Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4425
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ArticleIsraeli avo volumes take a dive
Total avocado yield in Israel for the forthcoming 2007-08 season is estimated at 60,000 tonnes, a 30 per cent decline compared with the previous year.
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Food suppliers speak out against OFT code
More than half - 52 per cent - of the UK’s supermarket suppliers are unfamiliar with the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) Supermarket Code of Practice.
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HTA backs climate response
The HTA has welcomed the government response to the retail sector’s comments on the Stern report into climate change.
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ArticleNolem melons one week early to UK
Capespan is entering its fifth season in partnership with Brazilian melon shipper Nolem, with the first containerised fruit set to arrive this week, one week earlier than expected.
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Public attitudes to environmentalism gauged
A quarter of people are too lazy to make their lifestyle more environmentally friendly, according to a survey released last week.
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Wensak hopes high for sale
There have been “lots of expressions of interest” in the business of strawberry grower Pete Wensak, which went into administration at the end of last month, according to Simon Rowe from administrator Milsted Langdon.
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ArticleAdrian Scripps upbeat for top fruit season
Increasing demand for English apples and pears, as well as predictions of good quality as the first of the crop is picked this week, have led to leading grower Adrian Scripps expressing confidence for the season.
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ArticleGrocery market toughens up
Consumer spending is slowing and the grocery market is getting tougher, latest figures from TNS suggest.
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ArticleHigh and dry?
The plight of the high street trader has been the stuff of headlines for more than a decade, and it is a problem that is unlikely to disappear. Caroline Sherwood writes about just one of the many examples affecting the fruit and veg trade: Top of the Crops, Glastonbury’s only greengrocer’s store, which is up for sale.
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ArticleBaby blues
The popularity of the baby veg category presents growers with what is arguably the best opportunity they have had in years to get consumers eating their greens again, but this summer’s contrary weather seems to have slammed the brakes on any immediate growth. Laura Gould talks to leading producers to find out what the next few months has in store.
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ArticleEvolution of ethnicity
Ethnic diversity in the UK has never been greater and, with the rise of fusion food fuelling adventurous tastes, fresh produce traditionally associated with specific communities is making the leap into the mainstream market. Anna Sbuttoni and Alexandra Brzezicka report.
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School lunches go green
In this month’s round-up of developments in the US, a school lunchtime campaign gets a much-needed boost, and the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) heads down under for its second annual Australian conference.
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The industry will not lose its spirit
I get the feeling that the natural resilience of the industry is being tested to breaking point at the present time, and will
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Holding our breath in vain?
TNS Worldpanel figures released this week show that consumer spend slowed down in the 12 weeks to August 12, a statistic that
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Parripak takes on Lake Ullswater
Four members of Bedshire-based Parripak Foods are currently in training for the inaugural Samworth Brothers Charity Challenge, to be held in the Lake District on the September 1, 2007.
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ArticleTesco takes Dobbies
Tesco has finally won the battle for Dobbies after the retail giant increased its shareholding to around 53 percent this week.
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Dutch auctions merger approved
Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer and FloraHolland have been granted permission for their intended merger by the Netherlands Competition Authority - Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit - (Nma).
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Bulb Company joins Maurice Crouch
The Bulb Company has become part of the Maurice Crouch Group.
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Genomes fruit boon
The genomes of two bacteria could have the double benefit of saving orchards from fire blight, as well as treating complications arising from human blood transfusions, according to new research.
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Israeli fruit rebellion rages on
An expression of discontent among fruit growers in parts of Israel is rapidly turning into a country-wide movement.