All Ireland articles – Page 32
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ArticleIrish leader attacks multiple predators
The “predatory pricing” of multiples poses as big a threat to horticulture as climate change, according to the leader of Ireland’s main farming organisation.
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Northern Ireland potato firm to shut down
The closure of a potato packer owned by 2,000 farmer shareholders in Antrim, Northern Ireland, was announced this week.
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ArticleSainsbury’s takes over Northern Ireland retailer
Sainsbury’s has taken over part of Northern Ireland’s largest independent supermarket retailer in a multi-million pound deal, it was announced today.
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ArticleFyffes invests heavily in Americas
Irish fruit distributor Fyffes Plc has announced a significant investment in melon production in Central America and bought 60 per cent of Florida-based Sol Group Marketing Company.
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ArticleIrish sprout crop gets ministerial boost
The Brussels sprout may not be everyone’s favourite vegetable, but its popularity got a major boost in the Irish parliament in Dublin last Friday, courtesy of horticulture minister Trevor Sargent.
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Irish growers under fire for nutrition
Irish growers are producing vegetables that are “nutritionally deficient”, because of pressure from the multiples to supply more at less cost, according to a chef at one of the republic’s leading cookery schools.
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ArticleIrish kids to grow their own potatoes
A new subject is to be added to the primary school curriculum in the Irish Republic next year - the art of growing prize-winning potatoes.
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DCC ordered to pay Fyffes' legal costs
Lawyers representing Ireland’s director of corporate enforcement Paul Appleby are expected to pursue DCC’s Jim Flavin over a finding that he was in possession of price sensitive information when the company sold its shares in fruit distributor Fyffes.
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Brown Rot sparks Irish alert
A case of potato brown rot has been confirmed in the Irish Republic for the first time, sparking a major alert across the industry.
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ArticleNew Scotts sales rep for Ireland
Scotts has appointed a new area sales manager for the Republic of Ireland, which, according to the company, has demonstrated its commitment to making further investment in Ireland.
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ArticleIrish get good natured
After making a positive impact with retailers and consumers in the UK, Good Natured Fruit, the pesticide-free soft-fruit brand, has jumped the Irish Sea.
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ArticleIrish urged to rally round
Ireland’s food and horticulture minister Trevor Sargent has called on the supply chain to adopt a partnership approach in the wake of difficult weather conditions for vegetable growers.
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ArticleTriumph for Fyffes
Ireland’s highest court ruled last week that Jim Flavin, founder of business services group DCC, had inside knowledge of Fyffes when he sold €105 million (£70m) of its shares in three separate trading deals in February 2000.
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Total Produce makes foray into health sector
Total Produce has acquired 92 per cent of health foods distributor Wholefoods Wholesale.
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ArticleM&S Ireland to double home-grown supplies
Marks & Spencer has pledged to the double the amount of Irish-produced food it stocks in its Irish stores.
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ArticleIrish retailers milk margins
A head of cauliflower in Ireland more than quadruples in price between the time it leaves the grower’s farm and arrives on the supermarket shelf, according to a new survey.
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Irish growers get government champion
Irish growers have a new champion in government, a Green Party minister whose constituency lies at the heart of the country’s horticulture industry.
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ArticleRyan predicts price rise for Irish mushrooms
An improved UK price deal for Irish mushroom growers is being forecast by a leading figure in the industry.
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Ireland jostles over F&V reform
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture and Food has given an update on the progress of the F&V reform.