All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 231
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Balloon and banana bonanza
Bristol-based supermarket Somerfield launched its new 5-a-day healthy-eating campaign with a bunch of fresh fruit give-aways at last weekend's International Balloon Fiesta in its home town.
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CIM reveals new group chief
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Food, Drink and Agricultural Interest Group (FDA) has announced John Giles (pictured) will become its new chairman.
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Flamingo swoops on Sulmac
Plans have been finalised for the sale of horticultural business, Sulmac to Flamingo Holdings Limited, parent company of Homegrown Ltd, a leading flower and organic veg producer in Kenya.
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Fyffes in the running
Fyffes' bananas were the official fruit of the London Triathlon, which took place at ExCel in London's Docklands last weekend.
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Parripak tears strips off garlic
First we endured the naked chef but now it's the turn of naked garlic to infiltrate our kitchens with the latest line in fresh packed product.
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Get LOC-ed in
Defra has awarded grants to two family-run horticultural businesses, to pump-prime the companies' existing investment under its English Rural Development Programme.
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Staff in safe hands
A dozen workers at award-winning mid-Wales food processing company Beacon Foods have obtained qualifications to help them do their jobs safely.
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India inspects
The Indian Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has declared that all fresh fruits and vegetables exported to the European Union (EU) may be inspected and certified by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection of the Ministry of Agriculture.
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NFU points to Tesco
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has urged retailers to take the lead from Tesco and work more closely with UK organic farmers and growers.
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Extra-EU apples down
The apple harvest from European countries outside the EU is expected to decline in 2002 by 12 per cent compared to the previous season although this still represents an increase of some 18 per cent on the five-year average.
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Spanish trees battered
Hailstorms, high winds and heavy rainfall struck eastern Spain last Thursday causing euro106 million of damage, according to Valencia producers' association Ava-Asaja.
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More hail blasts Italy
Hailstorms, high winds and heavy rains continued to batter several parts of Italy through last week and into the weekend as the country's growers still try to come to terms with the effects of a whole variety of inclement weather conditions over the past year.
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Co-op labelling first
UK retailer the Co-op claims a first in supermarket retailing: recommendations to eat five-a-day on own-label processed food products.
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Chilean flowers see EU opening
Floriculture in Chile stands to benefit from the bi-lateral trade treaty ratified with the EU in May, according to a high-ranking official.
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Reject reduction tops talks
A four-day workshop in Panama this week organised for Central American nations by the Food & Agriculture Organisation aims to help producers improve reject rates on their fresh produce for export.
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Brown rot test enhanced
The British Potato Council has announced that a new, faster test for potato disease brown rot is available.
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New help on late payers
The UK government introduces a new package of measures to combat late payment and help large businesses and the public sector as well as small businesses.
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Sakata on pole with F1
Sakata UK, formerly Samuel Yates, showcased Cool F1 at its official name-changing and office-opening ceremony in July.
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Beacon pots a winner
Specialist fresh and exotic ingredients supplier Beacon Foods has launched a new range of potted mixed vegetables and fruits.