All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 162
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ArticleFreshfel unites behind healthy eating
Freshfel Europe, the umbrella organisation of the fresh fruit and vegetable industry in Europe, is united in its support to increase the consumption of fresh produce and welcomes the WHO World Health Day.
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ArticleFPC announces new ceo
Nigel Jenney will be the new chief executive of the Fresh Produce Consortium from early May.
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Tesco inconvenienced over Adminstore acquisition
Tesco faces a last minute challenge to its bid to buy convenience stores from Adminstore.
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ArticleSainsbury's wins Organic Supermarket of the Year
Sainsbury's has won the Soil Association's Organic Supermarket of the Year award for the third successive year, reiterating the company's position at the forefront of the organic market.
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Scottish organic sector gaining support
The Scottish organic fruit and veg sector is getting a leg-up from the national Organic Action Plan
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ArticleExotics supplier looks to expand UK market
Ghanaian-based HS Investments Ltd, pineapple, papaya and mango producer, is looking for UK importers.
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ArticleNew business ideas can win £20,000
Entrepreneurs and new ventures in the food and drink sector can win £20,000 in the Business Start-up Competition run by Leatherhead Food International and the Leatherhead Enterprise Centre (LEC).
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ArticleFood Standards Agency overturns mushroom ruling
Mushroom growers can once again get set for a summer of selling their products as salad ingredients after industry lobbying forced the Food Standards Agency to overturn a previous ruling.
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ArticleWal-Mart's Peterson on stage at Re:fresh Conference
Wal-Mart senior vice-president Bruce Peterson is on stage at the Re:fresh Conference, on May 6.
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Dodging the retail bullets
Shake-up doesn’t do justice to what is taking place in the industry at the moment, I’m sure most readers would
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ArticleShow success for Food and Drink Expo
The Food and Drink Expo 2004 attracted more visitors and exhibitors than the last expo held at the Birmingham NEC.
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ArticleCo-op on acquisition trail
The Co-operative Group has appointed Derek Matkin to the newly-created post of business acquisitions manager for Northern and North Wales.
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ArticleNFU virtual job centre helps search for seasonal workers
The National Farmers' Union is recommending all members to use its virtual jobcentre service.
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Labour providers introduce code of practice
The Association of Labour Providers (ALP) is introducing a code of practice as a means of demonstrating that its members are committed to high standards...
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Reconnecting the food chain in the east of England
The Eastern region government office is holding a Healthy Food-Healthy Lifestyles food and environment education conference tomorrow (March 31).
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John Swain dies, aged 61
John Swain, for 33 years a valued colleague and confidant of Alick Glass at Glass Glover and Associates, died at Berkshire General Hospital on March 26, aged 61.
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ArticleMajor restructure at MBM
There has been a major management shake-up at one of the UK’s largest potato operations.
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Compass points to healthy UK sales hike
The UK’s largest contract catering group Compass expects a seven per cent hike in its global like-for-like turnover this financial year.
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ArticleUK business turns back on euro
A report suggests that UK businesses are turning against the idea of joining the euro.
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ArticleLet’s get physical, expert tells tomato growers
Physical controls are where most tomato growers can make improvements to their pest control strategies.