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Thursday, November 05, 2009
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Tunisia: Retail business - 9 'Champion' stores are re-labelled 'Carrefour Market'
Since October 28, 2009 nine of Tunisia's "Champion" stores will be re-labelled "Carrefour Market" . The move which was decided by the group following the successful opening since 2007 of hundreds of outlets bearing the same name and which have recorded higher revenues concerns "Champion" supermarkets located.....
India: Consumers hard hit as veggie prices skyrocket
Vegetables and foodgrains are on an upward spiral in the city, causing many a household to reorganise its monthly budget for food. As compared to last year, the price of vegetables like potatoes, cauliflower and fenugreek has gone up by Rs 30 to Rs 100 a kg in the wholesale market.At present, the retail.....
Nepal: Veg prices still sky high
The constant fluctuation in vegetable prices has been a concern for a long period of time, with retailers and wholesellers each putting the blame on the other.Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market (KFVM) recently put up an information board for consumers so that they could be aware of wholesale as well as.....
US (FL): Mushroom farm workers want help to keep business booming
Folks working at the mushroom farm formerly known as Quincy Farms are hoping some stimulus money will help stimulate the mushroom industry and help save their jobs.Florida Prime is the company using the facility formally operated by Quincy Farms.Workers there say they are thankful that Florida Prime stepped.....
UK chilli experts regional finalists
Local chilli experts, Shawn and Joanna Plumb have been voted as regional finalists in the Local Food Heroes competition staged by Good Food cookery show Market Kitchen. Edible Ornamentals in Chawston have been selected by a panel of expert judges as one of the top three food providers in the Anglian region.....
US: Recent cool spell delays broccoli harvest
Broccoli tends to thrive in cold weather but not this year. Below-average temperatures in October delayed this year's harvest by nearly three weeks.Gardeners who planted broccoli this year will like what they pick."Broccoli planted in the fall has a lot more flavor than broccoli planted in the spring," said.....
US: Drug seizure at broccoli warehouse in McAllen
Three men remain behind bars after authorities seized more than 1,680 pounds of marijuana at a broccoli and carrot warehouse in McAllen.U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents arrested Cesar Manuel Martinez-Rodriguez, Jose Rodriguez-Garcia and Rodrigo Bravo-Montoya on federal drug charges.....
US: Research shows herbal formula helps in heart and lung disease
Pulmonary hypertension which can lead to congestive heart failure may be a thing of the past according to new research. On November 3rd the American Heart Association journal Circulation, published findings by Dr. Norbert Voelkel and researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), demonstrating the.....
India: HP techie starts portal to sell vegetables
RK Venkatesan, an engineer from Hewlett-Packard, has found a new avenue for his technical skills. He has started 'Veggie Bazaar', a web portal to order and buy vegetables, and get them delivered to home on 24-hour notice. Initiated in Chennai earlier in July this year, the portal has so far registered 3,000.....
US: Illinois researchers to develop gender-bending papayas
File this under the “Who Knew?” category.Turns out papayas come in three sexual varieties: male, female and hermaphrodite. And its the hermaphrodites that produce the flavorful fruit that’s often sold commercially and winds up in your fruit parfait.From the grower’s perspective, hermaphrodite plants come.....
Philippines: Bishops ask banana growers to stop aerial spraying
Four members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) have challenged the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) to exercise corporate responsibility by stopping the aerial spraying of chemicals in banana plantations in Mindanao.In its letter addressed to PBGEA.....
Vaughan Foods, Inc. announces dates for third quarter results and investor conference call
Vaughan Foods, Inc., a regional leader in fresh-cut vegetables and fruit products, and a broad line of refrigerated prepared salads, sauces, soups, and side-dishes, today announced that it will release financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 after the close of the market on Thursday,.....
North Ireland: Food processing sales increase
Sales in Northern Ireland’s food and drinks processing sector have grown steadily over three years to approach the £3bn mark in 2008, an official report reveals.The value of sales for the sector increased from £2,595 million in 2006 to £2,799 million in 2007, while provisional estimates suggest that total.....
Senegal: Groundnut production in freefall
Farmers are complaining about a lack of technical assistance and the poor quality of seeds they've planted this year in the Kaolack region, Senegal's groundnut-producing area, 200 kilometres south of the capital Dakar.The production of groundnuts, Senegal's third-largest export product after fishing and.....
US: Wisconsin to retain top spot in cranberry output
Wisconsin is likely to retain its number one spot in the US in cranberry production for the fifteenth straight year.According to U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Wisconsin will yield 4.0 million barrels of cranberries. That would be below last year’s record harvest, but.....
US: Family Dollar sees growth in new stores, new shoppers
Family Dollar Stores Inc (FDO.N) will expand its business by opening new stores, renovating older locations and selling more to the middle- income consumers who are looking for bargains.The retailer, which sells most of its merchandise for $10 or less, outlined the plans at its analyst meeting on Tuesday,.....
UK: World Food award Asda prize
The first World Food Awards 2009 were held at the London Hilton on the 31st October, and Asda won the Best National Retailer category. The World Food Awards are organized by the World Foods Association, and Harry Dulai said that the aim is to ensure that ethnic foods is recognised as an important.....
Frankort & Koning focuses on Scandinavia
Frankort & Koning has hired Aryan van Midden as a first step to improve its position on the Scandinavian market. Aryan is well experienced in the Fruit and Vegetable business, with strong knowledge of the Scandinavian market. He will be based in our head office in Venlo, South Holland. The Frankort &.....
Coming to Fruition
The Ecuadorian company Forza Frut is putting down roots in Mexico and seducing the world’s palate with the quality of Mexican bananas.
Forza Frut’s story goes back to the partnership between Pascuale Mastricci and Luis Fernando Rivadeneira Dávalos, who have a combined experience of 50 years exporting fruit and vegetables from Ecuador and Mexico to be distributed in the European market.The company is of Ecuadorian origin and started with an.....
Holland: Expansion of Lutgo Global
Lutgo Global is the international branch of the Lutgo Group in Aalsmeer. They started in 2006 as an independent unit, specifically focused on the worldwide recruitment and selection of management and specialists for agriculture and horticulture. Since the set up of Lutgo Global candidates have been placed in.....
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