All Ireland articles – Page 27
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ArticleBumper Irish potato crop thrives
Growers in the Irish Republic have enjoyed such a bumper potato crop this season that supplies are now being exported to mainland Europe for the first time in years.
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ArticleFyffes buys back 17m of its own shares
Company says current share price represents "good value" at current level, especially given expected recovery in banana market
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ArticleIrish bank protest over losses
Angry Irish growers staged an all-day picket at two Ulster Bank branches last week. They were protesting against the bank’s decision to put a wholesaler into receivership, leaving them with losses of €300,000 for unpaid supplies.
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Total Produce in Irish takeover
A major Irish fruit and vegetable supplier has been taken over by Total Produce after it was put into receivership by its bank.
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Irish recommend cluster approach
A new development approach for the fresh produce sector in the Irish Republic is recommended in a report on the agri-food industry by a parliamentary committee.
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ArticleUK and Ireland losses for Aldi
Discount retailer's UK and Ireland arm registers a loss of £54.2m in 2009 as year-on-year market share slips
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New energy levy to hit Irish producers
Less than six months after the introduction of a carbon levy, Irish producers are to be hit by a second energy surcharge, a five per cent electricity levy taking effect next month.
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ArticleKeelings staff consider strike
Six hundred workers at Keelings in Dublin are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over redundancies, following the loss of a Tesco distribution contract.
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ArticleDelay for Aldi's Irish DC
€100m distribution centre will not open until 2013 after experiencing difficulties in the planning process
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Irish consolidation continues
The Irish vegetable sector is undergoing a major period of consolidation, according to new information.
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ArticleIsrael plugs grapefruit gap
An early start to the Israeli grapefruit season will bring some much-needed relief to the category in the UK, after a period of extreme shortage.
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Irish produce defies economy
The Irish retail market for fresh produce is showing “great resilience”, according to Bord Bia, at a time when the recession is causing a general sales slump elsewhere in the economy.
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ArticleIrish mushroom campaign rebrands 'local'
Ireland’s biggest mushroom players have teamed up on a campaign which they hope will see their product viewed by buyers as equivalent to British.
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ArticleFyffes' first-half profit slides
Tough trading conditions for banana and pineapple sectors result in pre-tax profit drop of 28 per cent year-on-year
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ArticleTotal Produce sees profit rise
First-half result comes in 5.5 per cent higher than the same period of 2009, thanks to recovering demand and currency movement
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ArticleIreland sees 5 A DAY increase
A new survey has suggested that there has been a 20 per cent increase in people eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day in Ireland.
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ArticleIrish producers reject Asda approach
Irish producers have reacted angrily to suggestions that the republic’s planning guidelines be changed to facilitate the entry of another overseas multiple.
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ArticleFive-a-day the way in Ireland
A new survey has suggested that there has been a 20 per cent increase in people eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day
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Irish farmers revolt against Tesco expansion
A major expansion in the Irish Republic by market leader Tesco has been criticised by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), which claims it will further reduce prices for producers and threaten the survival of local shops.
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ArticleIrish produce consumption rockets
Recent market research on trends in the consumption of fresh produce revealed that almost half of Irish consumers claim to be eating fresh vegetables and potatoes on a daily basis.