Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4012

  • Riverford's Guy Watson and Vitha Shepard
    Article

    Riverford bucking trend

    2009-05-20T10:01:01Z

    Riverford Organic Vegetables has seen sales increase by six per cent compared to last year, despite the economic downturn and the reported decline in the organic sector.

  • Green Reefers vessel
    Article

    First quarter profit for Green Reefers

    2009-05-20T09:55:13Z

    The Norwegian shipping group improved on last year's US$3.9m loss during the first three months of the fiscal year

  • Tanya the Tomato was on hand at Asda in Harlow...
    Article

    Good Natured approach to tomato week

    2009-05-20T09:01:01Z

    Stubbins Marketing Ltd kicked off British Tomato Week in style on Monday by promoting its new Good Natured British Tomato range at the Asda Store in Harlow.

  • A tomato-shaped Nigel Bartle with TGA team (l-r) Chris Harvey, Laura Holt, Bernard Sparks, Julie Woolley and Gerry Hayman
    Article

    Tomatoes hit Houses of Parliament

    2009-05-20T08:01:01Z

    The industry marked British Tomato Week in front of the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, when Tomato Growers’ Association (TGA) chairman Nigel Bartle donned a round red suit on college green.

  • Article

    Freight benchmarking scheme launched

    2009-05-19T17:01:01Z

    On Line Benchmarking (OLB) is now available across all sectors within the freight transport industry through the Freight Best Practice programme, following a successful pilot within the primary distribution and aggregates sectors.

  • MTEX figs
    Article

    Europe awaits arrival of Israeli figs

    2009-05-19T16:27:36Z

    MTEX has announced that its Brown Turkey figs are due to arrive in Europe in the next two weeks

  • Versdirect.nl VDN
    Article

    Versdirect.nl mulls double Dutch takeover

    2009-05-19T16:24:58Z

    Company reportedly set to assess potential of acquiring trading companies Combilo and Scherpenhuizen

  • Exosect gains emergency approval
    Article

    Exosect gains emergency approval

    2009-05-19T15:01:02Z

    A leading provider of intelligent pest management solutions, Exosect, has announced that it has received a 120-day emergency approval and consent to market ExosexLBAMTab for the control of light brown apple moth, Epipyhas postvittana.

  • Nick Marston
    Article

    Three-strong berry merger paying off

    2009-05-19T13:01:01Z

    The Berry Gardens model, formed from the merger of KG Fruits, Driscoll’s and Alconeras in 2007, and the subsequent re-organisation of the European businesses, is holding up extremely well despite shifts in the berry market, according to md Nick Marston.

  • Asda store
    Article

    Asda "hits customer's sweet spot"

    2009-05-19T12:49:57Z

    A strong first quarter saw sales and profit beat targets thanks to cost management and the group's 'operate for less' programme

  • Pesticide testing
    Article

    USDA to reinstate pesticide survey

    2009-05-19T11:55:48Z

    The programme, which tracks chemical usage in fruit, is to be reinstalled after a two-year absence

  • Conad logo
    Article

    Conad running two-for-one deals

    2009-05-19T11:31:19Z

    Italian retailer targets price-conscious consumers as well as underlining its on-going support for country's producers

  • Taiwan
    Article

    China-Taiwan discussions positive for horticulture

    2009-05-19T11:31:03Z

    Ongoing China-Taiwan talks are yielding positive outcomes for Taiwan’s horticulturists

  • Mariann Fischer Boel
    Article

    European Union to explore Chinese market

    2009-05-19T11:30:42Z

    An EU delegation led by Mariann Fischer Boel will this week probe business opportunities in China for the European food industry

  • Chile pears
    Article

    Chilean grape, pear growth in 2009/10

    2009-05-19T11:30:22Z

    Production and exports of the fruit are expected to increase, while conditions have not been as favourable for the country's apple crop

  • The Really Garlicky Company's Elisabeth Rogers and Gilli Allingham
    Article

    Really Garlicky breaks into Tesco

    2009-05-19T11:01:01Z

    The Really Garlicky Company has seen further success with its award-winning Eazy Garlic and Really Garlicky Butter, and the products now are being stocked in Tesco stores across Scotland.

  • Søren Thorup Sørenson
    Article

    Maersk CFO to leave group

    2009-05-19T10:56:54Z

    Søren Thorup Sørenson will leave A.P. Møller-Maersk on 31 May following a three-year spell at the company

  • M&S profits tumble
    Article

    M&S profits tumble

    2009-05-19T10:51:37Z

    Marks & Spencer has reported a 40 per cent dive an annual profits, prompting the retailer to cut its dividend payout by a third.

  • Article

    Profit slumps at Marks & Spencer

    2009-05-19T10:38:36Z

    The retailer was hit hard by the economic downturn during 2008/09, with like-for-like sales falling 5.9 per cent in the UK

  • Article

    Food inflation to fall flat by end of year

    2009-05-19T10:01:01Z

    Retail food price inflation is forecast to continue falling and will become flat by the end of the fourth quarter of 2009, according to English Farming & Food Partnerships (EFFP).