All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 208
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Apples reduce pear shape
Researchers in Brazil have discovered ground-breaking dietary benefits in eating apples and pears.
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Florida faces early close
The citrus season in Florida is winding up earlier than usual this year.
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Greenery results revealed
Dutch fresh produce marketing group The Greenery has announced its full year results for 2002.
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Greenery announces grower gongs
Dutch growers have been basking in the glory of The Greenery's grower of the year awards.
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Avocado SAAGA begins
The start of the 2003 season for South Africa avocados sees the South African Avocado Growers' Association (SAAGA) quietly confident of a strong demand for quality fruit and a slightly smaller crop than 2002.
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Broccoli breakthrough
Eating raw broccoli could be even better for you than eating it cooked.
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Southampton Market link up
Two of Southampton wholesale market's established importing and wholesale distribution companies have merged.
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New sea-freight opportunity
Exporters in southern Spain could soon benefit from a new sea-freight route for their produce into northern Europe.
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Frosts strike NZ – again
An early autumn frost has hit Central Otago, New Zealand, sending growers scurrying to protect crops and trees, according to the NZ Herald.
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Kiwifruit growers unite
New Zealand's kiwifruit growers have united behind a single organisation to give them a common voice and focus point.
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Horticulture's benchmark boost
The Food Chain Centre (FCC) has received a grant of £500,000 million from Defra to help UK horticultural businesses take on the best in Europe.
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Lemon production dips
Early forecasts point to a reduced lemon crop in the main southern hemisphere growing area of Tucumán, Argentina.
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Fyffes appoints non-execs
Fyffes has announced the appointments of Rose Hynes and Declan McCourt as non-executive directors of the company.
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Bureau joins in vegetarian promo
National Vegetarian Week will have a distinct theme this year, as official partners, the Mushroom Bureau take up the veggie challenge.
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Call for regulator grows louder
As the deadline for input on the first review of the supermarkets code of practice passed last week, critics of the existing code have renewed their calls for an industry regulator and condemned the code as toothless.
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Higgins rises to the challenge
Potato marketing specialist, the Higgins group, has raised £12,000 for charity through a combination of raffles, competitions and the 3 Peak's Challenge.
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New fresh produce terminal
Bristol Port has opened its new fresh produce terminal at Avonmouth, designed for handling produce from conventional reefer vessels.
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Multiples pledge Windward allegiance
Tesco and Sainsbury's have both pledged their continued support to organic and Fairtrade bananas from the Windward Islands.
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Avicorn on the move
Avicorn Ltd, one of the country's leading importers and exporters of fresh produce, has moved to modern premises in Peterborough.
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Thompson cements YPC future
Gilbert Thompson (Leeds) Ltd is in advanced negotiations with Ernest White Ltd and its bankers to buy out Ernest White's 50 per cent share in the Yorkshire Produce Centre, which the two companies established three years ago.