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A month for markets to take the limelight
Covent Garden Market Authority chief executive, Jan Lloyd, talks to Tommy Leighton about London Markets’ Month, which will see the authorities of London’s six central wholesale markets promote their tenants’ abilities throughout October.
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Combined power key to potential
As someone who sits on the edge of New Covent Garden Market every day of my working life, I quite literally have a close
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Kenyan horticultural sendings boosted
Earnings from Kenyan horticulture exports almost doubled in the first half of 2008, according to African press reports, with volumes up by a quarter.
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ArticleEasy does it for Spain
Spanish citrus has long reigned supreme in the UK market and, as more growers begin capitalising on year-round easy-peeler demand, the future looks bright. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out more.
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ArticleMorrisons adds to trophy cabinet
Morrisons, which won the Foods from Spain Re:fresh Retailer of the Year in May, last night picked up the Supermarket of the Year crown at the Retail Industry Awards 2008.
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Six of the best from Writtle
Six students have graduated in horticultural disciplines with first class honours from Writtle College this year.
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ArticlePeruvian spear pointers
The first country to export asparagus worldwide, Peru has the highest yields in the world and can produce the vegetable year-round. The Peruvian offer is extremely important to UK retailers, but is the UK market as attractive to Peruvian asparagus growers as it once was? Elizabeth O’Keefe investigates
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ArticleNew recruit for Easton Lodge
Tom Coppin, a horticultural BSc graduate from Writtle College, has succeeded in gaining his first graduate gardening job as a full-time gardener at the Gardens of Easton Lodge, near Dunmow.
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ArticlePesticide-free - the new organics?
The list of pesticides available to conventional growers has been getting shorter every year. New proposals for EU regulations were being reviewed as FPJ went to press and, in response to the possible outcome, growing methods less reliant on pesticides are being increasingly explored. Damaris Freeman looks into pesticide-free and residue-free production.
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Brown looks back on 10 years in fresh produce
Martin Brown left his role as managing director of Greenery UK at the end of the summer, to take up a career in the home entertainment industry. He reflects on a decade in the produce industry with Laura Gould.
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ArticleTotal wholesale
The creation of Total Produce was inarguably a key moment in the evolution of the UK wholesale sector. Twenty months into its existence, the group’s commitment to the wholesale markets remains as firm as ever, while purchases of companies outside the market environment have increased its regional presence. The company has steered clear of major activity in London to date, but a quiet revolution has been taking place at its operation in Scotland’s first city. In the first of a series of articles on the structure and strategy of Total Produce’s UK wholesale business, Tommy Leighton visits its Edinburgh facility.
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ArticleAllium alert
Growing and harvesting conditions for both onion and garlic crops in the UK are signalling a healthy season, but if the rain continues to fall the picture could change very quickly. It is now a waiting game. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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Aalsmeer Market set for October
The FloraHolland flower auction will be holding the Aalsmeer Market from October 15-17, 2008.
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Atlanta purchase approved by watchdog
EU antitrust watchdog, the European Commission, yesterday approved the acquisition of German fruit and vegetable importer and wholesaler Atlanta by De Weide Blik NV, of Belgium.
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The true cost of understanding
There are so many factors at play as we dodge the flak flying in the credit crunch that it is difficult to know how to
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New role throws up challenges for Oded
Oded Yacovson moved to London seven months ago to take up the post of general manager at the UK branch of major Israeli exporter Agrexco. Laura Gould went to meet him to find out what he has planned for the business.
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ArticleGarden turnover tops £600 million
Turnover at the UK’s largest wholesale market reached £602 million in its latest financial year, an increase of 7.5 per cent year on year.
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ArticleGrocery sector delivers on packaging commitment
Growth of food packaging in the UK has been brought to a standstill - despite a sharp increase in sales, the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) revealed yesterday.
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ArticleA few good firms
When Cardiff Wholesale Fruit Centre relocated in the 1960s to a site just outside the Welsh capital’s centre, the courtyard facility was a dream come true. But as time has moved on, has the market moved with it? Elizabeth O’Keefe talks to key players on the only primary wholesale market in Wales, and weighs up the pros and cons.
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Butters Group unveils new financial controller
Steve Phillips has been appointed financial controller at Lincolnshire-based pot plant supplier the Butters Group, as part of the company’s current re-structuring process.