All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 145
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ArticlePeas splattered by rains
The weather has caused havoc for the pea season with growers reporting significantly lower yields.
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ArticleOrange shortage hits juicers
Tropicana is discontinuing its 100 per cent Sanguinello juice due to a poor crop of the Sicilian blood oranges.
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ArticlePesticide training sessions in full swing
African and Caribbean producers have been feeling the benefit of the Pesticides Initiative Programme throughout the summer.
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Center Parcs to revamp restaurants
Center Parcs will invest £40 million into its four UK holiday villages after securing funding from owner Sun Capital.
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ArticlePotato lifting delayed by downpour
Early potato liftings have been disrupted by the dreadful weather of the last fortnight, said the British Potato Council.
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ArticleIceberg crashes as heavens open
Iceberg growers are under pressure, with the bad weather causing harvesting difficulties and quality issues.
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Way smoothed for Sainsbury's mangoes
Smooth mangoes are emerging as the way forward for Sainsbury’s, as the retailer looks for new ways to drive growth in the category.
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ArticleCox call for supermarket flexibility
English Cox growers are calling on supermarkets to be flexible on sizing and russet this season.
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ArticleMyers singles out retailers for banana criticism
The human cost of the banana wars on Caribbean growers is the focus of a new book by industry insider Gordon Myers.
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Thistle locked in negotiations with Cumberland
Thistle Hotels has confirmed it is in talks to lease the closed Cumberland Hotel in the capital.
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ArticleLauritzenCool concentrates South American activities in Chile
Global shipping giant LauritzenCool has centralised its South American services in Santiago.
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ArticleUS apple volumes up by nine per cent
US apple production is forecast at 223 million boxes in 2004-5, nine per cent up year-on-year but 4.5m boxes below the five-year average.
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ArticleFlexibility will get the job done
A slip and slide round the rain-soaked orchards in the Herefordshire sunshine on Monday illustrated very well the problems
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ArticleEnza blast for New Zealand industry
A leading marketer has hit out at the New Zealand apple industry following a season of poor returns.
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ArticleIndustry begins to feel oil squeeze
Spiralling oil prices are starting to bite into the fresh produce sector with margins beginning to feel the squeeze.
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ArticleCobnuts looking for new outlets
Kentish cobnut growers are desperately seeking new outlets for this year’s crop, to secure a long-term future for the UK’s leading traditional fresh nut.
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Supermarkets failing producers
Supermarkets are failing to pass on profits to producers, a report released by the Liberal Democrats revealed yesterday.
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ArticleSmart Bags increase apple life expectancy
The shelf life of west-coast US organic apples has been dramatically increased through trials carried out by OrchardWorld.
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ArticleFlorette md Gerald Lacey dies
Gerald Lacey, managing director of Florette UK, has died after a short illness.
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ArticleSAWS deal fillip for British horticulture
The 12-month National Insurance Charge exemption for non-EC SAWS workers is to remain, saving British horticulture hundreds of thousands of pounds.