Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4378
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ArticleFive-year pilot project saves more than £14m
The Food Chain Centre (FCC) has reported on its five-year pilot programme aimed at testing a variety of business methods to help boost profitability for UK farmers and growers.
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ArticleAsda sales rose by £1bn in 2006
Accounts filed this weekend at Companies House show a sales rise of close to £1 billion at Asda in 2006.
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Gaza exports to Europe set to resume
Exports of flowers and strawberries from the Gaza region to Europe are to resume without interruptions, according to an understanding between the Israeli minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abash.
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ArticleVerdict is to aim older
After years of focusing on younger consumers, retailers need to tailor their offer to the silver-shopper generation of older consumers if they want to take advantage of a lucrative growth opportunity.
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ArticleUK avo consumption doubles in three years
Consumption of avocados in the UK market has more than doubled in just three years, and in 2007, it will hit the milestone of 1kg a person, the World Avocado Congress heard.
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Dover combines powers
US company, Dover Corporation has combined of two of its Dover Engineered Systems companies, Markem Corporation, located in Keene, NH, USA, and Imaje SA, located in Bourg-lès-Valence, France, to create Markem.Imaje.
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Herbert expands with PALS
As part of a planned expansion, weigh price labelling equipment supplier Herbert Industrial has purchased PALS Precision Labelling.
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ArticleCongress hears of avo expansion
Chile, one of the avocado industry’s emerging superpowers, hosted the World Avocado Congress for the first time, welcoming delegates and speakers from 22 countries to the picturesque coastal city of Viña del Mar.
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ArticleFarmaround back on track
Farmaround’s fruit and vegetable bag scheme is back on track after a testing summer, said the organic home-delivery service’s Rebecca Gray, at the BBC Good Food Show London last week.
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ArticleJamaican government pledges £2.03m banana loan
The Jamaican government has launched a rescue plan for banana jobs with a guaranteed US$4.2 million (£2.03m) loan from the Development Bank of Jamaica to preserve the export market to the European Union.
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FDE 08 goes international
The Food & Drink Expo 2008 (FDE 08) will have an international flavour with more than 60 per cent of the exhibition space taken by Austria and Italy.
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ArticleNew website from SEFGP
The South East Food Group Partnership (SEFGP) has launched a new website, www.southeastenglandfoodanddrink.co.uk, that will allow restaurants, pubs and bars to easily source high-quality food and drink produce from across the South East.
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ArticleGarlic overpowers market
Demand for gourmet garlic is on the up, according to Bedfordshire-based Parripak Foods.
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ArticleNew pepper report released
Pepper production in the Netherlands decreased and returned to the level of 2004 last year according to a report released by Productschap Tuinbouw, the Dutch horticultural board.
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ArticlePromotional accord for avo marketers
Continuous promotional campaigns for avocados and collaboration between major producing countries on promotion were key themes recurring throughout the sixth World Avocado Congress, in Viña del Mar, Chile.
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ArticleNew spud store test
A scientist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US has developed a test to help growers identify good storage quality potatoes while still in the field.
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ArticleEU banana protection delight and dismay
EU banana production in the French Antilles and Spanish Canary Islands looks set to be protected by a safeguard clause.
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ArticleHort image needs revamp
The horticulture industry must change its image and raise its profile if it wants to be an attractive career choice for young people delegates heard at a seminar this week.
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ArticleKaki crop suffers cold snap
A sharp fall in temperatures at the weekend in the Valencia region has played havoc with the kaki crop.