Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4112
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ArticleWaitrose expansion creates 2,500 jobs
Waitrose has hit the ground running in 2009 creating more than 2,500 jobs this year in a new expansion project.
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ArticleMalaysian retail market set to grow
Malaysia’s food and beverage market is expected to grow strongly in the next few years, according to the USDA
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ArticleFDA expands agency network to India
The opening of two new FDA offices in India is designed to improve the safety, quality and movement of food and medical products to the US
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ArticleGrabbing attention
In the second in FPJ’s series of insights into getting your business in shape for the new year, marketing consultant Paul Clapham reveals his ideas for how to get your customer’s attention and keep it, using tried-and-tested ‘door-kickers’.
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ArticleCornish freeze hits hard
Cornish vegetables fulfil an important role in the UK supply calendar, with product available from November to April. But the harsh winter has well and truly put paid to any hopes of a sterling season in 2008-09. Laura Gould finds out more.
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ArticleFighting the cause
Even though rhubarb has been grown in the UK since the 19th century, the vegetable has come under the spotlight in the last 10 years and its popularity is still on the up. As the UK forced rhubarb season gets underway, Elizabeth O’Keefe visits producer E Oldroyd & Sons in Yorkshire to get the lowdown on the industry from one of its veterans, Janet Oldroyd Hulme.
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Going green with taxes down to a minimum
Adam Bernstein hosts FPJ’s monthly spotlight on the legislation that affects your business and how you can use it to your advantage. This month, Helen Devenney outlines how to go green in a way that is efficient for your tax bill.
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A year to keep up the good work
Last year may not generally be remembered as one of the easiest periods, but it appears it was not one of the worst years if
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ArticleFestive boost gives potato category New Year hope
The potato category enjoyed a strong trading period over Christmas, but post-festive sales have so far disappointed. As the fresh produce industry gears up for a challenging year, how is the potato sector planning to hold its own? Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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New Year brings new challenges
As we kick off the new year with all the challenges that lie ahead in the coming months, I would like to thank you for your
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Innovation aplenty despite economic downturn
Freezing temperatures last week must have given the winter veg trade a boost in sales, although there were some gaps appearing
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Another fine mess the EU gets us into
At a time when food security is racing to the top of every European government’s agenda and the obesity crisis is
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ArticleAirfreighters issue Heathrow warning
Transport leaders are warning that if approval for a third runway at Heathrow is not granted fresh produce imports by air freight will suffer.
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ArticleDarts diet to change the shape of sport
The fresh produce industry’s Eat in Colour campaign has launched the Dartboard Diet to tackle the problem of some of Britain’s weightiest arrows-men.
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ArticleSlow sales growth for Carrefour
Carrefour has posted a 2008 Q4 profit rise of just 0.7 per cent, and predicts more of the same
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ArticlePoor Pakistani infrastructure causes losses
Poor post-harvest infrastructure is causing high wastage levels in Pakistan, according to the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
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UK seed conference returns in February
The British Crop Protection Council is organising its fourth technical Symposium Seed Production and Treatment in a Changing Environment on 24-25 February.
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Spanish concern over pesticide plans
Associations sound warning over the impact of EU pesticide plans and call for more time to develop alternatives
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ArticleSunway confident for future prospects
Russia’s largest fruit distributor, Sunway, has told Fruitnet that the group’s future is secure and has hit back at stories in the Russian media
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ArticleNunhems relocates US research facility
Company announces move to Davis, California, in order to be closer to top scientists and research laboratories