Meldungen aus Europa – Page 3950
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ArticleTesco hosts watercress meets
Tesco is enhancing its watercress offer in the South by hosting Meet the Grower events featuring local producers, as its looks to boost promotion and sales of the product.
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ArticlePBH handed innovation award
The organisation has been recognised for its efforts to reduce and prevent obesity in the US
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Australian grapefruit thrives
Western Australia’s red-flesh grapefruit industry is growing rapidly, with exports this season nearly doubling as new markets are secured for the fruit.
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ArticleParknShop visit for Congress delegates
Delegates at the Asiafruit Congress in Hong Kong will have the chance to visit an outlet owned by one of the country's biggest supermarket chains
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Capespan Namibia is formed
The Capespan Group has concluded a 10-year marketing and management agreement with the National Youth Service (NYS) to manage the Namibia Grape Company (NGC), as part of a skills transfer process.
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ArticleNZ minister praises emissions study
David Carter has welcomed work done by the country's topfruit industry into calculating its carbon footprint
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ArticleUnder 40s unveil next location
A roving conference focused on driving more youth into the industry has announced its next location in Europe.
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ArticleAll eyes on the Western front
When FPJ visited the brand-new Western International site on the first day of trading last year, there was a mixed reaction to the relocation and a row over the timing of the move cast a pall over what should have been a positive day. But 12 months on, traders are settling into their new home and tackling the recession head on, as Laura Gould finds out.
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ArticleMelon moments
Not quite the exotic they were once thought of as, melons are gradually making their way into the average UK consumer’s shopping basket, despite the economic downturn. Elizabeth O’Keefe visited Parma, Italy, to meet leading players in the global melon industry at this month’s International Melon Days 2009 and find out more.
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ArticleFlat season for southern hemisphere citrus
South Africa has dominated the citrus market in the last three months, but trade has remained fairly flat. Promotions have kept sales steady - however, easy peelers continue to drive the only real growth in the category. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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Paragon scores a hit with McDonald’s
Information technology is playing an ever-increasing role in the arena of fresh produce. This month, McDonald’s has teamed up with Keystone to implement Paragon’s road speed data software, Sainsbury’s and NCR go a little green around the tills, and cash and carry specialist Makro launches a high-tech video conferencing system.
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UK growers put on a good show, as brands pick up
Shelves continue to burst with summer fruit at present and full marks to English cherry growers for putting up some really
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Change4Life brings out inner sceptic
When the government’s Change4Life scheme launched last November, those of you with elephantine memories may recall that
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ArticleTesco picks Greenvale on wedges
Tesco has selected potato supplier Greenvale AP’s Vales Sovereign as its top potato in creating wedges in its new Ideal For range, which selects the best varieties to bring about perfect cooking results every time.
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ArticleMayoral visit a hit at New Spits
Wholesalers turned out in force to welcome the Lord Mayor of the City of London to New Spitalfields Market this week, as he toured the East London site with a delegation from the market and the City of London Corporation.
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English apricots hit Sainsbury's
This season’s crop of English apricots arrives in a limited number of Sainsbury’s stores this week.
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Top chefs on recession rigours
Visitors to this year’s Restaurant Show will have the opportunity to hear how the recession is affecting the UK’s top chefs.
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ArticleIndustry vital in securing supplies
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has welcomed the DEFRA report into sustainable food security, stating that the industry will continue to provide a sustainable supply of fresh produce and play a leading role in securing food supplies in the UK.
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ArticleAuthorities raid Dutch and Belgian firms
Investigations focus on suspected fixing of prices and sharing of market information within Benelux fresh produce trade
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ArticleGovernment steps in to aid sales
The French government has authorised a tactic known as “vente au déballage” to speed up sales of fresh produce