All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 122
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ArticleSomerfield gains from takeover speculation
Shares in supermarket group Somerfield continue to rise following news it has received more takeover approaches.
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Indians to test new grape variety in UK market
Indian exporters are hoping to boost their credibility in the UK with a new variety of grape.
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ArticleBA World Cargo launches Constant Fresh
British Airways World Cargo has launched its new global perishables product, Constant Fresh, as part of a £1 million investment in its perishables handling service at Heathrow.
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ArticleAvocado collaboration to boost consumption
Growers from Chile and South Africa are set to pilot international collaboration to increase consumption of avocados in the UK.
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French leeks looking good
French early leek producers from Nantes are confident that the campaign due to begin in May will be positively affected by Spanish frosts.
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ArticleMills praised at retirement function
Outgoing chairman of Covent Garden Market Authority Leif Mills was praised by his successor Brenda Dean and Defra minister Lord Whitty at a retirement function on Tuesday.
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Europech to discuss cold snap
European stonefruit congress Europech will be held April 27 and 28 in Perpignan.
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ArticleAirfreighted salad volumes soar
BA World Cargo has seen its throughput of salad crops for the UK market rise by four times the weekly volume year-on-year in the last six weeks.
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ArticleApe shows added strength
Fresh produce search engine www.hairyape.info is going from strength to strength since it became free to search in July last year.
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ArticleMagical mangosteen
Mangosteen from western coastal India is exciting researchers with its reported medicinal properties.
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Coca Cola targets healthy drinks market
Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is making a bid to break into the market for healthier drinks.
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ArticleRobots to save UK mushroom industry
A new robotics model developed by Warwick University could prove the salvation of the UK mushroom industry within a year.
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ArticleSomerfield acts on confused fresh messages
Somerfield is to focus more clearly on its fresh offer after realising that even its own staff were confused by the wide range of conflicting healthy eating messages in store.
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HRI hosts seed day
Warwick HRI is hosting its first Seed Industry Day, which will be held at Wellesbourne on Tuesday, April 12.
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Swansea's door-to-door produce offer
Swansea volunteers unite with Gower grower to deliver fresh produce to local residents’ front doors.
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ArticleFlower Council sponsor of Re:fresh Award
The Flower Council of Holland has signed up as sponsor of the Re:fresh Floral Business of the Year award.
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ArticleMurcia takes a big value hit
The fall in value of exports of fresh produce from the Spanish region of Murcia was steeper in 2004 than at almost any other time previously, industry bosses warn.
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ArticleSainsbury's shows recovery signs
Sainsbury’s appears to be showing the early signs of launching a recovery, according to the latest figures from TNS.
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Packhouse fire will not disrupt shipments
Following Saturday’s fire at Longview Packing in Hastings, Hawke’s Bay - see Hawke's Bay fire destroys major packhouse - the directors of both Longview and Grower Trust Marketing have assured growers and customers that all operations for the 2005 season will continue as planned.
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ArticleCapespan claims leadership with new grape packaging
Capespan's technology division believes it has stolen a march with a revolutionary grape packaging design.