Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4431
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Notcutt to speak at HTA conference
Former Notcutts Nurseries chairman Charles Notcutt has been added to the lineup of speakers for this year’s HTA conference in October.
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ArticleAsda provides Wal-Mart with silver lining
Asda has outperformed sales and profit targets in the second quarter of 2007, attributing its rise in market share to price cuts and a simplified product mix.
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The Greenery signs soft-fruit link up
A new strawberry breeding collaboration with the aim to develop varieties for the North European market was launched this week.
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ArticleWashington apple crop three per cent down
The 2007-08 Washington state apple crop is expected to be three per cent lower than last season’s output, which will finalise at 98.9 million cartons.
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ArticleRooker's warning over FIAS
Defra minister for sustainable food and farming, Lord Rooker, praised progress on implementing the Fertiliser Industry Assurance Scheme (FIAS), but warned that unless there is a higher takeup, Defra will be forced to regulate it
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New packaging studies published
IntertechPira has published two food contact legislation and regulations technology studies entitled: Plastic in Contact with Foodstuffs and Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs.
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ArticleThe ware necessities
Potato growers headed north to Bolshan Farm in Angus on July 26 for a Variety Demonstration and Technical Update held by MBMG in conjunction with the BPC.
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Fresh ideas for foodservice
This year’s ninth annual Foodservice Marking Excellence Conference has been specifically designed to showcase leading-edge foodservice companies with knowledge and experience to help increase sales and profitability.
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ArticleKids encouraged to play with food
The Fresh Prepared Salads Producer Group has launched a Salad Bag Art competition as part of this year’s ‘Bring on the Salads’ PR campaign.
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Champagne winner named
We can now reveal the result of the joint Commercial Grower/Fresh Produce Journal champagne prize draw, taken at Fruit Focus.
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Breeding for texture and flavour
The difference between a delicious spud and a more mundane meal is about to come under the microscope in a bid to tantalise the taste buds of a fickle consumer.
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Bananas and pineapples to go carbon neutral
A ground-breaking project that aims to set up a carbon neutral supply chain for bananas and pineapples supplied from Costa Rica to Europe and the US was launched last week.
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Almeria changes its methods
Unauthorised pesticide use on protected salad crops in Almeria last winter and adverse press coverage in key markets such as Germany have turned growers in the Spanish region on to integrated production techniques.
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Asia Fruit Logistica exhibition space full
Exhibition space at the inaugural Asia Fruit Logistica exhibition has sold out, with a month still to go before the launch of the show, organisers have reported.
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ArticleVeg pickers at centre of GLA storm
Cornish gangmaster Baltic Work Team has had its licence revoked with immediate effect, after workers in cauliflower and courgette fields were reported to be scavenging for food.
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ArticleKenyan concern over European retailers
A Kenyan exporter has voiced his concern at the proliferation of the limiting effect on his country's business of requirements from European retailers.
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ArticleBlight population analysis in full swing
Wet and mild conditions and high associated Smith period pressure has made this a record year for blight, according to BPC’s Rob Clayton.
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Israel broadens grape range
Israeli table-grape growers and exporters are widening the range of varieties they export to overseas markets.