All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 103
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Gates: technology key to staying competitive
Freshinfo reported that Microsoft founder Bill Gates addressed UK retail leaders last week. But what nuggets did the great man impart? Click here to find out.
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Free trade with EU for 16 more countries
An agreement to create a Pan-Euro-Mediterranean zone will give 16 countries preferential access to the EU market.
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ArticleZim minister seizes citrus export land
A Zimbabwean government minister has seized one of the country’s largest citrus fruit estates and forced out the white owner, as senior government and security officials step up a fresh round of farm seizures.
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OFT to re-open Tesco probe
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to re-open its investigation into the domination by Tesco of the UK grocery market.
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Margins sacrificed for volume by one in three
One in three fresh produce companies has taken a hit on margin to maintain sales levels.
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Levy bodies combine online to educate
The British Potato Council, Home Grown Cereals Authority, Horticulture Development Council, Meat and Livestock Commission and Milk Development Council are jointly developing a comprehensive interactive website for all foods.
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European Commission expresses banana disappointment
Here in full, is a statement made this afternoon by the European Commission following the WTO’s rejection of its banana proposals.
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EU suffers further WTO banana rebuttal
WTO rejects latest EU banana proposals, as nine-year dispute refuses to go away.
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Scots lead way on school meals
Scottish schools are leading the way in the UK, as the education system attempts to provide healthier eating options to its pupils.
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ArticleBill Gates addresses top UK retailers
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, today addressed 20 of the UK's top retail leaders.
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Light labels could spell end for stickers
A New Zealand company is rolling out a new labelling method, which it believes could signal the end of plastic stickers on fruits and vegetables.
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PMA moves after New Orleans troubles
The 2007 PMA Fresh Summit International Convention and Exhibition will move from New Orleans to Houston.
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OFT refers ketchup deal to Competition Commission
The Office of Fair Trading has called in the Competition Commission amid fears that tomato ketchup prices could increase unfairly following Heinz’s takeover of HP Foods.
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ArticleAsian Citrus seals supermarket deal
AIM-quoted orange plantation owner Asian Citrus has signed its first contract to supply oranges to a supermarket in China.
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Article3663 opens flagship Scottish site
A traditional Scottish piper was on hand to celebrate the official opening of 3663 First for Foodservice’s flagship frozen, fresh and chilled distribution centre in Larbert on October 6.
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ArticleLeading Edge opens new facility
Kent-based labels and packaging company, Leading Edge Labels, has opened a new site in Peterborough.
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ArticleSchmidt calls for currency favours
Chile’s horticultural production will suffer if unfavourable exchange rates continue, according to Luis Schmidt, president of the country’s fruit growers’ association Fedefruta.
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ArticleGovernment will suffer for lack of transport investment
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) believes the government must heed warnings by the OECD that decades of under investment in transport infrastructure is threatening to hold back productivity in the UK economy.
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ArticleEnglish chase pink pounds
Secret trials are taking place in Kent to assess whether UK growers will be able to produce pink apples to compete against imported Cripps Pink and the trademarked Pink Lady, which have taken UK retailers by storm over the last five years.