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Pear record
Portuguese fruit producers are set to attempt to break the world record for the largest fruit salad, currently standing at 1,520kg in New Jersey, US.
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New Year nerves
Nearly half the UK’s top fresh produce companies are nervous over what 2005 may hold, claim Plimsoll.
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Assurance one-stop shop
Efsis-FABBL, the farm assurance specialist, has written to more than 3,000 farmers in England to ensure they are aware that Efsis-FABBL offers inspection to the Assured Produce Scheme as well as a range of others.
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New buyer at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s has appointed Christian Hickey to take over as stone-fruit and tropical-fruit buyer, following the departure of Dom Schulenberg last week.
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ArticleRetailers rapped
Retailers are being called upon to give more support to the fresh produce industry in a bid to stamp out illegal labour practices.
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Cape competition
Following a recent Cape and Outspan promotion in West Country retailer Stokes the Greengrocers, the presentation of first prize took place at Stokes, Staple Hill store.
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New headquarters for NFU
The NFU has cut the first turf in its wholesale move from London to its new headquarters at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
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Tough conditions on carrots
Carrot producers are facing a tough season following poor growing conditions and rising costs.
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Potato bosses re-appointments
The British Potato Council has announced the re-appointments of Richard Harris and Barry Leathwood.
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ArticleCancer prevention doubts
UK fresh produce bosses have hit back at a US study which casts doubt on 5-a-day cancer-prevention claims, saying it will simply cause further confusion for consumers.
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Sprout growers confident
British sprout growers are confident of a good season, but they need to break out of the two-week Christmas trap, says a leading producer.
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Organic farmer scoops award
A vegetable farmer has been named Producer of the Year in the Soil Assocation’s 2004 Organic Food Awards.
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ArticleSainsbury's pea in a leaf
Sainsbury’s has launched a new variety of pea in the form of a leaf.
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Article30 years strong
Cast your mind back to 1974 and what do you think of? On the football front Germany beat Holland in the World Cup and Liverpool won the FA Cup. In fashion kipper ties and flared trousers, and tottering platform shoes ruled. Meanwhile, ‘Tricky Dickie’ and his Watergate scandal was all over the newspapers, vying for column inches with our home-grown scandal, Lucky Lord Lucan and his vanishing act.In the world of food, McDonalds opened its first outlet in the UK. Peppers, courgettes and mangoes were exotic produce. Pineapple and cheese on sticks was the height of sophistication and Cadbury’s Smash was the last word in convenience. Eating out was, for the majority, a special occasion. Oh, and the traders of Covent Garden made the short, but life-changing trip south to New Covent Garden, a state-of-the-art wholesale centre in Vauxhall. thirty years on, Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleRising to the customer challenge
Demand from customers forced one fresh produce supplier to take a serious look at its IT capabilities. The result? A new, more focussed service that is benefiting both supplier and purchaser. David Leck talks to Adrian Finn, director of H & B Hawkes.
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ArticleRelying on Rocha
Rocha pears grown in the central Oeste region of Portugal, have established themselves as a well known variety in the UK marketplace. This has been achieved through the hard work of growers and exporters of the Rocha marketing board, Associacão Nacional de Produtores de Pera Rocha (ANP) for more than 10 years. Anabella de Sousa visited the Oeste region and four of the fruit’s largest growers.
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ArticleFate deals a cruel blow
Carrot growers may be forgiven for thinking fate is conspiring against them this year. Heavy rain throughout June, July and August meant summer was a wash-out and the effects are now only just becoming apparent.
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12 billion euros and a safe future
The French wholesale markets’ federation recently published 2003 financial statistics for the sector and the good news
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Who’s headed for pastures new?
Sainsbury’s has appointed Christian Hickey to take over as stone-fruit and tropical-fruit buyer, following the
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Keeping it simple pays off for DoH
When the Department of Health finally unveiled its long-awaited 5-a-day logo last year there was muted muttering throughout