Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4171
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Cie Fruitière seals deal
French banana supplier Compagnie Fruitière has been given the green light for its purchase of Dole France and JP Fresh
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ArticleM&S profits slump 34 per cent
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced a 34 per cent drop in half-year profits and plans to significantly reduce costs to regain its competitiveness on the high street
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ArticleThree-way blues promotion to hit UK
A three-way promotional campaign between Chile, Argentina and Uruguay has been set up to promote blueberries from the southern hemisphere in the UK.
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ArticleJamaica PM calls time on bananas
Jamaica’s prime minister Bruce Golding increased the gloom enveloping the island’s banana industry with a doom-laden prognosis for it the future, during a sitting of the House of Representatives last week.
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ArticleSafe Sinaloa tomato campaign launched
Exporters from the Mexican state hope a new US campaign will help recover market share lost in the Salmonella crisis
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ArticleEmission specs ignore uniqueness of horticulture
The launch of a new specification for assessing the life cycle of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of goods and services has been welcomed by farmers and growers as “a step in the right direction”. But concerns persist that PAS 2050 does not sufficiently recognise some of the unique elements of horticulture.
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Pesticide vote splits opinion
Wednesday’s EU vote on pesticides has divided opinion in the UK, with some predicting a big increase in prices of fruit and vegetables
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ArticleSilbermann sounds alarm
Industry players were challenged to seek out new opportunities in “the perfect storm” that has hit the fresh produce sector, when Byan Silbermann took to the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit stage to deliver his annual state of the industry address.
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ArticleDole announces name change in Germany
Adjustment relates purely to Dole Fresh Fruit Europe's Hamburg-based Germany subsidiary
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ArticleCMR Group opens new subsidiary in Brazil
Spanish fresh produce group opens new Brazilian subsidiary to supply Cosarica-branded melons and watermelons to Europe
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ArticleSainsbury's frightened off Halloween range
UK supermarket chain abandons plans for range of mis-shapen vegetables after discovering individual staff members could be prosecuted under EU law
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ArticleUS to rate apple research
All the available research on the health benefits of apples is to be collected, examined and put into a hierarchy by a US nutritionist to help the worldwide industry make legitimate health claims for its fruit.
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ArticleGLA warns gangmasters in Northern Ireland
Many gangmasters may be breaking the law by supplying workers to farms and the food industry without a licence, according to ICM research conducted on behalf of theGangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).
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Sherie Terry joins Fresh Solutions
The former Chiquita executive has been handed the role of vice-president of marketing
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Times signals Tesco supplier "revolt"
The Sunday Times reports that food manufacturers are resisting pressure from the UK’s number-one supermarket group to reduce prices and increase kickbacks.
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ArticleWeather key to future JP banana exports
A drastic change in the regularity of major storms would be needed for the JP Group to consider resuming banana exports
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ArticleNZ apples on course for zero residue
First year of Apples Futures project has produced "outstanding" results, according to Pipfruit NZ chief executive Peter Beaven
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ArticleUS apples to Russia with love
The Washington Apple Commission is seeing impressive growth in export volumes this season, especially to Russia
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ArticleDel Monte Foods expands US fruit offer
Del Monte Citrus Bowls is the latest innovative concept to join Del Monte Foods’ popular Fruit Naturals brand
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Scot study points to loose money saving
A survey undertaken in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, has revealed that shoppers can dramatically reduce their bills by buying loose fresh produce.