur of 2008.
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ArticleBritish flageolet beans on the menu
Scholes, the innovative farming business from the Yorkshire Wolds, will be showcasing its new products at the prestigious York Festival of Food & Drink on Monday September 22, at 11.30am.