Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4128

  • Serving up the Strasberry
    Article

    The freshinfo year - April

    2008-12-28T14:01:01Z

    David Pratt leaves EWT... Strasberry pops in at Waitrose... TV chef mourns cauli loss... Asda takes ethical beating... What else made your top 10 in April?

  • Wal-Mart considered Asda position
    Article

    The freshinfo year - March

    2008-12-28T12:01:01Z

    Arrest of Sainsbury's potato buyer creates shockwaves... Fruit First closes doors... Wal-Mart considers Asda pull-out... Tesco scotches job rumour mill... What else got you talking in March?

  • Article

    Food companies use 'dodgy' classroom promotion

    2008-12-28T10:01:02Z

    Children are being misled in their eating habits and falling victim to unhealthy misconceptions in the classroom, according to a report released by the Children’s Food Campaign (CFC).

  • The orange-fleshed melon is proving popular
    Article

    Caribbean melon thrives in market

    2008-12-28T08:01:01Z

    Caribbean has become the most important variety in leading cantaloupe melon-producing countries such as Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Brazil - a mere four years after initial tests.

  • Tesco's Neville-Rolfe: rampaged
    Article

    The freshinfo year - February

    2008-12-27T14:01:01Z

    Tesco executive director makes waves at NFU conference... M&S in supplier row... Fruit Logistica breaks records... Poupart Imports expands into salad and veg... What else did you click on in February?

  • Fresh & Easy was failing to push the right buttons in the US
    Article

    The freshinfo year - January

    2008-12-27T12:01:01Z

    Calls for restrictions on junk food adverts... Keelings shuts B-Prepared... Tesco struggles in US... Weather wreaks havoc on supplies... What else made your January top 10?

  • Article

    Scrapped Manchester plans anger FTA

    2008-12-27T10:01:02Z

    Commercial food deliveries could be hit hard by the scrapping of proposals to introduce a congestion charge in Manchester, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

  • Future of sprouts in the hands of Brussels
    Article

    Sprout fears grow after EU ruling

    2008-12-27T08:01:01Z

    The future of UK sprouts is under severe doubts after the new European pesticides laws hit the heart of the traditional trade.

  • Article

    Metro appoints new produce director

    2008-12-24T10:16:52Z

    Metro, one of Canada’s largest retailers, has named Daniel Archambault as its new director of produce procurement for the Quebec region

  • Ibérica Hortofrutícola
    Article

    Ibérica Hortofrutícola launches new image

    2008-12-24T09:43:37Z

    Murcia-based fresh produce association Ibérica Hortofrutícola has this week debuted a new image and logo

  • freshinfo takes a break for Christmas
    Article

    freshinfo takes a break for Christmas

    2008-12-24T09:01:01Z

    freshinfo will take a break on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, before returning on December 27. We will publish all the latest news throughout the rest of the festive period. On behalf of everybody at Lockwood Press, publisher of FPJ, freshinfo and the Re:fresh Directory, we wish our readers and their families an extremely happy Christmas and holiday season.

  • Christmas cheer runs out for those taken ill
    Article

    Brits risk poisoning for turkey treats

    2008-12-23T17:01:01Z

    One in five people will risk food poisoning this year by eating old turkey leftovers, according to a survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

  • Supermarket
    Article

    Reduced spending to shape US market

    2008-12-23T15:56:51Z

    US consumers are eating more at home and trading down to cheaper retailers as they seek greater value for money, according to a new report published by Rabobank

  • Article

    Almond board looking for members

    2008-12-23T15:24:28Z

    California's almond board has set a 20 January deadline to file applications for two grower member positions

  • fresh-cut
    Article

    Spanish growers to launch fresh-cut facility

    2008-12-23T15:20:08Z

    Almeria-based association Coexphal and its members are set to launch a new fresh-cut venture, Alcoex Mediterraneo, in early 2009

  • Article

    Australian growers count stonefruit losses

    2008-12-23T14:01:02Z

    Stonefruit growers throughout Australia’s Granite Belt (Stanthorpe) region south west of Brisbane have reported major production losses this year, due to larger numbers of flying foxes than usual.

  • Article

    FSA chair to step down

    2008-12-23T13:01:01Z

    The Food Standards Agency (FSA) chair Dame Deirdre Hutton has announced she will step down from her position at the end of her four-year term next July.

  • Canada-Colombia
    Article

    Canada signs Colombia trade deal

    2008-12-23T12:52:20Z

    Canada and Colombia have inked a new free trade deal for a variety of products, including fresh produce

  • Caribbean melon
    Article

    Rijk Zwaan hails Caribbean success

    2008-12-23T11:15:41Z

    The group has lauded the development of its Caribbean melon variety just four years after initial testing

  • Article

    California ready for fruit fly battle

    2008-12-23T11:08:19Z

    6.5m sterile fruit flies will be released over a quarantined area following the discovery of an infestation in Azusa