Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4069
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ArticleSpanish tom players lobby EU
The Spanish tomato industry is lobbying the EU to intervene as it has comes under intense pressure from non-EU countries such as Morocco.
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ArticleRabobank reveals profitable 2008
The Dutch agricultural banking institution saw net profit rise to €2.8bn for the year
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Floristry looks to youth
The floristry industry has backed apprenticeships saying they have a key role to play in maintaining and improving productivity in difficult economic times, according to sector skills council Lantra.
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FRESH 2009 set for April
FRESH 2009, one of Europe’s leading fresh fruit and vegetable conference events, will take place in Valencia on April 28-29 and will focus on innovation in all its forms in the supply chain.
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ArticleRot-control focus for top-fruit day
The East Malling Research (EMR) and Marden Fruit Show Society have invited leading researchers from the European ISAFRUIT project to inform UK growers of developments in control of storage rots in apple without the use of pesticides.
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Practical courses hold key to education figures
Growth in higher education will be delivered through an increase in the number of part-time students doing practical courses as demographic changes mean a falling number of 18 year olds, according to John Denham.
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ArticleFirst female scoops sales award
The MorePeople Sales & Marketing Professional of the Year gong was scooped by a woman for the first time at last week’s Grower of the Year awards, as Margie Ribton of Tendercare Nurseries carried off the prize.
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ArticleKorean apple yields return to normal
Production drops to normal levels this year following last year's bumper crop, as competition with other exotic fresh fruits increases
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ArticleRSA paying "too much" for seafreight
FPEF study finds major room for improvement in South Africa's fresh produce export logistics management and infrastructure
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ArticleMovers & Shakers | March 2009
Full round-up of all the latest major appointments, departures and other personnel news over the past month
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ArticleConference to tackle audit harmonization
US retail and foodservice leaders have endorsed audit benchmarking and harmonization ahead of a food safety conference in April
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ArticleRusset Potato Exchange expands sales team
The year-round Wisconsin-based grower-shipper of potatoes and onions has welcomed an additional salesman with retail experience
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ArticleQ4 profit down at Jeronimo Martins
Soaring costs hit the Portugal-based group in the fourth quarter, although yearly profit increased
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ArticlePBH expands online produce demos
With 41 additional videos uploaded to its website, the Produce for Better Health Foundation aims to demonstrate how to handle and prepare a range of produce to even more consumers
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ArticleSpain's fresh produce imports increase
Fresh produce imports to Spain increased in 2008, while export volumes fell slightly, according to new official data
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ArticleSpuds get recession-proofing
The recession is expected to spur on consumers to seek out potatoes as one of the food staples that are good value, versatile and filling, new research has shown.
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ArticleNSW produce prices set to soar
New South Wales needs heavy rainfall within the next few weeks if an increase in fresh produce prices is to be avoided
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ArticleA fountain of knowledge
The fresh produce industry is constantly in search of the next big idea on a number of fronts, from production and logistics to marketing and sales. There is a fountain of information and experience ready to be lapped up in the form of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, which have been running for more than 30 years but are still relatively untapped by the fresh produce industry. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleRungis hits the ruby
Rungis Market in Paris is a gastronomic wonder, supplying every food product under the sun to not only the French capital and surrounding areas, but also the rest of the country and even international destinations - including the UK. This week, the market celebrates 40 years on its current site south of Paris, where it relocated to in 1969 from the traditional Les Halles market in the centre of the city. Philippe Gautier from weekly French publication FLD interviews Marc Spielrein, ceo of market authority Semmaris.
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ArticleCross-Channel traffic
Rungis might be a French market, but companies in the UK have been on the ball when it comes to taking advantage of the bounty of produce on offer at the food-lover’s paradise across the Channel. Laura Gould talks to three companies that have had close ties to the market for a number of years.