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    LOC conference reveals marketing focus

    2004-01-11T15:00:01Z

    The Leading the Ornamental Challenge (LOC) conference aims to assist growers to focus on their marketing strategies and address other key issues.

  • Lord Whitty has announced two new grants in a bid to assist farmers
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    Government grants to help farmers

    2004-01-11T13:00:01Z

    Food and farming minister Lord Whitty has announced two new grants under the Agriculture Development Scheme (ADS).

  • Matt George, general manager, Christian Salvesen (left) and Gerry Mundy, global perishables manager, BA (right) inspect fresh produce arriving in the UK.
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    BA/Salvesen win top award for perishables

    2004-01-11T11:00:01Z

    British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) and Christian Salvesen have jointly won a prestigious award to endorse their perishables operation at London Heathrow.

  • M & S launches new 5-a-day labels
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    M & S launches new 5-a-day labels

    2004-01-11T09:00:01Z

    Marks & Spencer has launched an on-pack leaflet explaining how customers can increase the amount of fruit and vegetables they consume daily.

  • Article

    Iceland managing director confirms departure

    2004-01-10T16:00:02Z

    Iceland's managing director Mike Coupe has announced he is to leave the frozen food group.

  • Piet Karsten will have more time now to concentrate on further expansion of his empowerment project at Keboes Farm, which supplied the first Fairtrade branded South African grape to the UK last year.
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    Karsten resigns Capespan positions

    2004-01-10T14:05:01Z

    Piet Karsten of Karsten Farms, has resigned his directorships of Capespan Group Holdings Ltd and Capespan Grapes, of which he was also chairman.

  • Beacon Foods new boiler is proving to be cost-efficient according to operations manager Paul Jones
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    Full steam ahead at Beacon Foods

    2004-01-10T12:00:01Z

    Beacon Foods is steaming ahead, thanks to a new boiler supplied by Bristol-based Fulton Boiler Works.

  • Rijk Zwaan unveils organic seed range
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    Rijk Zwaan unveils organic seed range

    2004-01-10T10:00:01Z

    Rijk Zwaan UK is offering a new range of organic seeds with a host of resistances, which are hoped to be suitable for specialist organic grower.

  • Entry may not yet be barred to some tenants that lost out in the initial selection process
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    WIM tenants win temporary reprieve

    2004-01-10T07:00:01Z

    A group of tenants that lost out in the initial selection process for space following the relocation of Western International Market (WIM) has won an opportunity to be reconsidered.

  • Article

    Morrisons reports record Christmas sales

    2004-01-09T15:00:01Z

    Morrisons has reported record sales over the Christmas period.

  • Berry supplies dip
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    Berry supplies dip

    2004-01-09T12:00:01Z

    Production and supplies of strawberries and raspberries have been affected by a drop in temperatures at the end of December and early this month.

  • Professor Brian Thomas is looking forward to taking on his new role of acting director at Warwick HRI
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    HRI announces new appointment

    2004-01-09T12:00:01Z

    Professor Brian Thomas has been named as acting director of Warwick HRI when HRI Wellesbourne and Kirton join the University of Warwick on April 1.

  • Re:fresh ñ a new brand in industry events
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    Re:fresh ñ a new brand in industry events

    2004-01-09T11:05:01Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium, the Fresh Produce Journal and Highbury-Nexus Media have combined to jointly host a new one-day conference and exhibition for the UK's fresh produce sector.

  • Rhubarb has been missing the cold this season
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    Rhubarb running scarce

    2004-01-09T09:00:01Z

    Supplies of UK-grown forced rhubarb are running tight in the UK leading traders to look to the Netherlands to supplement availability.

  • Oosthuizen: Reduce dependence on weak rand
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    Capespan apples on course

    2004-01-09T08:00:01Z

    The first shipment of Capespan South African Gala will be in the UK in mid-February. Meanwhile, Capespan is telling its growers in South Africa to reduce their dependence on the declining rand.

  • Redbridge rolls on
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    Redbridge rolls on

    2004-01-08T17:46:56Z

    The difficulties experienced during the European stonefruit season have had a radical impact on the UK stonefruit market, says Redbridge-AFI. The company's stonefruit technical manager Peter Czarnobaj and marketing manager Penny Pidd talk to Emma Hatfield.

  • All change in global trade and consumer behavoiur
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    All change in global trade and consumer behavoiur

    2004-01-08T17:44:06Z

    By John Giles, divisional director, Promar International

  • Dr Ihab Tadros is predicting a good start to the season
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    Rot victory key to Egyptian progress

    2004-01-08T17:42:28Z

    The Egyptian potato market is full of confidence for the season ahead. Good growing conditions matched with increased awareness and development of quality assurance programmes means expectations are high. Growers are looking to take advantage of a problematic UK season as they aim to develop their position within the market. John Broy reports.

  • Come in out of the cold
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    Come in out of the cold

    2004-01-08T17:40:47Z

    Amid environmental concerns and heightening insurance costs Emma Hatfield reports on this year's hottest prospects in cold storage and finds vast progress has been made in terms of product development and design.

  • Higgins search for expansion
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    Higgins search for expansion

    2004-01-08T17:39:37Z

    The Journal will focus on seeds throughout the remainder of January. Our next four issues will look at various aspects of the seed sector and ask some of the leading players what the key factors will be for them in 2004. Today, Higgins goes electronic and Rijk Zwaan launches a range of organic seeds