All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 221

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    Pink Lady targets women

    2002-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Pink Lady is being advertised in UK womens' magazines for the first time this month.

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    Spanish support system

    2002-11-07T00:00:00Z

    CCS FloraHolland is a logistical service of FloraHolland that will be launched this month for Spanish growers wanting to sell their ornamental plants and flowers via FloraHolland as individual suppliers.

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    Island Blue afloat

    2002-11-06T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand research establishment HortResearch has released a new commercial blueberry variety jointly with Blueberries New Zealand.

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    Enza pays out

    2002-11-06T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand top-fruit exporter Enza has announced final 2002 payment to growers of an average NZ$24.00 (£7.39) per tray carton equivalent (TCE) on a low sales volume of 8million TCE.

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    SA grape volumes swell

    2002-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The South African grape season is just starting with talk of volumes rising to as many as 13 million cartons.

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    Magrabi deepens UK commitment

    2002-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Egyptian fresh-produce supplier Magrabi Agriculture is strengthening its commitment to the UK market having been certified compliant to BRC standard issue 3 this autumn.

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    CCZ continues in controversy

    2002-10-31T00:00:00Z

    The controversial congestion charging zone (CCZ) in central London was the subject of surveys at Covent Garden and Smithfields markets this week as opposition to the charge continues.

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    Sprouts prepare to celebrate

    2002-10-31T00:00:00Z

    The British Sprout Growers Association is gearing up for the start of the first sprout festival next week and enjoying some of the best quality product of recent seasons.

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    Tesco top 10

    2002-10-30T00:00:00Z

    Ten Tesco customers and their partners will soon be jetting off to exotic destinations, thanks to the supermarket's recent banana bonanza.

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    Brighten ideas on marketing

    2002-10-30T00:00:00Z

    The leading UK fresh produce players must continue to strive for imaginative and clever marketing of their products and look for meaningful relationships with their customer base, Fresh Produce Consortium president Richard Brighten told delegates at a recent meeting of the food, drink & agricultural group of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

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    Stores chase convenience market

    2002-10-30T00:00:00Z

    This week has seen two major acquisitions in the convenience store sector by Tesco and the Co-op.

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    Strawberry acreage down

    2002-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Area under strawberry production in Huelva, Spain is down this year.

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    Dole negotiations continue

    2002-10-29T00:00:00Z

    US fresh produce giant Dole Food Company Inc's special committee has said it will not agree to acquisition by its company chairman at $29.50 a share.

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    Kiwifruit losses estimated

    2002-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Press reports in New Zealand estimate kiwifruit growers' losses in the eastern Bay of Plenty area at NZ$5million following the latest spring frosts.

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    Farming & Food group takes shape

    2002-10-27T00:00:00Z

    A nine-strong body to oversee changes to the farming and food sectors is taking shape as part of new UK government strategies.

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    Dutch make Conference call

    2002-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Dutch pear growers are being wooed by The Greenery to plant more Conference orchards because it is convinced the UK represents a growth market.

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    Spain gets Jaffa'd

    2002-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Following a highly successful three-month period of bringing Jaffa-branded citrus from South Africa into the UK, MTEX UK has been given license to add the produce industry's most recognised marque to Spanish oranges.

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    Retailers issue wage warning

    2002-10-24T00:00:00Z

    The British Retail Consortium has warned that the number of new jobs created by the sector would dry up if the next rise in the national minimum wage is too high.

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    Livingstone surprise

    2002-10-24T00:00:00Z

    In a surprise admission, London's mayor Ken Livingstone has said he would have "quite happily excluded" commercial vehicles from the inner London congestion charge to be brought in next year which has been much maligned by London's wholesale markets.

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    Adas makes Lancaster appointment

    2002-10-23T00:00:00Z

    As part of its development strategy for the horticulture sector, Adas has appointed David Lancaster as managing director of the Adas horticulture group.