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ArticleSA welcomes EU GM decision
Soil Association policy director Peter Melchett has welcomed the European Parliament decision to set the lowest possible threshold for GM contamination of organic food of 0.1 percent.
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Tesco sales at £88,000 a minute
As predicted yesterday on freshinfo, Tesco this morning unveiled a 13 per cent rise in full-year underlying profits to £2.55 billion.
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Tchenguiz increases Sainsbury’s stake
Sainsbury’s shareholder Robert Tchenguiz has increased his stake in the company and called for the board to restructure its balance sheet, it emerged today.
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ArticleManaging the asparagus fuel tank
Thanks to the internet delivered AspireUK system, British growers have a valuable computer-based decision support system to help improve production
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ArticleBritish Chef of the Year 2006 lifts first Jersey Royals
Michelin-starred chef Shaun Rankin lifted the first Jersey Royals from the côtils this week.
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Frankfurt plans additional perishables space
Frankfurt Airport’s 9,000m sq perishables cargo terminal is to be expanded by a further 2,500m sq in order to accommodate a steady growth in traffic of fruit, vegetables, fish, meat and flowers.
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Garden centre gets BS certification
A garden centre has become the first in the country to receive a British Standard environmental management award.
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ArticleAussie wineries eye up table grape industry
The Australian wine industry has been forced to turn to table grape growers this year for product, following a dearth of wine grapes.
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Rotterdam hosts Britain's gardening trendsetters
Leading consumer journalists visited Rotterdam this month to view the latest trends in interior plants,
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ArticleJamaica goes down Fairtrade route
Jamaica Producers (JP) is aiming to secure its status as an ethical producer of bananas, by seeking Fairtrade certification in the UK.
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UK growers' ethnic challenge
UK growers are not taking advantage of the supply opportunities that exist in meeting the demands of urban ethnic minorities.
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CC extends deadlines for emerging thinkng report
The Competition Commission has extended by three months the deadline for its investigations into the grocery market, following the publication of its Emerging Thinking preliminary report into the activities of the big multiples earlier this year.
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ArticleTesco set to add fuel to fire
Tesco is expected to post record annual profits to the end of February of around £2.5 billion this week, adding yet more fuel to the debate that the retailer is too dominant in the UK grocery market.
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'World's cleanest racing car' on show
The Sexy Green Car Show is to host ‘the world's cleanest racing car.’
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Sun World boosts DNA profiling scheme
California fruit breeder Sun World International has launched an extensive DNA profiling effort in a bid to properly catalogue and identify its seedless table grape, plum, peach and apricot varieties.
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ArticleApples boom
Sales of apples are growing over 10 percent in a year, according to market research company ACNielsen.
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ArticleHishtil launches new pesto basil
Israel’s largest vegetable and herbs nursery, Hishtil, has introduced a new herb to the market.
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Apple Day comes to Covent Garden
This October will see Common Ground hold its 18th Apple Day throughout the country. A national charity, Common Ground held the first Apple Day in London’s Covent Garden to draw attention to the plight of our orchards as well as the versatility of British home-grown fruit.
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UK plant retail season off to a winning start
The UK plant retail season has kicked off in earnest, with many UK garden centres reporting excellent Easter sales.
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ArticleGolden hopes for kiwis
Zespri kiwifruit growers have harvested their first Gold of the season in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne, and early samples are already on their way to Japan.