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| Butters Group unveils new financial controller |
| Steve Phillips has been appointed financial controller at Lincolnshire-based pot plant supplier the Butters Group, as part of the company’s current re-structuring process. |
| Agro-Mashov prepares for 2009 show |
| The 19th Agro-Mashov trade show, or the International Summit for Vegetables, Fruits and Flower Marketing (VFF), will take place on January 14-15, 2009 at the Israel Trade Fairs & Conventions Center in Tel Aviv. |
| Kid-friendly broccoli at Sainsbury’s |
| A new variety of broccoli that tastes like peas was introduced to Sainsbury’s shelves this week. |
| Pakistan fruit exports up 27 per cent |
| Pakistan’s fruit exports, during the fiscal year 2007-08, surged by 27 per cent in terms of value and 20 per cent in terms of volume despite various obstacles faced by the country’s export community. |
| Waitrose kicks off £2.2m charity scheme |
| As many as 7,000 local charities stand to benefit from a new community scheme unveiled by Waitrose. |
| Banana regime impasse |
| Negotiations at WTO level on the long-running banana dispute between the EU and Latin American countries were still overshadowing the Doha round of trade talks in Geneva on Wednesday. |
| AgroFair launches juice and purée service |
| Fairtrade fruit specialist AgroFair UK has launched a dedicated service for the sale and marketing of fruit juices and purées from Fairtrade fruit growers. |
| Potato Council appoints new chairman |
| Allan Stevenson took the reins as chairman of the Potato Council this week. |
| White Zim farmer to sue minister |
| A White Zimbabwean farmer is preparing to sue a Zanu (PF) minister for stealing bananas worth around £7,500 from his Eastern Highlands farmland. |
| Zirkle settles with workers |
| Washington State fruit distributor Zirkle Fruit has reached an agreement with 600 foreign guest workers, which will see each receive $170 in settlement of a long-running dispute. |
