Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4521
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ArticleBox shortage frustrates Chileans
Chilean exporters are having to face a shortage of boxes in which to pack their fruit as cardboard manufacturers deal with high paper prices.
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ArticleGeraud looks to score for Liverpool
Geraud UK, owner of Liverpool wholesale fruit and vegetable market, has this week begun a nine-week evaluation of the market’s potential with a view to creating a “future-proof” market for the north-west.
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NFU Countryside asks consumers to 'buy local'
NFU Countryside has launched a campaign asking consumers to ‘support local producers’, proclaiming that ‘when shoppers buy local they help themselves, the environment and their local community.’
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ArticleNZ riled by Maersk problems
New Zealand apple exporters are up in arms over “cock-ups” by shipping giant Maersk that are seriously overshadowing the start of their season.
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ArticleAspireUK extends gras campaign
English asparagus growers are to benefit from a greater understanding of their crop, and this is expected to lead to a season that will extend past the traditional finishing date of June 21.
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Revamped recruitment website launches today
Tailor Made Resources, a specialist in recruitment for food manufacturing and fresh produce industries, has today launched a new website designed to attract candidates who are enthusiastic about food.
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Regional growing boasts big ideas
A project in Midlands horticulture is allowing smaller growers to punch outside of their weight division.
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ArticleTop-fruit figures differ for major retailers
English Apples & Pears has revealed to FPJ the major supermarkets’ share of this season's English top-fruit sales.
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Re:fresh speakers tackle tough issues
The programme for this year’s Re:fresh Conference is now out. It’s not too often I use this column for a bit of
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Triaflurin decision let-down to growers
The EU decision to exclude trifluralin from the Annex 1 listing, coupled with the Pesticide Safety Directorate's phasing out of products containing IPU by June 2009 is a double disappointment for the industry, according to the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC).
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Ethiopian flower sector in full bloom
Ethiopian deputy prime minister Addisu Legesse has said the government is committed to developing the country’s horticulture sector.
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ArticleA blooming good year
Fresh flower specialist Flowerfête has enjoyed a hectic but rewarding 12 months since scooping FPC’s Floral Business of the Year award at Re:fresh 2006. Laura Gould met managing director Colin Hills to find out more about recent developments.
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ArticleCentre of excellence
The Perishables Handling Centre at Heathrow is the largest chilled airfreight distribution centre in the UK. With a capacity of more than 140,000 tonnes of perishable cargo each year and the ability to process eight million retail trays a year, it has had a significant effect on many of the UK’s large produce import businesses and their customers. Operated by Salvesen Logistics, the sponsor of this year’s Re:fresh Importer of the Year award, the centre has entered another phase of development, and plays a key role in the future expansion plans of Salvesen’s aviation logistics division, the company’s general managers Giles Brown and Matt George tell Tommy Leighton.
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ArticleRoyals love story
The first new potatoes of the spring are a perennial pick-up for UK consumers. The organisation that produces, harvests, markets and exports the product - Jersey Royal (Potato Marketing) Ltd - is looking forward to a good season. Anna Sbuttoni met the team in Jersey.
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ArticleSmall business blanches at Brown’s brash budget swansong
Paula Tallon, director and head of direct tax at tax specialist Chiltern plc, explains what last week’s budget and its controversial income tax reduction will mean for businesses up and down the UK.
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Morrisons IT overhaul signals new approach
Our monthly column takes a look at Morrisons’ proposed upgrade of its IT platforms, as retailers come under increasing pressure to keep up with new technology requirements. Farmers’ markets are also getting in on the act with a new online forum this month, whilst a new white paper is set to prevent companies getting locked into inflexible systems.
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English gras grows profile, but imports still prevalent
Although the first English asparagus is already peeping through on the shelves, the bulk of offerings are still coming from
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HEFF launches midlands mentoring
Representatives from food and drink businesses across the West Midlands lent their support recently to a new mentoring scheme launched by Heart Of England fine foods (HEFF) in Birmingham.
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ArticleEMR appoints new marketing manager
East Malling Research (EMR) has appointed Lisa Estorffe to the newly created role of commercial sales and marketing manager.
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ArticleSharpak greens up Sainsbury's soft fruit
Sainsbury’s has greened up its Taste the Difference soft-fruit offer with the introduction of consumer-used recycled plastic packs from UK packaging manufacturer and supplier Sharpak.