All Production & Trade articles – Page 1654
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Ring rot risk in Polish potatoes to be monitored
Port inspectors will monitor arrivals of Polish potatoes in order to safeguard against ring rot entering the UK.
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ArticleGeest shares fly high after £40 million injection
Geest saw its shares rocket by 14 per cent, after two Icelandic brothers paid £40 million for a 10 per cent stake in the company.
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ArticleOrange peppers enjoy early demand
Since the beginning of March, orange sweet peppers have been part of the Flandria vegetable range. The Belgian organisation reports a huge amount of interest from the trade.
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ArticleEwan new BGA chairman
At the recent Brassica Growers’ Association agm Alistair Ewan, managing director of East of Scotland Growers, was elected as the BGA’s chairman.
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ArticleVillage to retire
Marks & Spencer produce technologist Peter Village is retiring at the end of May after 34 years with the retailer.
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ArticleCitrus season brings mixed blessings
This season shows all the signs of being a mixed year for South African citrus, while the Spanish look back on good volumes, but poor prices and other Mediterranean countries analyse their season.
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ArticleCalifornians debut cherries
The long-awaited California cherry season kicked off this week with fruit hitting the shelves in Waitrose.
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Kronen manufacturers expand business premises
German manufacturers of fresh produce processing equipment, Kronen are expanding into a new 3000m site.
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ArticleLansdale belter at Somerfield
To celebrate British Tomato Week, former TGA chairman Peter Lansdale, along with Greenery UK held a “Meet the Grower” day at the Somerfield store in Standish, Lancashire.
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Leafy conference in November
Preparations are now well underway for the second British Leafy Salads Conference on November 10.
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Christian Salvesen sacks chief executive
Christian Salvesen has ousted its chief executive following a string of profit warnings.
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ArticleAll Wight on the vine at Tesco
Wight Salads and Tesco are aiming to alter the common customer perception that salads are boring with the recent launch of Tesco’s new season, British vine toms.
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Guidance issued on 5-a-day labels
The Fresh Produce Consortium and the department of health have acted quickly to issue guidance on making health claims on fresh produce packaging.
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ArticleHayman happy at Tomato Week exposure
TGA chairman Gerry Hayman put himself about in the cause of homegrown tomatoes during the first British Tomato Week.
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Port of London Authority reports busy 12 months
The Port of London Authority has reported the total cargo handled last year at its terminals amounted to 51 million tonnes, in its annual review.
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Onix achieves higher standard
Onix-Group, an Anglo-Polish fresh chilled onion producer, processor and pre-packer has achieved higher level accreditation against the EFSIS-BRC Global Standard.
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High Court blocks S&A village plan
S&A Produce has seen its bid to provide a purpose-built village for up to 1,000 migrant fruit pickers blocked at the High Court.
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ArticleParliamentary visit for Nine Elms traders
The Parliamentary Fruit Group visited New Covent Garden Market last week.
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ArticleBerries improve your sex drive
A new study, commissioned by British Summer Fruits, has found that strawberries and raspberries improve sex drive.
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Salvesen expands foodservice offer with new appointment
Christian Salvesen appoints second general manager (business solutions) foodservice.