Meldungen aus Europa – Page 3636
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ArticleYouth in focus as sector takes on carb challenge
Home-grown potatoes have long been considered a staple in the kitchen, but the UK industry has had its work cut out to get the younger generation to buy into the category. Anna Sbuttoni reports on one of the sector’s biggest challenges ahead of PotatoEurope 2010
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ArticleSummer sun rejuvenates flagging leafy salad sales
The last quarter has been both healing and rejuvenating for the leafy salad industry. With a good summer under their belts, growers have been able to recover from the past two years’ unseasonal weather, and at the same time, new and innovative brands and concepts have entered the retail market. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes a look at the burgeoning sales in some of the category’s sub-sectors
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Task Force’s challenge is big and multi-dimensional
Full marks to the Fruit and Vegetable Task Force for producing what most in the industry would agree is an accurate assessment
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A lot of rubbish is talked on the issue of food waste
The BBC’s Great Rubbish Menu last week confirmed my view that the baby has finally been thrown out with the bath water!
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NWF overcomes recession to grow prepared sales
How do you make the most of one of the most competitive categories in fresh produce? Ian Summerfield, chief commercial officer at Natures Way Foods, talks to Adrian Tatum about the challenges and opportunities in the prepared produce market
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Imports creeping back as summer comes to an end
While the volume of English cherries harvested this year must be something of a record on the back of an extended season,
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Reward for those who put down new glass
Nobody said establishing a pioneering glasshouse project was going to be easy, and that has been borne out with new figures
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ArticleTesco potato buyer moves on
One of Tesco’s senior produce buyers has walked away from the job after less than a year.
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ArticleFairPrice unveils Indonesian vegetable brand
Singaporean retail giant NTUC FairPrice has launched a new range of highland-grown leafy vegetables from Indonesia
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ArticleStellar year for California navels
California’s navel orange industry is reflecting on one of its best-ever seasons, with initial indications pointing to another bumper crop for 2010/11
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ArticleThanet project guts Fresca profits
A series of setbacks at the Thanet Earth glasshouse project have severely reduced the overall profits of one of the UK’s biggest supermarket suppliers.
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ArticleTurkish cherries to set export record
New report by USDA reveals that the country's fresh cherry shipments are set to hit a record 65,000 tonnes in 2010
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ArticleRussian potential still strong for Spain
Spanish export association Proexport is attending World Food Moscow with a view to increasing its sales in Russia
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ArticleTotal Produce sees profit rise
First-half result comes in 5.5 per cent higher than the same period of 2009, thanks to recovering demand and currency movement
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ArticleWorrying trend among young consumers
Isafruit survey of consumers in seven countries finds that fruit intake is lower among 15-35 year-olds
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ArticleTengelmann delivers solid results
German group benefits from strong performance of domestic businesses, but says US subsidiary is “under pressure”
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ArticleUnited Fresh launches new mobile
The application for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices enables users to receive news and tailored schedules
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ArticleGrowing demand boosts Calavo profit
US avocado distributor says profit more than doubled as avocado, tomato and papaya demand increased
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ArticleCanada invests in organic research
Government provides funding to help secure future of country's organic industry
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AllFresh conference postponed
Organisers have decided to postpone the allFresh conference in South Africa slated for 16 September until next year, blaming the global economic squeeze and FIFA World Cup costs