Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4262
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Turners & Growers plans ‘big fridge’
New Zealand’s Turners and Growers is upgrading its Mihaere Drive site to "one big fridge"
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Waitrose to revamp image
Waitrose’s 190 stores are to be revamped in a £6 million project this summer, according to The Times.
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Somerfield takeover imminent
The Co-operative Group is expected to announce a £1.5-1.6 billion takeover of Somerfield this week - £300 million less than the supermarket chain had been after when it went on the market a year ago.
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ArticleWarwick HRI tackles climate change
Researchers at the University of Warwick’s plant research arm, Warwick HRI, are deliberately growing a field of ‘bad’ lettuces that have been encouraged to run wild with natural mutations.
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ArticleKids turn out for Food Live
More than 600 primary aged children visited the Stockbridge Technology Centre for its Food Live event, to celebrate the Year of Food and Farming.
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ArticleHopes running high in Glasgow
One month into the new management structure at Glasgow market and tenants are looking forward to seeing the fruit of a promised £5 million investment package.
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NFU display goes to Hampton Court
The award-winning display ‘Growing for another Century’, which scooped the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) its 12th gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show, will be on show at the 2008 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show this week
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ArticleFDA to speak out
Dr Nega Beru, director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Food Safety, has accepted an invitation to speak in Mexico at the International Tomato Congress, which will run from July 23-25.
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Kloosterboer scoops 360 certification
Kloosterboer, Vlissingen has successfully reached the standard required for seaport terminals to be awarded 360 Quality certification.
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ArticleSpanish exports endure mixed bag
Spanish producer-exporters’ federation Fepex has reported mixed results for fresh produce export values in the first four months of 2008 in what is proving a very challenging year for the sector.
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ArticleNIAB hosts new parliamentary group
Translating basic plant science into products of value for farmers and consumers was the central theme of a recent parliamentary fact-finding visit to the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), in Cambridge.
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ArticleApples "hold breath" longer than pears
Scientific research conducted by the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium has revealed why pears rot faster than apples
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ArticleSouth Africa shipments normal despite rain
There is some disruption to citrus harvesting in the Cape region of South Africa, although there is unlikely to be a disruption of shipments
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Fresh food leading retail price inflation
Retail prices have risen less than overall inflation, it was confirmed this week.
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ArticleFlorida citrus begins to bounce back
Grapefruit volumes largely unchanged as orange crop rebounds from last season and industry recovers from recent difficulties
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ArticleNW cherry deal set to be under 8m cartons
With a further 4m cartons expected, packing in the US state of Washington is running at around 250,000 cartons per day
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ArticleNW cherries may slip below 8m cartons
US group Northwest Cherry Growers confirms it is hoping for a further 4m-5m cartons on top of the 3.2m cartons already shipped
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Oppenheimer signs Brazilian grape deal
British Columbia-based company signs major grape supply deal with one of Brazil’s leading growers
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ArticleUS predicts Peruvian asparagus growth
Imports from the world’s largest asparagus producer-exporter are tipped to continue rising in 2008/09
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ArticleNorthwest cherry volumes set to weather frost impact
Cold temperatures could lead to a delay in the harvest