All articles by Steven Maxwell – Page 50
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ArticleBerry Gardens BV appoints new MD
Theo Houwen has been appointed managing director of Berry Gardens BV to head the company’s northern Europe expansion strategy
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ArticleSpanish Kaki production set to fall
Leading horticultural association predicts a major drop in this year’s harvest in Valencia region after poor weather in recent months
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ArticleVinalopó crop has “excellent” prospects
Uva de Mesa Embolsada Vinalopó is confidently predicting an excellent table grape crop, ahead of the start of this season’s harvest in September
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ArticleMurcian watermelon deal suffers setback
This year’s Murcian watermelon crop is set to be 5 per cent lower than the 2007 campaign, due in part to water shortages
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ArticleWorldwide Fruit officially opens packhouse
British apple and avocado marketer Worldwide Fruit has officially opened the doors of a major new packhouse and office facility
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ArticleMexican chillis ‘implicated’ in outbreak
The FDA is reportedly concentrating its investigation into the recent Salmonella scare on Mexican-grown Jalapeño and Serrano chillis, as well as coriander imports
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ArticleUS grocers pull jalapeños from stores
Leading US supermarket groups have stopped selling jalapeño peppers following the discovery of a contaminated sample at a Texas distributor
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"Difficult" times for UK soft fruit
Soft fruit in the UK has endured a difficult 2008 so far, visitors to Fruit Focus 2008 have heard
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ArticleA&P announces improved results
Tengelmann’s US retail subsidiary shows an increase in year-on-year sales as integration of Pathmark stores nears completion
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ArticleThe Greenery rolls out wholesale deal
The Greenery has just completed a tour of UK wholesale markets to publicise the start of a distribution deal with Total Produce
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ArticleFresh-cut sector important for Murcia
Recent data shows that the fresh-cut sector is rapidly becoming a major business for growers in the Spanish region
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ArticleMurcia almond crop set for “major fall”
Asaja Murcia has given a gloomy prediction for this season’s Murcian almond crop, in the wake of an ongoing water shortage in southern Spain
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ArticleBellaverde broccoli debuts at Sainsbury's
British vegetable specialist Marshalls hails launch of new sweet-tasting brassica as a unique new product offering
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ArticleHeavy rains hit Mexican growers
Mexican tomato and vegetables have been left counting the cost of heavy rains that have struck the country over the last 30 days
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ArticleMarseille-Fos sees rise in global traffic
Year-on-year volumes of fresh produce are increasing at France's leading port
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Uwe Schwießelmann leaves Coexphal
Mr Schwießelmann says he is departing from the association for personal reasons but hopes to remain within the Spanish fresh produce sector
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Article"Worst" watermelon crop in years
Spanish watermelon growers in the southern region of Almeria have suffered their worst watermelon crop in 25 years, claims a top producer organisation
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Wesfarmers: Coles needs five years
“Chronic underinvestment” in Coles Group means it will take five years to turnaround struggling retailer, says Wesfarmers chief executive
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ArticleBrazil seals Kent mango deal with Japan
Japan and Brazil have finally completed negotiations over the import of the latter’s Kent mangoes, Japanese officials have announced
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Oppenheimer signs Brazilian grape deal
British Columbia-based company signs major grape supply deal with one of Brazil’s leading growers