All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 216
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Plimsoll issues debt warning
While many companies may not admit to running their business through debt, Plimsoll Publishing has found that 87 per cent of the UK fresh produce industry is doing just this.In its latest analysis, Plimsoll also discovered that 12 per cent of the industry's debt level is dangerously high.
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Greefa measures up
Greefa has announced the launch of two sorting technologies to be added to existing grading lines, with the aim of combining accuracy with the measurement of visible and internal defects as well as firmness investigation.
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Italians lose ground
Italian producers' organisation Confagricoltura has said that Italy is losing ground in Europe to other producer member states.
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Pear packer protection
US pear trade association Pear Bureau Northwest has launched the Pear Packer for consumers to protect fruit and help encourage increased consumption.
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Pistachios on the plains of Spain
Spanish growers in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha could become important suppliers of pistachio by 2013 if plans to convert almond plantations come to fruition, according to representative body Ucaman.
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Morrisons bids for Safeway
Northern-English supermarket chain Morrisons has made a £2.9bn offer for rival Safeway.
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Redbridge and Chingford link up
Redbridge Produce Marketing and Chingford Fruit Ltd have announced they are forging a joint working alliance to supply grapes to Sainsbury's, as the first move in a strategy to form a separate trading entity later this year.
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HDC reveals new council members
Defra has announced the appointment of new council members to the Horticultural Development Council.
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Sharonfruit shining
With two months of the Israeli sharonfruit season still to run, Agrexco UK is reporting steady sales increases year on year.
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Crop damage fears allayed
As the UK emerges from a week of heavy rainfall and flooding into frost and snow, first indications are that English horticulture crops are bearing up well.
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Cox supplies healthy
Despite a short crop, English Cox should still be available in some volume until March, according to Adrian Barlow, chief executive of promotional body English Apples and Pears.
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Growers urged to get involved
As the next stage of the National School Fruit Scheme rolls out, grower representatives are encouraging producers in the UK to get involved.
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Nation-al address
Andrew Nation, director of IT specialist Nation Wilcox, will be among the speakers at the DAP Technologies Europe Users Conference, at the Hotel Royal Monceau in Paris on January 16-17.
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Sessions right on cue
Irish cucumber grower Carthy & Collins has installed a high-speed print and apply labelling system, manufactured by Sessions of York.
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Euro Pool's many happy returns
The returnable crates packaging system Euro Pool celebrated its 10th anniversary last month.
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Waitrose in royal first
Retailer Waitrose has become the first supermarket to be granted a royal warrant by the Queen.
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Indian flowers in a squeeze
Withering orders are drying up Indian flower exporters' coffers.
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Schools under food scrutiny
The government is reported to be considering sending in education watchdog Ofsted and the Food Standards Agency to inspect food outlets in schools.
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Pembroke full of puff
Pembroke Port is hoping to rediscover its fresh produce potential following the opening of Atlantic Industries' cold-storage facility by Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan (pictured centre) last month.
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Grapes hold shelf-life key
Apples and a host of other produce could stay fresher for longer thanks to grapes, recent research has found.