Meldungen aus Europa – Page 3021
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Jamie and the Prince call for healthy eating rollout
Prince Charles and Jamie Oliver have called on schools, hospitals and private businesses around the country to roll out healthy eating schemes both to combat obesity and improve concentration levels.
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Total Produce UK appoints senior director
Total Produce has appointed Mark Player as managing director of its retail and imports business.
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Refrigerant changes loom
Refrigeration engineer John Dye of JD Cooling is warning cold-storage users to be prepared for changes in the fight against global warming that will affect the products they can use in their systems from next year.
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Rain benefits Málaga citrus
Citrus output in the Málaga area of Andalusia in Spain is expected to reach 163,000 tonnes according to forecasts released by the regional executive.
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Mackie launches Fresh Talent Recruitment
The fresh produce sector has a new recruitment specialist: Fresh Talent Recruitment.
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Field vegetables suffer in UK flooding
The persistent heavy rainfall that has caused the floods which claimed lives in the UK over the past week, is taking its toll on field vegetable crops nationwide.
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Aussie students targeted with new scholarship
Students in Australia are being encouraged to pursue a career in production horticulture through a new scholarship scheme.
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Chinese seed smugglers sent back from NZ
New Zealand has sent two illegal seed importers packing after they tried to enter the country with 14 packages of seeds hidden in their luggage.
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Ecuador slaps fines on banana-law offenders
The Ecuadorian authorities are cracking down on those who break its banana laws with hefty fines.
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Huntapac invests in solar energy
British root-crop, brassica and salad grower-packer Huntapac Produce Ltd has invested in solar panels to cut its carbon footprint and introduce energy savings.
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Norbert makes board appointments
Logistics multi-national Norbert Dentressangle has announced the appointment of two new executive board members.
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Potato Council's R&D man wins award
Dr Mike Storey, head of research and development at the Potato Council, took home the coveted British Potato Industry Award at the Seed Industry Event dinner held last week (20 November) in Perth, Scotland.
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'Food industry must unite' warns scientist
Growers and farmers must move forward with a united approach if they are to meet challenges to UK food production in the coming years according to a leading scientist.
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LinkedIn recruitment drive for G's
G’s Fresh has been using LinkedIn, the social networking site for working professionals, to promote the benefits of a career in the fresh produce industry.
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Tesco expands its click & collect service
UK-based retailer Tesco has launched grocery click and collect trials in the Czech Republic following the introduction of its online grocery operation in the country earlier this year.
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Rainfall results in 'giant' garlic bulbs
Unseasonably low temperatures and high levels of rainfall over the summer have given one Isle of Wight grower a bumper garlic crop.
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Sprout-control product gets potato approval
The Chemicals Regulation Directorate has granted approval for a new treatment for sprout control in potatoes.
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Record cargo growth for sea freight
The seafreight of fresh produce has experienced record cargo growth despite an uncertain future for the specialised reefer fleet, according to Drewry Maritime Research’s latest reefer shipping market review and forecast report.
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Mark Nixon: A sourcing tale, part II: The perils and promotions making up fresh produce life
...Continued from last month.At the daily meeting, Alison is organising tomorrow's production schedule by dragging and
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Mexico to boost certification numbers
Mexico's Good Agricultural Practices certification scheme MexicoGAP is set to grow rapidly over the next four years, with up to 2,200 fresh produce growers in the country expected to be certified by 2016.