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    Snack company expands school health initiative

    2006-09-20T17:01:01Z

    Kraft Foods - the purveyor of salty snacks and the famous Dairylea brand - is expanding a school health scheme, which educates children about healthy eating - including how to grow veg.

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    Mandatory code to protect Aussie growers

    2006-09-20T15:01:01Z

    Australia's fruit and vegetable growers will be protected by a mandatory code of conduct for the industry, after the country’s federal government formally committed to its election promise.

  • Jacket pack to boost spuds in school
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    Jacket pack to boost spuds in school

    2006-09-20T13:01:02Z

    The British Potato Council (BPC) has produced a Jacket Potato Bar pack to help school caterers push healthier choices at lunchtime.

  • New prepared mushroom launched
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    New prepared mushroom launched

    2006-09-20T10:01:01Z

    Netherlands-based mushroom specialist the Banken Champignons Group is expanding its convenience range with the launch of a new mushroom product ready-filled with cream cheese.

  • An archive shot of Glenn, in the shirt of his beloved Falkirk
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    Glenn Lucas dies of heart attack

    2006-09-20T08:53:09Z

    Glenn Lucas, direct sales manager of Fesa, died of a heart attack last Thursday. He was 55.

  • Waitrose goes with Panorama
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    Waitrose goes with Panorama

    2006-09-20T08:01:01Z

    Waitrose has become the first food retailer to package fresh produce lines with Amcor Panorama.

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    Speciality expanding its niche

    2006-09-19T17:01:01Z

    More people are opting for better quality, carefully sourced and speciality food, according to the organisers of The Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2006.

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    Heveco creditors blame fire

    2006-09-19T15:26:24Z

    Administrators for Heveco Mushrooms have blamed a fire at the company’s Thakeham premises for hastening the company’s descent into their hands.

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    FoE: supermarkets crushing farmers

    2006-09-19T14:01:01Z

    Friends of the Earth campaigners have accused supermarkets of “crushing farmers” and killing off local shops in their evidence for the Competition Commission (CC) inquiry into the £120 billion UK grocery market.

  • Krys Zasada
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    Zasada: markets need united front

    2006-09-19T12:01:01Z

    The UK’s retail and wholesale markets need to develop a more unified approach and message if they are to capture the hearts and minds of the 21st century consumer.

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    "Devious" Tesco forced to withdraw crisps

    2006-09-19T10:01:01Z

    A Hertfordshire-based crisp company has branded Tesco “devious” after it stocked its brand without permission.

  • QS Germany and EurepGAP sign on the dotted lines
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    German scheme benchmarked to EurepGAP

    2006-09-19T08:01:01Z

    EurepGAP has taken a further step towards its goal of harmonising requirements for producers, by benchmarking QS Germany to its protocols.

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    Tesco in Thai talks

    2006-09-18T17:01:01Z

    Tesco is in crisis talks with the Thai government in a bid to see through ambitious expansion plans.

  • Aalsmeer admits 100th international member
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    Aalsmeer admits 100th international member

    2006-09-18T15:01:01Z

    The world marketplace for flowers and plants Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer in Holland has admitted its 100th international member.

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    The rocky high street horror show

    2006-09-18T14:01:02Z

    Simon Quin's vision of High Street Britian in 2015 is not a happy one.

  • Red Tractor widens guidelines
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    Red Tractor widens guidelines

    2006-09-18T12:01:01Z

    Assured Food Standards is responding to consumer demand and increasing the amount of products in supermarkets featuring the Red Tractor logo.

  • Morrisons figures expected to please
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    Morrisons figures expected to please

    2006-09-18T10:01:01Z

    Analysts expect new Morrisons chief executive to be welcomed into his new role with confirmation that the supermarket chain is back in growth mode.

  • Greenery gets more Tradizionale
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    Greenery gets more Tradizionale

    2006-09-18T08:01:01Z

    The Greenery is expanding its Tradizionale tomato range by increasing production and introducing new varieties.

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    Oregon gets the blues

    2006-09-17T16:01:01Z

    Soaring temperatures in the US north-west have damaged the region’s blueberry crop.

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    FTA condemns UK road haulage costs

    2006-09-17T14:01:01Z

    The Freight Transport Association has supported conservative shadow transport secretary Chris Grayling in calling for a revised form of the Lorry Road User Charge (LRUC), similar to the one scrapped by the present Government in July 2005, to be introduced.