All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 251

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    Suppliers must get on target

    2001-12-02T00:00:00Z

    You've heard of category management, now customer management is emerging and apple suppliers to the multiples must make sure they are well placed to take advantage.

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    Honduras looks to apples

    2001-12-02T00:00:00Z

    As the world-wide coffee market languishes in crisis, producers of the commodity in Honduras may soon be looking to apple production to lift them from the gloom.

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    UK tickled Pink by Washington

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Washington Pink apples will burst back onto the market this month with a major programme of incentive and support.

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    NFU slams seed system

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Farmers' representatives clash with their counterparts in the seed-breeding industry over potato seed.

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    Homegrown talent

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Kenyan vegetable and flower producer-exporter Homegrown (Kenya) Ltd, achieves the highest level of certification following an audit by the Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) on behalf of The British Retail Consortium (BRC) Standard.

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    Is top fruit going soft?

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    The English apple industry is failing dismally to compete with the quality of foreign imports, says KG Fruits Nick Marston.

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    First course in finance

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    The first Finance for Fruit Growers course, sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers, is a success.

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    Cape victory

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Safeway and Capespan teamed up to treat lucky competition winners and their family to a trip to South Africa.

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    Berry festival is on

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Next year will see the advent of the first ever UK strawberry festival and the launch of a National Summer Fruits Association (NSFA) cook book.

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    Berry planning plea

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Strawberry growers that fail to plan adequately for the season face a difficult future, said Berryworld's Adam Olins at the new developments in soft fruit conference this week.

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    Money for old plants

    2001-11-28T00:00:00Z

    A new recycling technique using cucumber plants could help cut waste for the UK's growers and see the material converted into chipboard.

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    Chippies make a choice

    2001-11-28T00:00:00Z

    One of the best-known potato brands in chip-shop supply gets a new image.

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    BPC storage warning

    2001-11-28T00:00:00Z

    High autumn temperatures put the quality of stored potatoes in jeopardy.

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    FPC acts on regulation threat

    2001-11-28T00:00:00Z

    A new EU regulation on inspection procedures is threatening the speedy handling of fresh produce in member states.

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    UK shelves topped up

    2001-11-22T00:00:00Z

    Supermarkets are biting back after a Friends of the Earth report last week highlighted their lack of shelf space for UK top fruit.

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    Whitty on the future

    2001-11-22T00:00:00Z

    The minister for food underlines his and the government's changing role in food chain management.

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    Market committees to merge

    2001-11-22T00:00:00Z

    The New Spitalfields market committee is to merge with those of Billingsgate and Smithfield as part of a best value rationalisation of Corporation of London activities.

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    Celeriac: getting ugly

    2001-11-22T00:00:00Z

    Arguably the UK's ugliest vegetable, celeriac will benefit from a major promotional boost organised by the country's largest producer.

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    Argentina forecasts pear decline

    2001-11-22T00:00:00Z

    After a huge crop in 2000-01, early predictions for Argentina are for a smaller harvest of pears in the upcoming season.

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    Lantra put to the test

    2001-11-21T00:00:00Z

    A new qualification for pesticides sprayers examines its first candidates.