All Production & Trade articles – Page 1508
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ArticleNew pear on Asda shelves
A “new” old variety of pear will be gracing the shelves of selected Asda stores from next week.
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NFU countryside lifts lid on rural life
Levels of contenment are higher in the countryside, according to a new survey.
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Charity to help growers improve soil
A new Defra-funded project to help growers improve the ways in which they build soil fertility is to be led by organic growing charity HDRA Garden Organic.
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ArticleBumper year for Chilean avo exporters
The Chilean avocado season just ended was the fruit’s most successful campaign to date in both the UK and Europe.
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ArticleGraduates stand proud after Tesco supply scheme
A leadership and development programme launched by MorePeople last year in conjunction with retail giant Tesco and its fresh produce suppliers has just seen its first wave of graduations.
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ArticleJP Fresh: new name on the block
The UK’s fourth largest fruit firm has been renamed and pledged to expand its customer base to create future growth potential.
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ArticleClaims are rot, says Palmer
A statement in the New Zealand press claiming that fruit is rotting on trees due to the unprecedented scale of the country’s agricultural labour shortage has been refuted by Ian Palmer, chairman of Pipfruit New Zealand.
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ArticleACP bananas boost presence in EU
EU countries imported 4.185 million tonnes of bananas from the Caribbean and other countries in 2006, a 12.3 per cent increase on 2005.
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ArticleMBO makes MBMG independent
Premier foods plc has entered into a non-binding agreement with key management of MBMG business, for the latter to acquire the share capital of MBM produce Ltd and Monument Ltd, which trades as MBMG.
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GLA toughens up with food firms
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) is preparing to crack down on food firms which are flying in the face of new laws by continuing to use unlicensed labour.
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ArticleWatch this shelf space, Asda warns
Airfreighted produce in-store could become a thing of the past as consumers weigh up the environmental impact of food miles, Asda chief executive Andy Bond has warned.
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Ben-Dor heads south for plum deals
Israeli summer fruit developer and exporter Sefi Ben-Dor has struck a series of deals with growers in the southern hemisphere in a bid to secure a 12-month supply of its summer plums.
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Family friendly regulations have backfired, FPB says
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has claimed that family friendly regulations are leading to discrimination against women in the workplace.
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ArticleAgrexco fills European potato void
An unprecedented potato shortage in Europe this season has enabled Israeli produce giant Agrexco to substantially boost exports to the region.
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ArticleBanana stakes rising
As official EU statistics show that banana imports from Ecuador fell three per cent in 2006, the Andean country has branded the EU’s regime “illegal”.
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ArticleRose puts foot in mouth over Sainsbury’s claims
Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Rose has ruled out a bid for retailer J Sainsbury - just hours after publicly telling shareholders to “watch this space”.
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Organics market becoming truly international
Organic sales are predicted to top the £20 billion barrier in 2007
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Growers face tangled online web
Growers who sell via the web could face a fresh tangle of EU bureaucracy, following a European Commission suggestion that they comply to all pan-national EC retail rules.
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Med fruit fly found in Chile
Two specimens of the commonly known Mediterranean fruit fly have been found by Chilean phytsanitary authorities in the south of capital city Santiago.
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ArticleProfits slide at beleaguered Somerfield
Supermarket chain Somerfield has revealed it suffered a 7 per cent profit slump during 2006, a year which also saw the retailer struggle through a ten-month takeover battle.