All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 211

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    Potato stocks in line

    2003-03-03T00:00:00Z

    The British Potato Council reports that potato stocks at the end of January are broadly on a level with the same time last year.

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    New broom sweeps in at Zespri

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Tim Goodacre has just taken the helm as ceo at NZ kiwifruit marketeer and announced a new supply and relationship management structure.

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    Freshport at Amsterdam

    2003-02-27T00:00:00Z

    A perishables handling centre opens this April at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.

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    Rural businesses are changing

    2003-02-27T00:00:00Z

    Speaking at a business-marketing seminar funded by the land-based industries training organisation Lantra this week, Tony Allen from the Kent & Medway Skills Council said that the uptake of IT and skills development courses provided by Lantra demonstrates the change in rural industries.

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    MBM doles out the chips

    2003-02-27T00:00:00Z

    In support of National Chip Week, Cambridgeshire-based potato supplier MBM Produce Ltd treated its entire staff at its March, Chatteris, Shrewsbury, Littleport, Coventry and Darlington packing sites to free chips at varying times during the week.

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    Getting Envirowise

    2003-02-27T00:00:00Z

    Fresh produce processing companies can now maintain a competitive edge, by cutting down on environmental costs with the aid of a free practical guide.

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    SMEs' European opportunity

    2003-02-27T00:00:00Z

    Small businesses have been urged to prepare for EU enlargement and take advantage of the biggest single market in the world by making the most of Government support networks such Business Link and Trade Partners UK.

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    Reiser targets fresh produce

    2003-02-27T00:00:00Z

    Packaging and processing specialist Reiser UK is targeting the fresh produce sector as part of a new wave of expansion.

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    World apple warning

    2003-02-26T00:00:00Z

    The stark message from the March issue of the World Apple Report is that the major apple producing countries do not appreciate the difficulty of the export challenges facing them and will need to bite the bullet and endure higher costs to overcome the trade problem.

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    Covent Garden snubbed

    2003-02-26T00:00:00Z

    The Corporation of London has said it would be prepared to acquire New Covent Garden, although the corporation's markets committee has stated its preference that there should be just one composite market in London, at Spitalfields.

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    Nine Elms reacts

    2003-02-26T00:00:00Z

    The Covent Garden Market Authority reacted angrily to the statement from the Corporation of London, with chairman Leif Mills labelling it "duplicitous, to put it mildly".

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    Grape strength

    2003-02-26T00:00:00Z

    The South African grape season is experiencing a better tail end of the season having recovered from a late start and problems clashing with an overhang of Brazilian fruit before Christmas.

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    Panama raises melon stakes

    2003-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Panama is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with in top-quality melon production thanks to an innovative government project and the commitment of a band of dedicated growers in the country's Azuero peninsula.

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    Geest makes French acquisition

    2003-02-25T00:00:00Z

    UK prepared salads and food specialist Geest plc has agreed to acquire French prepared salad group Geneviève Langlais (GLSA) from its founders for £12.9million.

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    FAO-WHO in standards boost

    2003-02-24T00:00:00Z

    The United Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation has launched a $40million trust fund with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to work with developing countries to implement Codex Alimentarius.

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    NZ horticulture diversifying

    2003-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Preliminary figures from New Zealand's first agricultural census in eight years show the country's NZ$2billion (£637million) horticulture export industry is growing increasingly diverse as top fruit acreage declines and land given over to kiwifruit remains static.

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    EU admits mistake

    2003-02-20T00:00:00Z

    The EU has made a mistake by being too defensive in its negotiations with the WTO, admits farm commissioner Franz Fischler, but he believes the political climate is changing.

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    More funds for farm advice

    2003-02-20T00:00:00Z

    The Farm Business Advisory Service will have its budget doubled to £5 million this year to help farmers diversify and improve their profitability, announced Margaret Beckett, Defra's secretary of state, at the NFU annual general meeting.

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    Another Fresh Link up

    2003-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Five UK tomato producers have combined to market their fruit to Sainsbury's under the collective banner of Fresh Link Marketing Ltd.

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    Curry at the crossroads

    2003-02-20T00:00:00Z

    The farming and food industry has reached a watershed in its history as it faces the enlargement of the Community, the radical proposals being negotiated in Brussels and pressures from the WTO, predicted Sir Don Curry speaking during this week's meeting.