Meldungen aus Europa – Page 3900

  • PMA Anaheim 2009
    Article

    PMA expo draws record-breaking crowd

    2009-10-07T15:54:27Z

    Over 19,000 attendees took part in the 60th Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit Convention & Exposition in California

  • Target US retail
    Article

    Target to open 26 new stores

    2009-10-07T15:53:32Z

    All of the group’s new retail openings will feature expanded food options for US shoppers, including fresh produce

  • Article

    USDA awards organic funding

    2009-10-07T15:40:52Z

    The capital will be used to reduce trade barriers and expand export opportunities for US organic products

  • Fresh And Easy
    Article

    Tesco ups ante in US retail venture

    2009-10-07T14:58:14Z

    The company is focusing on attracting shoppers to its struggling Fresh & Easy stores in the US with the launch of a new media advertising drive

  • Article

    Clifton opens up grape operations

    2009-10-07T14:01:01Z

    Clifton Nurseries has opened up its grape crops for picking as it challenges its patrons to pick until the vines are empty.

  • Article

    Delhaize moves for Bi-Lo

    2009-10-07T12:30:07Z

    The Belgian-based company has made a move to acquire a "substantial majority" of assets at the US food retailer

  • Sainsburys
    Article

    Sainsbury’s achieves sales growth

    2009-10-07T12:10:58Z

    UK supermarket operator records an increase in sales during the second quarter of 2009, although it has warned that growth will slow

  • The fair takes place at Messe Berlin, Germany
    Article

    Fruit Logistica debates decided

    2009-10-07T12:01:01Z

    The organisers of the world’s largest fresh produce trade fair, Fruit Logisitca, have announced the line-up for its accompanying forum.

  • Florida citrus
    Article

    Florida citrus value under US$1bn

    2009-10-07T11:19:07Z

    The value of the state's citrus crop fell below US$1bn for the first time in four years during 2008/09, according to the USDA

  • Tesco US in promotion push
    Article

    Tesco US in promotion push

    2009-10-07T10:01:01Z

    Tesco is embarking on its first major US advertising campaign for its Stateside chain, Fresh & Easy.

  • Sainsbury's sees growth slip
    Article

    Sainsbury's sees growth slip

    2009-10-07T09:18:29Z

    Sainsbury's growth faltered as it reported a 5.4 per cent rise in second quarter sales and warned that growth across the market is set to slow down in the next few months.

  • Chiquita abandons Angola plans
    Article

    Chiquita abandons Angola plans

    2009-10-07T09:01:01Z

    Chiquita has abandoned its plans to grow and export bananas from Angola after a lengthy period of research and negotiations.

  • Syngenta backs £1m bee research
    Article

    Syngenta backs £1m bee research

    2009-10-07T08:01:01Z

    Scientists at Rothamsted Research and Warwick University have been awarded £1 million by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council in partnership with Syngenta, to research the decline of honeybees.

  • Indonesia import Washington apples
    Article

    US Fresh Fruit Showcase kicks off

    2009-10-07T07:54:53Z

    A new US joint promotional initiative for fresh fruits has launched in India and Indonesia

  • Australian Kensington Pride mango
    Article

    Australian mango season open

    2009-10-07T07:43:29Z

    The Australian mango season is set to start this week on a positive note, but new export markets are not beginning so well

  • almonds
    Article

    Australian almonds bought out

    2009-10-07T07:28:07Z

    A Singaporean buyout of Timbercorp’s almond acreage could signal the future for its other horticultural operations

  • Super de Boer
    Article

    Super de Boer bidding hots up

    2009-10-06T16:16:05Z

    Sperwer has made a bid to rival that made by Jumbo for the Netherlands-based retailer

  • Article

    Strawberries get Borneo approval

    2009-10-06T16:01:01Z

    The contact-acting acaricide Borneo has a new special off label approval (SOLA) for use in strawberries for the control of the two-spotted spider mite to add to its label recommendations in protected tomatoes and aubergines and its SOLA in protected ornamental plants.

  • Dr Andrew Palmer
    Article

    Wholesale takes green hit

    2009-10-06T14:01:01Z

    London’s wholesale markets’ customers are vastly increasing the carbon emissions attributed to fresh produce unnecessarily, a leading academic told the trade last week.

  • Aeon store
    Article

    Aeon suffers first-half profit drop

    2009-10-06T11:54:13Z

    The Japanese group is hit by weak consumer spending at supermarket and department stores