Meldungen aus Europa – Page 3946

  • Florida reviews citrus
    Article

    Florida reviews citrus

    2009-08-05T11:01:01Z

    Florida growers and exporters will be able to reveal their expectations for grapefruit next season in a month’s time, following a relatively dry spring and significant rainfall in production areas.

  • Generic mangoes
    Article

    Japan hungry for Taiwan's mangoes

    2009-08-05T10:59:59Z

    Export volumes to Japan increased this year following greater premium orders and improved quality control

  • Article

    Online food and fairness debate launches

    2009-08-05T10:58:40Z

    An online public debate into food and fairness has launched today.

  • Article

    French dig in heels over EU aid repayment

    2009-08-05T10:45:15Z

    French producers’ leaders have had assurances this week from their minister of agriculture that growers will not have to pay back some €330 million (£280m) in aid plus interest granted to them between 1992 and 2002.

  • Article

    Tesco bag claim questioned

    2009-08-05T10:01:01Z

    Tesco has been found to have published misleading figures giving the impression that it has met an industry target to halve the use of plastic bags, it was revealed this week.

  • PBH logo
    Article

    Thumbs down for produce research board

    2009-08-05T09:59:11Z

    Responses to a survey sent out by PBH in the US have shown that there is some way to go before a fruit and vegetable promotion and research board is established

  • Article

    Ombudsman referred to government

    2009-08-05T09:01:01Z

    The Competition Commission has announced it has formally recommended the establishment of a grocery ombudsman to the department for business, innovation and skills (BIS), provoking feverish opinion on both sides of the argument.

  • Tesco sees winter veg boom
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    Tesco sees winter veg boom

    2009-08-05T08:01:01Z

    The UK’s increasingly damp summer is prompting shoppers to swap salads for typical winter foods, according to Tesco, which has seen sales on winter produce lines boom.

  • Article

    Food inflation hits 18-month low

    2009-08-05T07:01:01Z

    Food inflation in the UK is at its lowest levels since December 2007, according to the British Retail Consortium.

  • Alain Caparros Rewe
    Article

    Rewe CEO slams discounter pricing

    2009-08-04T13:30:13Z

    Alain Caparros accuses Germany's discount retailers of adopting wreckless pricing strategies which threaten to harm suppliers

  • Rewe Group flag
    Article

    Rewe offloads Polish stores

    2009-08-04T12:00:10Z

    The group has pulled out of the country with the sale of 25 stores to Leclerc

  • Port of Antwerp
    Article

    Antwerp sees drop in activity

    2009-08-04T15:07:17Z

    Belgium’s port of Antwerp has experienced a decline in freight for the first half of 2009, but no more than anticipated

  • UK potato harvest slow
    Article

    UK potato harvest slow

    2009-08-04T15:01:01Z

    The UK potato season continues to be considerably slower than last year with almost 800 hectares less product harvest at this point.

  • Article

    Ecuador to ‘resume’ banana talks

    2009-08-04T14:11:11Z

    According to reports in Ecuador, the country is ready to re-enter talks with the EU over the reduction of the latter’s banana tariff

  • The contenders line up to show their dishes
    Article

    Lincs students win, MasterChef-style

    2009-08-04T14:01:01Z

    Catering students in Lincolnshire went head to head in a MasterChef-style competition last month aimed at challenging the next generation of chefs to use local ingredients.

  • Campeol
    Article

    Campéol makes progress

    2009-08-04T12:53:06Z

    French potato specialist Campéol has just achieved some major objectives for development, including GlobalGAP certification

  • Ingles
    Article

    Ingles outlines sales and profit drop

    2009-08-04T12:28:27Z

    The US retailer was hit by the economic climate and a one-time debt refinancing charge during the third quarter

  • Article

    AMS-WellPict European reach administration

    2009-08-04T12:24:24Z

    Beleaguered soft-fruit group AMS-Wellpict European is going into administration.

  • Article

    Chilli expert to hit BBC airwaves

    2009-08-04T12:01:01Z

    Bedfordshire chilli expert Joanna Plumb has been filmed for a new BBC programme that aims to show viewers how to cut food bills and make the most of good ingredients.

  • India apples
    Article

    Early Kashmir apple crop up

    2009-08-04T11:32:32Z

    Kashmir’s apple crop is expected to do well this year following good levels of rainfall and favourable temperatures