Meldungen aus Europa – Page 3983
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ArticleSpanish pepper crisis
Spanish capsicum growers and auctions are taking drastic action to salvage their season in the face of woefully inadequate pricing.
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CenFRA offers free audits
CenFRA, Europe's centre for food robotics and automation, is helping small businesses tackle the recession with a campaign designed to support them in maximising productivity and profits to ensure their future sustainability.
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ArticleBlackcurrants top new research
UK companies are considering upping the ante on the blackcurrant offer after it emerged as the champion in new health research which saw darker fruits leading the way.
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Guernsey garners Queen's eye
Growers in Guernsey have seen a double landmark this month, recognised by the Queen on two fronts.
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ArticleConsumer ignorance questioned
Consumer ignorance of fresh produce remains high, with knowledge of the source, season and nutritious value of fruit and vegetables considerably flawed, according to new research.
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Retail sales slump in May
UK retail sales dropped for the first time in three months in May as the pound fell and sales slumped against 2008 equivalents.
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Harper Adams wins agro-energy funding
Harper Adams University College is to embark on a £3 million-plus project to install a new renewable energy system powered by farm and food waste at its Shropshire campus.
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Benn predicts climate woe
DEFRA secretary of state Hilary Benn has unveiled the results of cutting-edge scientific research that project the threat facing the UK from soaring summer temperatures, more extreme weather and rising sea levels.
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ArticleFrench serve up new campaign
French Summer Fruits (FSF) starts its UK marketing push next week by hosting a heavy-weight networking event at Wimbledon’s Centre Court.
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ArticleJaffa buoyed by royal support
The Jaffa-sponsored Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) hosted a visit from Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, last week.
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Writtle College opens its doors
Writtle College in Essex is holding an open day to showcase and explain its courses, application process, finances and student life.
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ArticleUS fresh-cut retail sales fall
The latest quarterly Fresh Facts report from United Fresh has found that sales of both fresh-cut fruit and packaged salads have fallen in the US
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ArticleUK government criticised over EU schools fund
The UK government is dragging its heels in taking up available EU funding to expand its successful School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS), but the Scottish government is seizing this initiative to benefit its schoolchildren.
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ArticleCalifornian supplier enjoys boom
California firm Market 52 has recorded consistent growth of 100 per cent in its retail and wholesale customer base since being founded in 2005.
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ArticleSlug solution helps potatoes
Growers can improve results in potato crops by switching to a methiocarb-based slug control strategy as growers deal with reduced metaldehyde rates in 2009, according to a leading agronomist.
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ArticleNickerson appoints seed specialist
Nickerson Direct has appointed Simon Montgomery as a seed specialist to strengthen its advisory team in the South West.
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ArticleAldi strikes gold at awards
The German discounter has been named the UK's grocer of the year at an award ceremony in London
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ArticleNZ kiwifruit growers vote for hail funding
Extra compensation will be provided for producers hit by hailstorms in May following an industry meeting this week
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M&S boosts recycling initiative
Marks & Spencer has taken a huge step in the recycling of its fresh produce packaging with its salad boxes completely reproduced from plastic bottles.
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ArticleGF Group appoints former Univeg exec
Roberto Gregori, former commercial director of Argentine company Expofrut, has joined Moño Azul as managing director