Meldungen aus Europa – Page 3780
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ArticleUnited slams foodborne illness report
The study reportedly makes no recognition of the fall in outbreaks or the small percentage of illnesses related to farm contamination
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ArticleFyffes reports on profit growth
Company reveals that profit before tax increased 33.3 per cent through 2009, despite a fall in total and group revenues
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Bitter melon gives cancer hope
Extracts of a fruit grown on tropical vines may hold the key to preventing breast cancer, according to researchers.
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ArticleSirane success at Fruit Logistica
Packaging solutions group says it was "taken aback" by the interest in its products during the Berlin event
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ArticleEC ‘confirms’ banana trade deal
Colombian and Peruvian banana exporters could receive lower entry tariff from EU, after reportedly signing new trade deal
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ArticleFrench organics see strong growth
In France, the number of organic producers and the area devoted to organic production are growing at their fastest rate since 1995
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ArticleExpos give Peru economic boost
Participation at two recent European trade shows are projected to bring multi-million dollar deals to the country’s produce industry
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ArticlePerth delegates advocate branding
Branding is vital for all sectors of the supply chain from wholesale to retail, according to speakers at the debut of FPJ’s Conferences series in Perth.
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ArticleFrench growers form Metro contracts
French vegetable growers have struck an agreement with Metro in France to create annual contracts
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ArticleHoogstraten strawbs start season
The first Hoogstraten-branded 200g punnet of Belgian strawberries of the new season were sold at the Hoogstraten auction to exporter Special Fruit for €500 (£447) on Friday last week.
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ArticleBristol Fruit Sales follows silver lining
Winner of the Re:fresh 2009 Capespan Wholesaler of the Year Award, Bristol Fruit Sales has had a promising year, despite the inevitable issues that the economic climate has thrown at the industry. Elizabeth O’Keefe visits the Bristol facilities to talk to the main players in the business
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ArticleSouth Africa pushes fruit basket
South Africa has its very own fruit basket in the shape of the Western Cape, where apples and pears, plums, peaches and nectarines and table grapes make up the main lines grown for the UK market. At the same time, the region’s striking natural beauty is still relatively undiscovered by UK tourists. This connection has, for the second time this year, been the basis of the Beautiful Country, Beautiful Fruit campaign. So now that supplies are in full swing, how are growers and exporters making sure they remain at the top of their game? Anna Sbuttoni reports from South Africa
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ArticleTough banana market adds to climatic intervention
The last three months represented a typically intriguing time in the banana market, with weather issues - including the earthquake in Haiti - adding to a number of other global market factors that caused difficulties for the ever-challenging market. Alex Lawson reports
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First signs of spring in air as new crops make entrance
Despite the cold, wet and still, in some places, snowy weather, I am encouraged that the early signs of spring may be on the
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Olympics suppliers deserve a level playing field
Spring is in the air, Six Nations rugby is underway, the GP Formula 1 season is just around the corner and, to cap it all, the
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Spitalfields stalwart Jim Heppel reflects on wholesale career
Jim Heppel is retiring after 27 years as chief executive of Spitalfields Market Tenants’ Association at the end of this month, signalling the end of an era for East London’s fresh produce hub. Laura Gould caught up with him to look back over his long career in the wholesale industry
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British attitudes on BBC show leave bitter taste
I am not sure I have ever been more ashamed to be British than when watching BBC documentary The Day the Immigrants Left last
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Fyffes unveils pre-tax profit increase
Fyffes has revealed a 33.3 per cent leap in pre-tax profits for the year to the end of December, to €21.2 million (£19.2m).
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ArticleGrow-your-own exploitation exposed
Companies trading off the back of the ‘grow-your-own’ phenomenon have been exposed as charging vastly over the cost price.
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ArticleCosta Rica speaks out after GMB demo
The Costa Rican banana sector has spoken out, following demonstrations by trade union activists in the UK last week outside Westminster Cathedral claiming that the Catholic Church colludes in union-busting activity in Costa Rica.