Meldungen aus Europa – Page 3821
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ArticlePotato campaign gathers speed
Grow Your Own Potatoes, the largest primary school growing project from the potato industry, is well on its way to smash targets for 2010 - but there is still time for industry to recruit local schools before registration closes on 5 February.
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Pink tomato breakthrough
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute in Israel have uncovered the gene responsible for producing pink-skinned tomatoes.
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ArticleCity debates GM
Genetic modification was this week held up as a mechanism for meeting the required 50 per cent increase in food production by 2030 and feeding the projected population of nine billion.
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ArticleAlesco sets up eco-subsidiary
German packaging firm Alesco has set up a new subsidiary to focus on environment-friendly packaging: Alesco Green Packaging.
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Producer ire over RPA
Producer organisations (POs) and their members are rapidly losing patience over the time being taken by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to assess whether POs comply with new criteria following an EU court ruling last September, according to the National Farmers’ Union (NFU).
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ArticleGuillin negotiating Sharp Interpack takeover
French packaging multinational Groupe Guillin is in negotiations to take over UK packagaing specialist Sharp Interpack.
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ArticleDEFRA task force makes progress
Hilary Benn’s flagship Fruit and Vegetable Task Force has taken further steps forward in achieving its goal of increasing production and consumption in the UK.
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ArticleStrong expert line-up for Freshconex
A group of recognised international experts will present the newest developments across the produce trade at a high-level forum at Fruit Logistica.
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ArticleNew fresh produce offer at Tesco
Retailer introduces 'Buy One, Get One Free Later' offer on pineapple chunks, melon, salad and lettuce products
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Soft-fruit farmer hit with GLA fine
David Leslie Fruits Ltd, a soft-fruit farmer in Scones of Lethendy, Perth, has been prosecuted for using an unlicensed Bulgarian gangmaster.
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Concordia in new management scheme
Farm employment and training specialist Concordia has launched a new programme to prepare horticulture workers for their first supervisory and management roles.
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ArticleEU fruit project begins in Holland
Werkfruit initiative rolls out across the Netherlands, focusing promotions on commuters at Dutch railway stations
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ArticleUniveg to market new apple varieties
The group's Belgian subsidiary Univeg-Legumex Trade has reportedly acquired the exclusive rights to two new cultivars
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ArticleIsrael eases Gaza strawberry ban
A limited amount of fresh produce will be exported from the occupied territory this season
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ArticleMushroom players look forward to a better year
Heavy snowfall may have disrupted businesses across the UK but the mushroom industry is looking ahead and this year’s campaign will focus on attracting adventurous cooks. Doris Lee Butterworth reports
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ArticleChile launches television campaign
The 30-second advertisement, which promotes Chile’s abundance of fresh fruits, will support sales in the US and Canada during the main supply period
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ArticleProexport launches Murcian campaign
Proexport is spearheading a campaign aimed at promoting the Spanish region and its products to shoppers in Germany and the UK
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ArticleBFV-Profuco merger talks continue
The Belgian auctions are still in talks over a possible merger, with the final decision resting with BFV's growers
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ArticleCrunch Pak using NASA technology
The food safety air sanitation technology kills airborne mould, fungi, bacteria and viruses as well as removes volatile organic compounds
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ArticleCMA CGM begins Scandinavia service
French shipping group starts new feeder service from Hamburg in Germany to Sweden, Denmark and Poland