All Ireland articles – Page 28
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ArticleIrish growers force Tesco import retreat
Growers in the Irish Republic claim to have forced Tesco into a major retreat on potato imports, following last week’s confrontation with company bosses.
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Irish not afraid to show their hand
Irish growers are certainly not backward about coming forward.The 30-strong group of potato producers who stormed a meeting
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ArticleTesco boss feels Irish fury
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy felt the full force of Irish growers’ anger over his company’s policy of cutting consumer prices by squeezing suppliers and increasing imports when he visited the Republic on Tuesday.
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Tesco Ireland cuts produce prices
Tesco Ireland has made major price reductions in 11 border towns to help protect jobs in the region and deter cross-border shopping in Northern Ireland.
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ArticleGrant fillip for Irish growers
Irish horticulture minister Trevor Sargent has delivered a welcome boost for the Republic’s hard-pressed growers with the announcement of a €3.8 million (£3.4m) grants package.
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Irish mushroom firm invests
Irish mushroom firm Codd Mushrooms, based in County Carlow, has invested €3 million (£2.7m) in an automated production unit that it claims is the first of its kind in Ireland.
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ArticleUK shoppers flock to Aldi
The retailer has reported that shopper numbers are up and prices are coming down
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ArticleFyffes reveals yearly revenue increase
Chairman David McCann has reported on a "satisfactory" 2008 for the Irish tropical fresh produce group
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Irish organic growers go it alone
Organic growers in the Irish Republic, unhappy with what they perceive as a lack of attention being given to horticulture, have decided to opt out from under the movement’s overall umbrella and set up their own representative body.
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Greens call for Ireland to get growing
A ‘Get Ireland Growing’ campaign is to be launched at the end of the month by the Republic’s Green Party, the junior partner in the ruling coalition government.
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ArticleTotal Produce targets modest growth
Company ups investment in Capespan and reveals 6.6 per cent increase in pre-tax profit for previous year
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ArticleFyffes on target despite rising costs
Company reports improvements in pricing in recent weeks and says its overall earnings target for the year remains unchanged
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Tesco axes Irish co-op contract
A €28 million (£25m) fruit and vegetable co-op in the Irish Republic has been put under severe pressure by the loss of a major supply contract with Tesco.
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ArticleDMG closing following Tesco loss
The Irish cooperative is winding down after losing its Tesco account
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ArticleIrish growers 'scared into silence'
Irish producers are being “scared into silence” on prices their leader has claimed.
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John Smith urges Irish to take a reality check
John Smith of mushroom marketer Greyfriars UK explains his views on recent calls from Ireland for intervention to protect the country’s mushroom industry - examining the history of the decline of the UK’s growing sector along the way.
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ArticleIrish join EU pesticide criticism
An Irish member of the European Parliament has accused the European Commission of double standards for “banning the use of vital plant protection products within its borders while ignoring their use in food imported from third countries”.
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ArticleExcellence standard for K&N Ireland
Logistics group Kuehne and Nagel has been rewarded for its human resource management
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ArticleFyffes targets higher selling prices
Adjusted pre-tax earnings for 2008 set to be around €15m, reports company as costs continue to rise
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ArticleIrish minister issues price war warning
A grim warning about the future of the Irish Republic’s horticulture industry, and the 7,500 workers it employs, has been sounded by the country’s minister for food, Trevor Sargent.