Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4360
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ArticleSpanish forecast strawb drop
Spanish growers have been experiencing difficulties getting sufficient seasonal workers from overseas before the start of the strawberry season later this month.
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Stowaways found in potato lorry
Workers at AB Produce got more than they bargained for when a lorry load of potatoes pulled up, and three illegal heads popped out.
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ArticleSainsbury’s takes over Northern Ireland retailer
Sainsbury’s has taken over part of Northern Ireland’s largest independent supermarket retailer in a multi-million pound deal, it was announced today.
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ArticleYoung Brits do not know traditional breakfasts
Young Brits have lost touch with traditional foods and basic culinary skills needed every day, such as preparing breakfast, a new survey has found.
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PR answer to blissful domestic ignorance
Professional public relations and advertising is the most effective way of communicating the merits of British food to both consumers and children.
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ArticleBGA sets out future plans
The brassica industry is set to follow in the footsteps of carrot and asparagus promotions, says the vice chairman of the Brassica Growers’ Association (BGA).
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ArticleMr Benn: change is inevitable
Hilary Benn, Defra secretary of state began 2008 by saying the world of farming will change, whether its inhabitants like it or not.
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ArticleTwo new appointments for Exosect
Leading provider of intelligent pest management solutions, Exosect, has welcomed a new non-executive director to its board.
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Fresh vending machines show promise
Holland Produce Promotion will be exhibiting a newly developed vending machine for fruit and vegetables at Grüne Woche (Green Week) in Berlin next week.
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ArticleVolumes down in Rungis
Figures to the end of November 2007 showed tonnages for both fruit and veg down at the Parisian wholesale market.
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New mango and guava varieties in pipeline
India’s Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) is set to launch new varieties of mango and guava with higher nutritional value and better shelf life on to the market.
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M&S to share fresh-cut knowledge
Marks and Spencer’s fruit buyer will give insight into the fresh-cut opportunities available in the industry at Freshconex Congress in Berlin, Germany.
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ArticleSolid Tesco driven by international expansion
Tesco has delivered a strong performance and record sales over the Christmas and New Year period, with a solid UK results backed up by excellent international sales expansion.
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ArticleAsparagus campaign targets men
This year’s national PR asparagus campaign will target men aged between 25 and 40 years old in an attempt to get a whole new section of the UK population eating the spears.
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NIAB Moldova mission snowed off
A planned agricultural aid trip to Moldova by a team of scientific experts from the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) has been postponed at the last minute due to treacherous snow in the eastern European country.
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ArticleFoodservice ripe for Fairtrade bananas
The demand for Fairtrade bananas is set to increase in the foodservice sector in 2008, according to Stephen Fox, managing director of JN Fox & Sons, the UK’s leading banana ripener and distributor for the foodservice sector.
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ArticleCompetition Commission deadline slips again
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the further extension of the timetable for the Competition Commission to publish its final report in the grocery market inquiry, from March to April 2008.
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ArticleGarden hosts largest London food meeting
On February 6, New Covent Garden Market will host the largest meeting in modern times of food producers local to London.
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ArticleFlorette flies off on £300,000 press campaign
Florette has launched a £300,000 nation-wide press campaign to get 2008 off to a flying start.