Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4345

  • David Lam
    Article

    Lam has spring in his step

    2008-02-18T16:01:01Z

    Oriental vegetable specialist Cherry Farms is seeing its supermarket business account for 60 per cent of company turnover for the first time ever, with the remaining 40 per cent consisting of Chinese customers.

  • Article

    Westfalia reports mango decrease

    2008-02-18T14:01:01Z

    South African avocado and mango specialist Westfalia says its shipments of fresh mangoes have generally decreased in volume - but dried mangoes have developed into a globally strong market.

  • Kendall today
    Article

    Farmers and government share moral responsibility

    2008-02-18T10:01:01Z

    NFU president Peter Kendall told farmers and the government today that they share the moral responsibility to make the most of the potential of British farming, in a world increasingly threatened by food shortages and climate change.

  • Nigel Harris
    Article

    Fresh Direct restructures

    2008-02-18T09:01:02Z

    Foodservice supplier Fresh Direct UK Ltd (FDUK) has announced a restructure of its management team and business, following the company’s growth since its 2005 acquisition of Caterfresh, and from other activities.

  • NFG's red-fleshed revolution
    Article

    NFG's red-fleshed revolution

    2008-02-18T08:01:01Z

    A Swiss-bred, red-fleshed apple will be available on the UK market in two years.

  • Article

    Farmers back Competition Commission

    2008-02-18T07:01:01Z

    Competition Commission proposals are a positive step forward, says NFU.

  • Tesco hits back at Commission
    Article

    Tesco hits back at Commission

    2008-02-18T06:01:01Z

    Read in full Tesco's reaction to the Competition Commission's proposed remedies following the provisional findings of the UK Groceries Market Investigation.

  • Article

    tna showcases salad benefits

    2008-02-17T17:01:01Z

    A vertical form, fill and seal (VFFS) machine designed for packaging fresh produce, especially salads - the robag 3 320 single jaw, stainless steel VFFS machine - was on display at the tna stand in Berlin

  • First Freshconex deemed a success
    Article

    First Freshconex deemed a success

    2008-02-17T14:01:01Z

    The fresh-cut congress and exhibition Freshconex 2008 welcomed a total of 10,000 trade visitors at its debut alongside Fruit Logistica in Berlin, from February 7-9.

  • Sarah Calcutt
    Article

    Calcutt wins Nuffield Scholarship

    2008-02-17T12:01:01Z

    Sarah Calcutt, business development manager at English fruit marketing desk Norman Collett, has been awarded a Nuffield Scholarship, and will spend the next 18 months researching and analysing fruit marketing campaigns around the world

  • L to r: Grace O'Dwyer and Lesley Thompson, CMi
    Article

    CMi fields update enquiries

    2008-02-17T11:01:01Z

    The imminent launch of BRC Version 5, the updated IFS Version 5 and the newly branded GlobalGAP have generated plenty of enquiries for certification body CMi over the last few months.

  • Brian Porter
    Article

    Environment tops agenda for Fresh Service

    2008-02-17T10:01:02Z

    Dartford-based distribution firm Fresh Service has changed all its vehicles this year to the top spec available.

  • Ramon Luis Valcárcel Siso
    Article

    Murcians clean up their act

    2008-02-17T08:01:01Z

    Growers in Murcia are to benefit from a three-year €10 million (£7.4m) budget to develop the Spanish region’s clean agriculture programme.

  • Fruity Faces teams up with Mr Fruitness
    Article

    Fruity Faces teams up with Mr Fruitness

    2008-02-16T17:21:01Z

    Fruity Faces is to reach out to the European market with a deal with the Fruitness - enjoy it! project, aimed at five target countries, including the UK.

  • Article

    Fresh Initiatives launched in Berlin

    2008-02-16T16:01:01Z

    Sally Cleary-Corbett was out and about in Berlin to drum up interest in her brand-new Cambridgeshire-based consultancy business, Fresh Initiatives.

  • George Kallitsis, Protofanousi Fruits
    Article

    Greek kiwis bow out of UK market

    2008-02-16T14:01:02Z

    Greek kiwifruit exporters are seeing a downturn in their volumes to the UK this season, and are finding the market increasingly tough to supply.

  • Article

    Veg breeding is on the up

    2008-02-16T12:01:02Z

    Interest in vegetable seed breeding is being rekindled in the UK, according to Syngenta vegetable managing director Massimo Enzo.

  • Carlos Stabile and Daniel Smulovitz of XB Extraberries
    Article

    XB blueberries due to hit UK

    2008-02-16T11:01:01Z

    Grower and exporter XB Extraberries will bring its first harvest of Argentinean blueberries to the UK this year.

  • Lang wishing for solutions
    Article

    5 A DAY failure warning

    2008-02-16T09:01:01Z

    The government’s independent sustainability watchdog the Sustainable Development Commission has warned the 5 A DAY message will not succeed in the current food-market climate.

  • Article

    Raspberry season ups and downs

    2008-02-16T08:01:01Z

    Spanish farm-gate raspberry prices have fallen by about 50 per cent since the beginning of the year, as demand falls away in key export markets.