Europe news archive – Page 131
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NewsCould Britain learn from Belgium's auction system?
Severe shortages in fresh produce have refocused attention on the pitfalls of UK supermarkets’ preference for seasonal contracts. Fred Searle travels to Belgium to see how the country’s fruit and vegetable auctions do things differently
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NewsBelgium’s UK export mission
Rather than prompting Belgium to focus its efforts on other markets, Brexit has seen the country actively target export growth in Britain. Fred Searle crosses the Channel to find out how and why
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NewsDel Monte makes Israel kiwifruit move
Group completes the first sale of its Greece-grown kiwifruit in Israel as it aims to reinforce brand awareness in the country
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NewsFuture Crops’ equipment to be auctioned
Bankrupt vertical farming company is having its equipment auctioned through the Troostwijk Auctions platform
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NewsLEAF announces new CEO
David Webster joins the sustainable farming group as CEO in September from the UK grocery division of Associated British Foods where he is sustainability director
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NewsThe Natural Fruit Company goes solar
Company to invest in 6,000m2 solar park at its orange packhouse in Alzira to cut CO2 emissions
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NewsRoyal looks ahead to positive stonefruit campaign
Increased volumes of Royal Sanguina expected following strong demand from European retailers
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NewsLago D’Oro opens Europe’s largest fennel packhouse
Company sees huge potential to grow sales outside Italy, after the completion of a new facility on the edge of the Fucino Plain
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NewsChilean cherry exports set new record
Volume of shipments rises to 415,315 tonnes thanks to recovery in Chinese demand
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NewsDefra awards £9.13m to agri-robotics
Projects on robotic crop harvesting, a new way of cultivating potatoes and an autonomous cow bedding system are to receive share of funding
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NewsFreskon brings southeastern Europe together
Freskon is back in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 23-25 April with an exhibition, a congress dedicated to citrus and a hosted buyers programme
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NewsTiming key to sustainability success, says Vanoirbeek
Producers in Belgium back the aims of the EU’s Farm to Fork strategy, according to Luc Vanoirbeek, general secretary of the Association of Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives (VBT), as long as they are ”affordable, realistic and fair”
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NewsPoste Italiane launches fresh produce delivery service
Italian postal service group wants to expand its logistics business so it can capitalise on increased demand for home delivery of fresh food
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NewsAgrinorm secures new funding
AgTech startup confirms a seven-digit round of financing to develop its AI-powered software
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NewsHaskelberg and IG Deccan enter avocado propagation partnership
Deal will enable IG Deccan to bring the best genetics from Israel to India and help in the local production of avocados
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NewsBumblebee pollination improves strawberry shelf-life, research shows
Biobest points to the shelf-life benefits of bumblebee pollination of strawberry crops, in addition to well established improvements in yield and quality
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NewsWooden pallet numbers on the rise
UK manufacturing and reuse show a large uplift according to the results of a new survey
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NewsLineage Logistics expands European footprint
Group strengthens its commitment to Southern Europe with the opening of its new offices in Madrid
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NewsUK SMEs fear for the future
Two-fifths of small and medium British businesses expect financial difficulties in year ahead, new study finds
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NewsWestfalia secures US$300m to fund global expansion
Company plans to expand its production footprint and explore new markets