Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4093
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ArticleMaersk enhances South Atlantic service
The shipping group has broadened its South Atlantic coverage by adding calls to US ports of Savannah and Wilmington
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ArticleChile exports to China rise
Exports of Chilean fruit to China grew 68 per cent in 2008 over the previous year
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ArticleDel Monte signs deal with Rise n’ Shine
Fresh Del Monte Produce has signed a long-term banana production and purchase agreement with India’s Rise n’ Shine Biotech
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ArticleWaitrose to expand online sales
Waitrose is shaping up to greatly expand its online grocery business outside London after cooling the fires on a row with Ocado.
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ArticleFruit Logistica battles through
Fruit Logistica 2009 battled through “difficult financial times” to re-enforce its role as the focus of the fruit industry with a record number of exhibitors despite a drop-off in the increase of visitors.
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Key redesign for packers
Leading designer and manufacturer of process automation systems Key Technology has redesigned packaging system AVSealer to feature a new ‘true temperature’ control and CE mark.
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Government examines nanotechnology
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has launched an inquiry into the use of nanotechnologies in the food sector.
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Safety plays second fiddle to recession
Two new reports this week spell out that although trading in the recession might be a priority for the food industry globally, it is food that is fuelling growth for the multiple retailers in the UK.
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ArticleCodling moth protection showcased
The pesticide industry has hit back against the proposed EU pest control directive with a three-pronged attack on blights to UK-grown crops.
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ArticleNew look for fresh cut
Israeli firm Hefestus Ltd launched a comprehensive solution for fresh-cut fruit and vegetable packaging at Fruit Logistica, Berlin, this week.
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CenFRA receives new investment
Unprecedented UK demand for impartial automation audits and consultancy has resulted in CenFRA, Europe's first centre for food robotics and automation, receiving a further million pounds investment.
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French importers receive boost
The French food and drink industry has announced a dedicated one-stop industry website to directly support UK importers.
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ArticleSpanish call crisis meeting
Spanish growers have called crisis meetings as inclement weather, low prices, lack of water and third-country competition threaten their season.
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ArticleFlorida citrus poised for award
Nominations have been opened for an award to recognise influential and innovative citrus growers throughout the industry in Florida.
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Freight guide for small fleets
Freight Best Practice has published a new case study entitled Owner Drivers and Small Fleet Operators: Simple, Cost Effective Ways to Improve Efficiency.
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Co-op commits to bee research
The Co-operative has launched a new radical Plan Bee campaign to prevent suppliers of its own-brand fresh produce from using neonicotinoid insecticides as these chemicals are implicated in billions of honeybee deaths worldwide.
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ArticleThe plum job
South Africa has its very own fruit basket in the shape of the Western Cape, an area of striking natural beauty still relatively undiscovered by UK tourists. This connection forms the basis of a first-time promotional campaign for plums launched last month, with the strapline Beautiful Country, Beautiful Fruit. So what have South African growers and exporters got up their sleeves? Anna Sbuttoni visited the region to find out.
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ArticleCulinary milestone
There is cause for celebration as Bramley reaches its 200th anniversary this year. Doris Lee Butterworth asks leading producers and processors what is on the agenda for 2009 and talks to suppliers about how the culinary apple can find wider support outside its traditional avenues.
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John Smith urges Irish to take a reality check
John Smith of mushroom marketer Greyfriars UK explains his views on recent calls from Ireland for intervention to protect the country’s mushroom industry - examining the history of the decline of the UK’s growing sector along the way.
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ArticlePrepared sector fears the worst is yet to come
The recession has well and truly hit the prepared fruit and vegetable sector, with demand at an all-time low. The usually innovative industry has gone back to basics, but insiders are adamant that the sector will power through. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out more.