All articles by Laura Gould – Page 11
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ArticleMorrisons records profit boost
Morrisons has recorded a 45 per cent rise in half-year pre-tax profits and a further improvement in like-for-like sales.
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ArticleKoppert to exhibit in New York
Koppert Biological Systems is to present its products at a sustainable greenhouse in New York’s New Amsterdam Village, as part of a celebration of 400 years of friendly relations between the Netherlands and the Big Apple.
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Singapore airport to open perishables centre
Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (SATS) has announced plans to launch Coolport@Changi - Singapore’s first on-airport perishables handling centre.
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ArticleMarket Intelligence acquires FPJ publisher
Market Intelligence Ltd, the publisher of Eurofruit Magazine, Asiafruit Magazine and Americafruit Magazine, has announced that it has acquired Lockwood Press Limited.
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Netto crowned Discounter of the Year
Shoppers across the UK have voted Netto Discounter of the Year 2009 in a customer tracking programme carried out by shopper insights consultancy him!.
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ArticleAgrexco doubles pomegranate exports
Agrexco is doubling its pomegranate exports to 6,500 tonnes this season.
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ArticleFlorette launches fresh-cut fruit
Florette is to enter a new field with a range of pre-packed fresh fruit, building on its position as the UK’s number-one salad brand to inject growth into the prepared fruit category.
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ArticleIrish respond to potato drop
An 11 per cent drop in the value and volume of potatoes sold on the Irish retail market is causing some concern to Bord Bia, the Republic’s food board.
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US organics firm using NASA technology
KES Science & Technology, Inc. (KES), a provider and innovator of post-harvest preservation technology, has said Albert’s Organics is now using the NASA-developed AiroCide PPT Food Safety air sanitation technology.
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Glyphosate Silvio gets UK approval
UK approval of a new glyphosate product from Rotam marks the first step towards introduction of a new clean label glyphosate formulation for broad-spectrum weed control.
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ArticleFruiterers back top pest control scientists
The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers has awarded travel and investigation awards for groundbreaking research into bio-control of pests to three British horticultural scientists.
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ArticleSlam dunk for Jaffa event
A Tesco car park in South London netted plenty of attention last week as it played host to a British Basketball event sponsored by Jaffa.
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Bee expert issues attractant warning
Bee expert Robin Dean is warning against usage of bee attractants in horticultural crops, as honeybee populations continue to decline at an alarming rate.
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TIMCON launches training programme
The Timber Packaging and Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has launched a dedicated training programme to bolster the knowledge and skills of its employees.
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JR Breach offers haul at fruit show
Visitors to this year’s National Fruit Show will have the chance to win £1,000 worth of fruit trees, together with a magnum of champagne, in a free draw at the JR Breach stand.
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ArticleMastronardi awarded for tomato innovation
Mastronardi Produce’s Sunset-branded tomatoes took top honours in the tomato category at a recent innovation award listing in the US.
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Italian apple guide launched
The new edition of the manual South Tyrolean Apple Varieties: Colour & Quality, published by the VOG Association in Italy, will be available from next month.
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ArticleJames Nichols, 76, dies
James Nichols, a former chairman of English Apples and Pears Ltd (EAP), has died aged 76.
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Broker warns on swine flu
A swine flu pandemic could cripple businesses in the food manufacture industry, insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has warned.
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Campden BRI focuses on water
Water availability and water footprint were among the most frequent responses when Campden BRI recently consulted its members on their scientific and technical needs.