All articles by Laura Gould – Page 46
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Trader banned from shifting kiwifruit
A wholesaler has been banned from selling a batch of kiwifruit after the fruits were found to be the equivalent of one millimetre too small by EU grading laws.
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ArticleVoxpops go live on freshinfo
Appearing on freshinfo today will be the first in a series of video voxpops, recorded to provide our readers with an insight into UK consumer perspectives on fresh produce and the issues that surround its consumption and our industry.
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Bastow returns to Swedeponic roots
Patrick Bastow is to return as managing director of Lincolnshire herb grower Swedeponic UK.
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ArticleIrish join forces on potato blight
Research teams from both parts of Ireland have got together for the first time to tackle potato blight, a disease that devastated much of the country more than 150 years ago.
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Ethical shopping on rise in Europe
Sales of ethical fruit and veg in Europe have hit the €5 billion mark for the first time in 2007, according to new research by Organic Monitor.
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ArticleAverage family income £8 lower a week
Families are on average £8 a week worse off than they were last year, says new research from Asda.
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ArticleNZ takes Australian access issue to WTO
Industry body Pipfruit New Zealand has welcomed its country’s submission to the World Trade Organisation to resolve the ongoing dispute for access for apples to the Australian market.
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NFU anger at lack of flood funding
Farmers and growers will not share in the EU flooding fund set up for damage caused by the flooding during summer 2007, despite suffering losses worth millions of pounds, says the National Farmers’ Union.
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Waitrose to sponsor Championship team
Waitrose has signed up to sponsor Reading Football Club for one year, with the retailer’s name to appear on the team’s home and away kits in the 2008-09 season.
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Morrisons awarded Carbon Trust badge
The Carbon Trust has today launched a scheme to recognise carbon emission reductions, in a move to quell consumer fears that organisations’ green claims are false.
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Third of Brits take up grow-your-own lifestyle
One in three Britons has made the decision to grow their own fruit and vegetables, according to a study.
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ArticleAgroFair launches Fairtrade smoothies
Fairtrade fruit specialist and pioneer AgroFair UK is launching the UK’s first Fairtrade smoothies not made from concentrate in September, under the OKÉ brand.
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ArticleTesco boosts exotic produce range
Tesco is increasing its range of exotic fruit and veg items this week, in a bid to respond to consumer demand for more unusual lines.
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ArticleOperation Bumblebee heads to back gardens
Sainsbury’s is offering its customers the opportunity to create their own Operation Bumblebee habitat at home, in a bid to reverse the plight of endangered species.
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ArticleBrassica prices must be sustained, warn growers
Prices for broccoli and cauliflower in the UK have risen on low availability, but growers warn they must not be allowed to drop.
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ArticlePressure mounts for producers
Producers are facing unprecedented pressure in the face of rising costs and supermarket demands, according to the latest survey from business consultancy Grant Thornton.
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ArticleArgentine lemons maintain supply status
The lemon sector in Argentina’s Tucuman region is maintaining its leadership position as a southern-hemisphere supplier, despite rising costs and transport strikes.
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ArticleFPC lends support to EU school fruit scheme
The Fresh Produce Consortium is backing proposals for an EU-wide school fruit and vegetable scheme that could see the UK’s existing scheme receive a massive funding boost.
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FESA (UK) ceo appointed as FPC president
Jim Rogers, ceo of FESA (UK) Ltd, has been appointed president of the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) for 2008-09.
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ArticleGreedy customers force pick your own to close
A Cambridge fruit farm has put an end to its 40-year-old pick your own strawberry business, as too many customers are eating fruit without paying.