Meldungen aus Europa – Page 3892
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ArticleSA black grapes in export boom
Black seedless table grape consumption continues to grow on the continent and in the UK, and South African producers are rushing to meet demand for black seedless table grape with new plantings of Sugrathirteen variety, branded Midnight Beauty.
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Friday D-day for S&A
S&A Produce is waiting for the results of a planning decision this week that it hopes will give the green light for plans at its Brierley site.
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Voluntary Initiative hits targets
The Voluntary Initiative (VI) is continuing to meet its targets and will help ensure UK farmers are well placed to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Use Directive, the initiative’s annual report has revealed.
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ArticleGreenvale goes golden for Christmas
Greenvale AP is encouraging caterers to offer “a really special roast potato” with Christmas menus - with a golden product which isn’t even a potato.
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Crop protection plans tackled
Farmers are being urged to complete one of the newly revised Crop Protection Management Plans (CPMP) for 2009-10 to show their support for the use of voluntary measures to tackle challenges facing the industry.
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ArticleStrong demand for Midnight Beauty
South African producers reportedly investing in new plantings of Sun World's proprietary variety Sugrathirteen
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ArticleLondon Assembly makes growing plans
London’s city planners need to move commercial growing higher up the policy agenda, promote food mapping and the integration of growing sites into housing, introduce greater flexibility into the use of greenbelt land and look at how to grow more fruit in the capital, a panel of so-called experts told the city assembly’s planning committee last week.
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ArticleStage set for Fruit Logistica 2010
2,300 exhibitors from 80 countries expected for Fruit Logistica, which will see Mediterranean countries being given their own hall area
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ArticleTesco increases training investment
Tesco is bucking the trend and significantly increasing its investment in developing its staff though a beefed-up training schedule.
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ArticleGlobalGAP brings Asia up to speed
Retail group Woolworths confirms plans to accept GlobalGAP standard system as approved supplier programme
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ArticleT&G delays apple payments
Turners & Growers will delay paying New Zealand apple growers after difficult late-season sales
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Dole drops Bananas! lawsuit
Dole Foods has dropped its lawsuit against the Swedish filmmaker behind the controversial documentary Bananas!, after questions were raised over free speech.
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ArticleBritish labour set to return
A changing mix in varieties and season lengths could prove the key to ensuring British people return to working in fresh produce, according to the South East’s new Horticultural Workforce Champion.
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ArticleLotte puts up Times offer
Korean retailer Lotte has made a US$630m bid for Chinese hypermarket operator Times Ltd
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ArticleDel Monte whole Cantaloupe recalled
Northern California retailer Raley’s has removed the fresh melon line from its shelves due to suspected salmonella contamination
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ArticlePotato chefs cop London eyeful
The Potato Council turned consumer perception on its head in the capital this month by showing how easy it is to cook up spuds.
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ArticleRain hampers Indian pomegranates
India’s pomegranate crop has been struck by significant blossom drop after heavy rains in Karnataka
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Postal disruption set to continue
Businesses are set be further affected by the series of postal strikes that have severely interrupted correspondence in the sector in the past month.
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Techno Fresh in ISO9001 first
Techno Fresh Consultancy Ltd has this week been accredited with ISO9001 and claims to be the first company that has achieved this standard for surveys, quality inspections and technical management within the fresh produce industry.
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ArticleImports soar to Iran
Imports into the Middle Eastern country are significantly up compared with the same period in 2008