All articles by Elspeth Waters – Page 10
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Smarter bags for fresh greens
Packaging specialist Long Life Solutions (LLS) has collaborated with Morrisons to introduce a bag to keep greens fresh, using the company’s patented Smart technology.
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New BRC standard for storage and distribution
The British Retail Consortium has announced its newest Global Standard will be published on August 21.
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Fresh gains in new survey
Fresh produce is the fastest growing category in this year’s TNS Worldpanel’s Biggest Brands survey - tying with confectionery.The analysis, which tracks take-home grocery brand sales, highlighted the balance between health and reward.
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ArticleParty time for MDS
Management Development Services will be celebrating 20 years of supporting the fresh produce industry with an anniversary ball in Northampton on November 11.
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ArticleHail crisis for Italian basil
Italian basil has been seriously damaged by hailstones the size of ping pong balls and torrential rain in Genoa. Up to 80 per cent of the crop has been lost.
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ArticleAsda flies local flag for Cornwall
Cornish growers for Asda will be delivering their produce straight into store as part of a pilot scheme to cut down on food miles and promote local produce.
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ArticleMagical mushrooms tour UK highways
Heveco mushrooms, the Sussex-based mushroom grower, has added its own brand of support to the sector’s recently announced generic campaign to promote mushrooms as a superfood.
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ArticleGood opportunities for UK apples
English top-fruit growers are expecting a good season, with reduced southern hemisphere imports pointing to a strong opening market.
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ArticleAirline caterers get back on track
Airline catering schedules have returned to a workable norm after a dramatic step-up in security levels at all UK airports last week caused restricted access to aircraft.
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ArticleIsrael on slow road to recovery
Reconstructing and recovering the war damages to the agricultural infrastructure in Israel’s war-damaged northern region will require from three-to-five years, according to minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon.
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ArticleTerror alert compromises imports
Air-freighted imports have been severely disrupted and fresh produce has allegedly been left sitting on runways for hours, following the foiled terrorist plot which brought all UK airports to a standstill last week.
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Labelling mishaps hold up imports
The majority of refusal notices issued for imported fresh produce are not the result of product quality, but of labelling defects, according to the RPA HMI.
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Produce sparks concern at SA Aids show
The prominence of fruit and vegetables above anti-retroviral drugs on a South African stand has sparked controversy at Toronto’s international Aids conference.
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Sunny soft-fruit jv for The Summerfruit Company
Soft-fruit marketer The Summerfruit Company has joined forces with US producer Sunnyridge Farm to co-ordinate procurement of berries to the UK from North and South America.
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Consumers graze on junk not greens
UK consumers have become self-confessed snackaholics but fresh produce is not the grazing item of choice with the majority of people preferring to eat junk.
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ArticleGreenery to profit from Van Doorn takeover
Dutch fruit and vegetable grower Jover BV is set to take over Van Doorn International Fruit BV's UK commercial activities, giving Jover's parent company The Greenery a stronger foothold in the UK fresh produce market.
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US industry faces labour crisis
US producers fear the government’s post-9/11 clamp-down on immigration could result in huge labour shortages that would severely compromise the industry.
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ArticleSpanish growers lament poor season
The 2005-06 season has closed leaving growers in the Spanish production region of Almeria licking their wounds as production rose and prices fell.
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ETI Impact Assessment launch date set
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has announced it will launch its Impact Assessment report at an event in London on October 19.
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ArticleAmazonian berries top the bill
International fruit ingredient supplier JO Sims will be putting the positive health benefits of antioxidants in the spotlight at this year’s Health Ingredients Europe (Hi Europe) exhibition, taking place in Frankfurt from November 14-16.