Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4488
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ArticleTV ad to spotlight local produce at Waitrose
A TV campaign to highlight the commitment to sourcing locally produced food at Waitrose will kick off on Monday.
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ArticleAsparagus trials gear up
Trials which one day could alter the scale and shape of the English asparagus season have begun with the first steps taken by Hargreaves Plants.
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ArticleIsraeli grape kicks off one week early
Israeli exporter Agrexco reports that the grape season will start one week earlier than usual with the first arrivals due in to the UK this Wednesday.
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M&S nears billion mark
Analysts are predicting a seven per cent sales rise for M&S, which would take the retailer close to the £1bn profit mark.
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ArticleNFU makes polytunnel pledge
The NFU has pledged £10,000 to support Herefordshire growers in their judicial review of the decision by Herefordshire Council to require planning consent for polytunnels.
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ArticleAsparagus festival back again
An opportunity for the trade to promote asparagus to consumers, the 2007 Asparagus Festival is here again and will be held from Sunday May 27 to June 4.
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Poland to get EU aid
Fruit growers from Poland whose crops were struck by devastating frosts in early May will be able to count on support from the European Union.
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HTA revisits Eire
The HTA will be running another study tour this summer to the Republic of Ireland.
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ArticleFresh produce transport misses a trick
The freight transport industry is doing its bit to reduce its carbon footprint but it is missing a few tricks when it comes to reporting what it does.
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Dole settles out of court
Despite stating that two lawsuits leveled against it were without merit, Dole Food has settled out of court to end a dispute over alleged banana price fixing.
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ArticleSainsbury's potato pledge
In a coup for local growers, Sainsbury’s has announced that it will be using only pomme de terres from proper Poms.
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Low-payers to get weeded out
The government is targeting cheating employers with a new regime of fines if they pay below the national minimum wage.
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NFU focuses on catchment sensitive farming
The NFU has been offering growers advice on Catchment Sensitive Farming.
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ArticlePoupart in fresh new look
One of the fresh produce longest established firms Poupart Ltd, has announced new branding for two of its divisions as well as the group as a whole.
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ArticleLondon's top chef honoured
Dennis Mwakulua has been named London Chef of the Year 2007 Award, organised by Westminster Kingsway College Culinary Salon.
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ArticleEthics to be audited
The much-touted ‘ethical revolution’ in consumption will require producers to engage in ‘ethical auditing’, according to Jonathan Evans of Muddy Boots.
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GM potato trials get go-ahead
Permission to conduct a trial of genetically modified potatoes at an east Yorkshire farm was given to BASF this week.
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US tackles fruit fly
Pesticide use to keep exotic fruit flies from becoming established has been cut as much as 8,000-fold by ARS work toward more effective control measures.
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GLA in Hull crackdown
In a further demonstration of a crackdown on illegal employment practices, the Gangmasters Licensing Authority has refused a licence renewal for a fresh-produce industry labour provider.
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ArticleTories back growers
A future Tory government would look sympathetically on the polytunnels issue.