All Flowers articles – Page 53
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ArticleSpanish volumes recover
Given the UK’s long-held affinity with Spanish citrus, it is perhaps an understatement to say the market is eagerly awaiting this season’s crop. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading producers and importers and asks what’s in store for the new season.
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ArticleSakata launches US catalogue
Sakata Seed America, supplier of high quality vegetable and flower seeds, has launched a new commercial vegetable seed catalogue.
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ArticleFired and emotional
The market for fresh cut flowers is expanding rapidly - and competition on the high street continues to hot up as the supermarkets sharpen their offers. But the traditional retail florist is no wallflower. Anna Sbuttoni and Tommy Leighton report.
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ArticleGlenn Lucas dies of heart attack
Glenn Lucas, direct sales manager of Fesa, died of a heart attack last Thursday. He was 55.
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ArticleAalsmeer admits 100th international member
The world marketplace for flowers and plants Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer in Holland has admitted its 100th international member.
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ArticleComposite conundrum
The one-stop-shop concept could be the way forward for the UK wholesale sector - and diversification could make for a multitude of trading opportunities. But are composite markets a viable option in the UK? Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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Waitrose growers get greener
Waitrose’s entire UK grower base has committed to help protect British wildlife by planting extra-wide hedgerows on their land, the supermarket has announced.
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Bryan reflects on three fun decades in trade
Agrexco’s projects manager, Terry Bryan, is bowing out after 30 years of service to the company. He talks to Elspeth Waters about the prospect of retirement and what he has learned and loved about his life in the fresh produce industry
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ArticleFruit Logistica relaunches virtual marketplace
The Fruit Logistica Virtual Market Place has been relaunched online - featuring company information for more than 1,500 exhibitors from 64 countries.
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ArticleSainsbury's climbs on pro-bee bandwagon
Sainsbury’s is throwing its weight behind a recent drive to bring back the humble bumblebee, with a new project aimed at encouraging UK farmers to gear their sites up for biodiversity.
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ArticleNZ bridges international GAP
New Zealand growers and exporters hope to benefit from the revamp of their food safety and quality assurance programme for fresh produce.
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Jersey growers' show debut
A band of Jersey growers will cross the Channel to promote Jersey produce at the Three Counties Agricultural Societies Malvern Autumn Garden & County Show for the first time this autumn.
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USAID trains Colombians in florticuture
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding a training program to help Colombian people displaced by violence to become floriculture technicians and support the country’s burgeoning industry.
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ArticleOmex heralds liquid fertiliser revolution
Omex Horticulture has launched a liquid fertiliser - offering the same strength as its powder counterpart without the need for mixing - in a bid to revolutionise fertilisation methods.
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ArticleKenyan call for private links
The USAID-funded Kenyan Horticultural Development Project (KHDP) is calling for robust links with the private sector to ensure the future of exports from Kenya.
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ArticleMelon market crisis
UK importers are reporting a crisis in the melon market as soaring temperatures surprisingly fail to boost consumption.
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ArticleCovent Garden fortunes rise
London’s New Covent Garden Market has announced an increase in annual turnover of 4.4 per cent to £519 million with growth in catering distribution up nearly 10 per cent on a year ago.
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ArticleFruit flavours get real
Research from New Zealand could spell the end for synthetic fruit flavours.
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ArticleNew chair for flower association
The Flowers & Plants Association, the UK’s promotional organisation for cut flowers and indoor plants, has announced the appointment of a new chairman to its board of directors.
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ArticleRedbridge snacks in national rollout
Redbridge’s trials selling loose individual pieces of fruit in stores in the Greater London area have proved such a success that its new 5 A DAY fruit snacking range will be rolled out nationwide.