All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 274

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    Locked in

    2003-10-17T11:23:16Z

    Ecotech (UK) Ltd, one the UK's leading providers of glasshouse lighting, irrigation and control systems, has secured an

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    The Abar Solution

    2003-10-17T11:23:10Z

    ABAR Automation specialises in supplying turn key-end-of-line automation solutions. Equipment developed for the fresh produce

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    Cheftec gives Beacon the wedge

    2003-10-17T11:23:06Z

    Demand for char-grilled pepper quarters and wedges for pizza toppings and sandwich fillings has prompted award-winning fresh

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    Never look a good adage in the mouth

    2003-10-17T11:23:02Z

    There's an old Fleet Street adage that a journalist is only as good as his last story. This can, in many cases, be applied to

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    Water off an industry's back

    2003-10-17T11:15:04Z

    Plenty more for the trade to think about again this week, with reports suggesting trouble at mill in the year to come.It

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    FPC revises pesticides advice

    2003-10-10T07:05:01Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium is revising its pesticides code of practice.

  • US apples look for capital gains
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    US apples look for capital gains

    2003-10-09T18:06:10Z

    Washington's apple growers are looking to emulate the success of the UK organic market by increasing domestic consumption and targeting emerging markets. Emma Hatfield reports.

  • Critical time for organics
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    Critical time for organics

    2003-10-09T18:04:55Z

    As the soaring growth rate of the last few years begins to slide, there has been a change in focus in organic fresh produce along the length of the supply chain. Dominic Weaver reports.

  • Low countries on top-fruit high
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    Low countries on top-fruit high

    2003-10-09T18:03:25Z

    Dutch and Belgian top-fruit looks set to benefit from a combination of factors, including an improved varietal mix. Meanwhile an excellent growing season, a leaning towards pear production and a depleted European crop should see exports soar. Emma Hatfield reports.

  • The Abar Solution
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    The Abar Solution

    2003-10-09T18:02:31Z

    Throughout October the Journal is featuring a weekly series examining the latest developments in produce machinery. This week Abar Automation reveals its development of a line of robotic pick and place systems to handle a range of fruit and vegetables. Meanwhile, a rising demand for pizza toppings has prompted Beacon Foods to invest in new machinery.

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    A family affair

    2003-10-09T18:00:19Z

    Adam Bernstein (pictured) hosts a monthly look at one of the legislative aspects that most affect your business, how it is run and how it can be more profitable. This month, David Harvey looks at the intricacies of family businesses.

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    Priorities appear misguided

    2003-10-09T18:00:06Z

    One of the key points I took away from a series of excellent presentations at Bayer's sustainability conference on Tuesday ñ

  • Pineapples continue strong performance
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    Pineapples continue strong performance

    2003-10-02T18:27:46Z

    A recent letter to The Times suggested that pineapples were first introduced to UK dining tables around 1534, well over 100 years earlier than previously documented. Needless to say the industry has changed a bit since then. Tommy Leighton talks to JP Fruits and Compagnie Fruitiere for the latest news on the UK market.

  • Steve Maxwell, right, discusses this year's Cox prospects with East Kent grower Dave Figgis
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    When planning makes perfect

    2003-10-02T18:26:45Z

    Worldwide Fruit represents nearly half of the UK's top-fruit crop and this year expects to increase its volume by 35 per cent on 2002/3. Its strength in East Kent, the fastest expanding top-fruit production region in the UK, and the addition of significant new growers to its stable, are just two reasons for WWF's above industry average performance. An exhaustive long-term planning process, however, has changed producers' outlooks on an industry that is now marching willingly and confidently into the 21st century. Tommy Leighton reports.

  • Pumpkins a-plenty
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    Pumpkins a-plenty

    2003-10-02T18:23:51Z

    The pumpkin crop will benefit this season from the hot weather as a bumper harvest is predicted. Demand is improving year-on-year, as supermarkets are keen to push the Halloween favourite. John Broy reports.

  • Graham Wallace, markets manager for Glasgow City Council
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    Glasgow kissed by catering boom

    2003-10-02T18:22:32Z

    Having come through the toughest times in its history, Glasgow's fruit and vegetable market finds itself in an enviable situation. The only market of any consequence in volume terms in Scotland has not only a thriving local environment to draw custom from, but a catchment area that takes in a whole country. Tommy Leighton visited Blochairn Road and first spoke with Glasgow city council's market manager Graham Wallace.

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    Time for the UK to find a new leader

    2003-10-02T18:20:19Z

    It is going to be quite a task replacing a man who has almost single-handedly represented the UK's fresh produce industry on

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    Moving in on the market

    2003-10-02T18:20:12Z

    The European wholesale market evolution is quickening. In the last 12 months alone, the trade interface has been in the

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    Will export become a viable option?

    2003-09-26T16:25:38Z

    There can be little doubting the UK retailers' commitment to UK produce at the moment. The English apple industry is set to

  • Nicolas Belmonte
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    Spanish citrus shines on

    2003-09-26T16:25:38Z

    The Spanish citrus sector organisation Intercitrus does not see “any clouds on the horizon” for the upcoming campaign. According to its president Nicolas Belmonte, total citrus production for the country is expected to top five million tonnes.