All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 97
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Bureaucratic nightmare for organics
Organic imports are being held up at UK ports by a “bureaucratic nightmare”, according to one importer.
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ArticleSainsbury's puts UK avos on trial
Sainsbury’s is claiming to be the first to attempt commercial production of avocados in the UK.
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Threat to independents and wholesalers growing
Leaked preliminary findings of a report due for publication in February warn that independent retailers will be almost non-existent by 2015.
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New md for Greenery UK
Martin Brown has been appointed as the new managing director of Greenery UK.
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FTA publishes van drivers handbook
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has published a Van Drivers Handbook detailing essential rules and requirements for UK van drivers.
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ArticleIsrael exports 10-month boom
The value of Israel's export of fresh produce for the first 10 months of 2005 rose by 18 per cent.
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ArticleMorrisons in discrimination row
Morrisons could face 150 sex discrimination claims following a decision to award its predominantly male distribution workers more redundancy pay than its female finance-centre employees.
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African promise on show in Berlin
A Netherlands Government economic development agency will present 20 promising African and Middle Eastern producers at Fruit Logistica this February in the hope of helping them secure European markets.
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ArticleIs British farmer a sacrificial lamb?
NFU president Tim Bennett will ask whether the government is using British farmers as sacrificial lambs during the opening speech of The Oxford Farming Conference today.
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North-West kids draw for produce
School children in the north-west of England produced impressive results when challenged to design a food of the future that could be on our supermarket shelves in 2025.
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ArticleConference to tackle capital transport issues
The Freight Transport Association, in partnership with Transport for London, is holding a conference for companies and other stakeholders concerned with the movement of freight in the capital.
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ArticleVietnamese exports rise 31.3 per cent
Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable export turnover has reached US$235 million in 2005, up 31.3 per cent on last year.
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Researchers develop method for de-activating RFID tags
IBM researchers at IBM have devised an alternative to the current “kill” commands specified by EPCglobal in its Generation 2 protocol, which, from a consumer's perspective, offer no visible indication that a tag has actually been “killed.”
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Conference to hear first-hand WTO response
NFU president Tim Bennett will provide the 60th Oxford Farming Conference with a first-hand account of World Trade Organisation talks from Hong Kong.
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ArticleLeather and Rees honoured
Suzi Leather and Robert Rees, both on a mission to improve the nation's eating habits, were recognised in the New Year Honours.
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ArticleCapespan joins recycling revolution
Capespan, is joining the environmental revolution with a new recycling solution for its base in Sheerness.
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New website for organic farm
An organic farm in Northumberland is launching a new website and online ordering service with support from Defra’s Rural Enterprise Scheme (RES).
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ArticleMcDonald's trials new fridge concept
Fast food giant McDonald’s is trialing a new refrigeration system in its Islington outlet.
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Taste coming to fore in UK marketplace
The UK fresh produce market is becoming increasingly dominated by taste according to exporters at Moroccan agricultural trade fair, SIFEL.
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ArticleThat was the year that was - December 2005
Throughout 2005, freshinfo brought you all the breaking news and kept you bang up-to-date with the ongoing stories from around the world that affected the UK fresh produce market. Click here to review the top five stories from December.