Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4381
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ArticleCarrots triple their exposure
The British Carrot Growers’ Association (BCGA) has achieved media coverage worth three-and-a-half times its original investment in two years of its carrot campaign.
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Catering firms collaborate on contract
Two leading North-West England fresh produce catering suppliers, Oliver Kay and Cooper Produce, have signed a two-year contract to supply caterer Charlton House Catering Ltd.
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Novazone moves into new territory
Novazone, a leading provider of clean solutions for food and water, has joined the board of the Center for Food Safety (CFS) at the University of Georgia (UGA), one of the world's leading research programs for the study and prevention of food-borne pathogens.
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New date for prepared produce
Freshconex, a new trade fair for fresh-cut prepared produce will run alongside Fruit Logistica in Berlin on February 7-9, 2008
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Linpac creates new customer-focused role
Linpac Recycling has appointed Ben Elkington as technical sales manager.
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Noel deal hurts trade
Damage caused in the Caribbean by tropical storm Noel and heavy rainfall and flooding in Mexico is starting to be quantified.
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ArticleResearch to reduce produce waste
East Malling Research (EMR) and the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) are working on a project to reduce fresh produce wastage by consumers.
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ArticleParripak expands at 20
Fresh vegetable preparation specialist, Parripak has experienced its second biggest quarter since its inception, 20 years ago.
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DCC ordered to pay Fyffes' legal costs
Lawyers representing Ireland’s director of corporate enforcement Paul Appleby are expected to pursue DCC’s Jim Flavin over a finding that he was in possession of price sensitive information when the company sold its shares in fruit distributor Fyffes.
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ArticleBrogdale landowner in lobbying bid
Representatives of Brogdale Farm landowner Hillreed Land are calling on supporters of the National Fruit Collection at the farm to lobby Kent County Council.
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Warehouse controller accused of stealing £1m
Ex top-fruit warehouse controller David Lenihan has been accused of stealing around £1 million from two Yakima companies.
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ArticleHull relocation gets the nod
Hull City Council’s planning committee last week approved an application that paves the way for a new wholesale market site for Hull Fruit Market.
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ArticlePoupart cherry deal goes through
The Poupart Group has completed its acquisition of specialist cherry importer and distributor Norton Folgate Marketing Ltd (NFML).
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ArticlePolytunnel breakthrough in Herefordshire
A breakthrough in the debate on planning permission for polytunnels will see Herefordshire Council redefine its policy requiring automatic planning permission for the temporary structures on both existing and new sites.
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ArticleChile backs the blues
In an exclusive interview with FPJ, Jorge Bawlitza Muñoz of Entrerios Farms explains why he anticipates growth opportunities in the UK for Chilean blueberries.
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ArticleBerries shine in southern hemisphere
UK-based berry producers have long known the value of offering year-round berries, and with key southern-hemisphere producers ramping up their volumes, exciting times are ahead. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleNot the end of the world for Finistère
The Finistère area of Brittany is home to two giants of French vegetable production, as well as laboratories and high-tech firms specialising in natural plant protection. Tradition and the future sit side-by-side in a district facing up to the brave new world of the European vegetable sector. Philippe Gautier reports.
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ArticleA river runs through it
The Washington State industry picks 15 billion apples by hand every year and accounts for roughly 90 per cent of US exports. But it has experienced one of its most turbulent political periods in recent years, as the industry split over the work of the Washington Apple Commission (WAC) and the use of the state’s world-renowned logo.
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ArticleUK looking for Moor
The selection of Morocco as partner country at Fruit Logistica 2008 is indicative of a positive shift in attitude towards the North African country, according to insiders, as the industry gears up for a strong winter campaign and looks to take the UK by storm. Laura Gould reports.