Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4414
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NFU moves to quell scare stories
The NFU has attempted to put scare-stories of food price rises into context, saying that whilst the costs of farming are rising, food prices are now lower than they have ever been.
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ArticleAlbion flourishes
Hargreaves Plants hosted an Albion open day last week in Kent to celebrate the success and further promote the everbearer strawberry variety
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Gooseberry gong
A gooseberry enthusiast from Cheshire has won an award for a berry that he grew from stock cultivated by his father 60 years ago.
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ArticleAward-winning Cox hits Asda shelves
The first deliveries of award-winning Cox apples from Andrew Boxall’s 130-acre Kent orchard arrived in Asda stores across the South East yesterday.
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ArticleWhite sweetcorn hits shelves
The first ever UK-grown white sweetcorn has gone on sale at Sainsbury’s.
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ArticleFruit Logistica pulls off first show in Asia
Fruit Logistica made its way to Asia for its first ever trade show in the Far East, in Bangkok, last week.
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Mums-to-be to receive produce payout
The government is planning to give all pregnant women a £120 payout to spend on fruit and veg, in a bid to protect their infants from childhood diseases.
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Asda takes on BDB in expansion role
Bircham Dyson Bell (BDB) has been given the mandate for the planning communications strategy for Asda’s nationwide store expansion strategy.
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ArticleSwitch on to savings in store
As crops come into store, make sure you know what you’re spending energy on. That’s the message from the British Potato Council for growers and store managers this autumn.
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ArticleNY eyes decent apple crop
The apple crop in New York, the largest producing state outside Washington, is forecast to reach some 30.7 million cases, roughly in line with last year.
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F&PA names competition winner
A West Yorkshire woman has won a day’s flower arranging tuition and a beginner’s floristry kit, thanks to a competition organised by the Flowers & Plants Association.
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ArticleFutures bright for NZ growers
Almost a third of New Zealand’s growers have signed up to its nil-residues project, NZ Apple Futures.
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Israeli losses feared
Israeli growers are concerned that an ultra-orthodox power struggle to monopolise the fruit and vegetable market in the upcoming Shmita (Sabbatical) year could lose growers millions of pounds.
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ArticleEarliest Cox picking date recorded
Despite the wash out summer apple growers started harvesting Cox orchards destined for long term storage in the last week of August, the earliest Cox picking date ever recorded.
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Glee launch for John Woods
John Woods nurseries will launch its new business at the forthcoming Glee trade show in Birmingham.
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ArticlePoupart to buy Norton Folgate
The Poupart Group has reached an agreement to purchase the entire issued share capital of Norton Folgate Marketing Ltd, the UK’s leading specialist cherry importer and distributor.
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Sainsbury's losing patience with Qataris
Sainsbury's is thought to be seeking a "put up or shut up" order if it does not receive a firm offer from Delta Two, its Qatari-backed suitor, this week.
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ArticlePackaging on trial: could be cut by 25 per cent
Trials carried out by Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have demonstrated that the fresh produce industry can reduce packaging by around 25 per cent without compromising product quality.
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ArticleOrganics hits £2bn sales
A new Soil Association report has revealed that organic food and drink sales have crashed through the £2 billion mark - with an average of £37 million spent on organic products every week.
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ArticleWells welcomes Malet Azoulay takeover
The management of Katope’s UK operation, Malet Azoulay UK, have welcomed the announcement that the firm has been acquired by Belgian-based Univeg group.