All articles by Laura Gould – Page 47
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Pratts welcomes GMB agreement
Fruit importer and ripener Pratts Bananas has announced the signing of a voluntary recognition agreement with the GMB.
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ArticleSustainable shopping proving tricky
A new report suggests that consumers want to buy sustainably, but are restricted by price, patchy availability and contradictory messages, according to the research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Banana volume boost for Portsmouth
Portsmouth Commercial Port has secured additional volumes of bananas to be shipped into the port by Fyffes.
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ArticleWorking with GLA paying off for produce firms
Fresh produce operators are finally understanding that in working with the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), they can be more effective at rooting out unscrupulous labour providers and earn credit for their actions.
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ArticleOwn-grown broccoli to reach Co-op stores
The Co-operative stores in the east of England have started to stock new-season broccoli grown by the retailer’s own farm in Cambridgeshire.
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Chairman vote could go against M&S chief
Reports are suggesting that up to a fifth of Marks & Spencer shareholders could vote against the promotion of chief executive Sir Stuart Rose to chairman.
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Spanish strikes abate
Spanish hauliers agreed on Monday to suspend their strike over fuel prices only temporarily, pending the outcome of negotiations, as exports started to get back to normal.
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ArticleBaby aubergines arrive at Tesco
Speciality baby aubergines will be appearing as a guest line in selected Tesco stores this summer.
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Fruit and veg trader to oppose David Davis
Northampton fruit and vegetable market trader Eammon “Fitzy” Fitzpatrick is standing in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election, forced by the recent resignation of Conservative MP David Davis.
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CSL launches new pest risk analysis system
Defra agency Central Science Laboratory (CSL) has launched PRATIQUE - Enhancements of Pest Risk Analysis Techniques, the EU Seventh Framework research project.
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Middle East prepares for annual produce conference
Online registrations are now open for the Eurofruit Middle East Congress 2008, an annual conference for the international fresh fruit and vegetable business in the Middle East.
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ArticleLincolnshire Co-op signs up to Select brand
Regional food initiative Select Lincolnshire has secured support from leading local retailer Lincolnshire Co-op in a major coup for the marketing brand.
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ArticleM&S boss gives gloomy outlook
Marks & Spencer chief Sir Stuart Rose has pegged food price inflation at almost 10 per cent.
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Supermarkets enter cost-cutting battle
Fresh produce suppliers could feel the squeeze even more over the coming weeks, as UK supermarkets continue to cut costs on hundreds of lines.
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Hat-trick of awards for Amcor
Amcor Flexibles and Spanish packer Agrovalle scooped the Innovation Award in the fruit and vegetable category at the 30th anniversary of the Alimentaria food and vegetable exhibition, held in Barcelona.
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ArticleLincs growers urged to take pride
Mark Tinsley, chairman of the Lincolnshire Forum for Agriculture and Horticulture, has urged the region’s food and flower industry players to “stand up and tell the UK, indeed the world, about this gem of a county”.
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ArticlePomegranate could help arthritis sufferers
A study has revealed that a daily glass of pomegranate juice could reduce inflammation in the body - one of the most common causes of arthritis.
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Monsanto completes De Ruiter acquisition
Monsanto Company has completed its proposed acquisition of De Ruiter Seeds Group BV.
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Industrial farming "unsustainable", says Soil Association
The Soil Association has claimed soaring oil prices and climate change are “exposing fertilisers as economically and environmentally unsustainable”.
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ArticleNFU urges EU to see pesticide sense
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called on all EU member states to think long and hard about the impact a poor compromise deal on pesticide authorisations could have on Europe’s farmers and growers.