Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4421
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Produce directors bailed
Two directors of a fresh-produce company have been released on bail unconditionally pending drugs trafficking investigations following a dawn raid at their firm’s premises.
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ArticleNaked truth for cues
Customers in the produce aisles at the Co-op may wish to avert their eyes from October 1, as the supermarket becomes the UK’s first retailer to launch ‘naked’ cucumbers.
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ArticleWhite sweetcorn fresh from Enfield
Sainsbury’s is launching the first-ever white sweetcorn to have been grown in the UK - in the unlikely location of north London suburb Enfield.
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ArticleLincolnshire: the forgotten county?
For far too long, Lincolnshire has lived in the shadow of its neighbouring counties; but that attitude is now being turned on its head, thanks to some sturdy county council initiatives and the passion of the region’s produce suppliers. Laura Gould embarked on a two-day tour of the area to find out more about the Select Lincolnshire project.
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ArticleSpalding - still got it
The UK’s foremost fresh produce hub is situated in the heart of the fens in Spalding and, with a network of related businesses based within a few miles of each other, the area is a major focal point for the trade. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleWhere has all the talent gone?
The fresh produce industry’s appetite for graduates is starving its workforce. Skills councils and recruitment agencies alike are urging fresh produce companies to realise that vocationally trained employees are just as valuable as university graduates. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out that it is just a matter of supplying the right skills.
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Wight Salads Group takes Sage decision
In this month’s IT column, we take a look at a financial IT solution which has proven a godsend for tomato specialist Wight Salads Group, and learn how the Scottish Crop Research Institute’s brand new website is more user friendly than ever before. Plus, the New Covent Garden Market Authority has chosen a consultancy to manage its IT functions.
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Small print can work wonders to entice shoppers
I wonder if I am detecting the next trend in shopper information. Having introduced their growers on barkers, billboards and
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Consumers will feel a ban too
While the produce industry has now spent several months debating whether airfreighted organic imports should have a future in
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Mendoza event makes European contact
Keelings and Total Produce were both present at the 10th annual fruit and vegetable marketing fair in the Mendoza region of Argentina earlier this month.
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ArticleNew book tackles pests of fruit crops
A new book has been published promising to offer growers and others a detailed source of information on pests of fruit crops.
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AIPH set for Brighton conference
The International Association of Horticulture Producers’ (AIPH) annual conference is set to take place next week in Brighton, marking the association’s 60th birthday.
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NZ eyes Latin workers
Grower representatives from New Zealand are working with the country’s trade board to investigate the possibility of attracting Argentinean labour to the NZ top-fruit sector.
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BCPE gears up for congress
The British Crop Production Enterprises’ (BCPE) International Congress and Exhibition will take place in Glasgow on October 15-18 this year.
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NFU welcomes abolition
Growers will be freed from the fruit, vegetable and potato (FVP) authorisation system in 2008 following months of lobbying by the NFU.
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Qataris one step nearer to Sainsbury's
Shares in J Sainsbury rose by 9p yesterday after renewed hope that the Qatari-backed investment fund interested in the chain is securing the backing of the supermarket's board.
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Garden Organic pumpkin day
Garden Organic will be celebrating the arrival of autumn in ghoulish fashion by holding a pumpkin fest at its two gardens
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NYK to close UK and Chile branches
NYK LauritzenCool is to close its branch offices in London and Santiago as of December 31 and centralise headquarters into its Stockholm base.
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ArticleTesco unveils Essex melons
The first ever commercially grown British melons - from Essex - are to go on sale in Tesco.
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ArticleM&S backs British apples
M&S has offered its support to UK growers by promising that it will only be stocking home grown Gala and Braeburn this season.