Meldungen aus Europa – Page 3933
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ArticleTanimura expands Canadian sales team
The California-based group is looking to support its Canadian customers via strong local representatives
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ArticleThe great GM debate
Dr Julian Little, chairman of the Agricultural Biotechnology Council, explains why growers, producers and consumers deserve to have a choice over GM
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ArticleAsian exporters persevere in seeking new markets
A number of Asian fresh produce companies have long signalled their intention to explore new avenues and markets, but with the global recession curtailing opportunities for fresh produce imports and demand declining for the more expensive exotic fruits, they could face substantial challenges. Doris Lee Butterworth reports
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ArticlePost-harvest know-how
Chelmsford-based Writtle College is one of the country’s most famous and well-respected colleges for horticultural science, technology and research. Laura Gould visited the institution’s post-harvest department to find out more about the wealth of opportunities on offer for the unit’s students and researchers alike
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ArticleNo tears for UK
The market for onions and garlic has held its own through some tough economic times, with numerous lines carving themselves an increasingly important role as essential ingredients in every kitchen. So how is UK supply shaping up? And what is in store for the sector? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleRealists to the core
The forecast is for a strong French apple crop in terms of volume and quality this season, but exporters will need to be light on their feet and adapt to a tough European marketplace to maintain their position in the UK. Laura Gould reports
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ArticleFresh expectations
With numerous environmental and food safety initiatives underway and a recently established board of directors now firmly in place, Reynolds Catering is ready to build on its solid foundation and continue expanding its specialist foodservice business. Laura Gould visited the company’s base in Waltham Cross to find out more
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ArticleVegetable industry continues to shine through recession
With an abundance of new-season vegetables coming out of the fields throughout the UK, the vegetable sector is thriving. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds that the category, as well as demand, is on the up
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Actions needed, not just words
Every so often, we get a surge in interest through government channels promoting the advantages of growing more of our own
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Fruiterers taste Spain at Summer Court dinner
Fruiterers’ summer Court Dinners have a tendency to be fairly relaxed affairs, possibly because Liverymen are encouraged
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Looking East for new opportunities
As FPJ heads off to man our first-ever stand at Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong, it will be really interesting to witness
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HMRC and GLA gang up on mobile-worker schemes
Labour providers to the fresh produce industry unhappy with mobile worker travel and subsistence schemes used by some of their competitors have won clarification and further investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) into the schemes.
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ArticleAir cartel decision looms
An Australian litigator is warning fresh produce companies that use airfreight that they could be in line to claim repayment on alleged illegal price-fixing activity by 16 of the world’s major airlines, including British Airways, Air France, KLM, Martinair, Cargolux, SAS, Qantas and El Al.
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Nottinghamshire hosts carrot demo
The British Carrot Growers’ Association (BCGA) will hold its Carrot Variety Demonstration and Trade Exhibition on October 1 in Nottinghamshire.
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ArticleCobrey Farms reduces asparagus giveaway
Asparagus producer Cobrey Farms has achieved a three per cent reduction in ‘giveaway’ and a five per cent reduction in labour.
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ArticleYork potato firm receives £1m
Yorkshire Forward has approved its first £1 million Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) investment in a potato marketing company in York.
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ArticleAvo supplies run tight
Avocado prices have been climbing steadily on wholesale markets as supplies from Peru and South Africa wind down.
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FTA concerned over skills shortage
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has expressed fears of a looming skills shortage in the industry once the UK begins to climb out of recession.
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ArticleBRC announces new chief exec
The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) commercial arm has appointed Keith Evans as its new chief executive officer.
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ArticleFoodservice warned not to ease up on cost control
Restaurant operators are being warned this week not to ease up on the tight cost controls they imposed as the recession deepened, even if they see an upturn in trading in the run-up to Christmas.