Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4549
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ArticleFemale-friendly training to Improve skills
A subsidised training scheme aimed at women in the food and drink manufacturing industry is set to be launched by sector skills council Improve.
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ArticlePotato plights vented at BPC event
The potato industry must look at how the burden of consumer and regulatory demands can be rewarded to offset the marginal return that growers get from storing their crop, it was put forward at the first-ever Potato Storage Conference 2007 last week.
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EU official to discuss CMO reform at Fruit Logistica
A representative of the European Commission will be at this year’s Fruit Logistica to discuss the Common Market Organisation’s (CMO) proposed reform for fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleSupermarket suppliers get second chance
The Competition Commission has today published its emerging thinking document as the first stage in its investigation into the supermarket sector and given suppliers another chance to come forward with evidence of unfair treatment.
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ArticleEnjoy Berlin - plan your nights at Fruit Logistica
Berlin offers a variety of things to do and see after the Fruit Logistica trade fair closes for the day, according to its organisers.
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Chiquita subsidiary funds E.coli research
Chiquita prepared salads subsidiary Fresh Express is to fund a $2 million research project into the presence of E.coli on fresh produce.
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Article$350,000 a kilo tomato seeds
One kilogramme of Hazera Genetics "Summer Sun" tomato hybrid seeds is sold to farmers in Europe for US$350,000, according to Hazera, Israel's largest producer and marketer of vegetable and field crops hybrid seeds.
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Fruit Logistica names innovators
Messe Berlin has announced the 10 finalists for its second Fruit Logistica innovation award.
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ArticleSinclair set to sell iQ
Increasing demand means Sinclair International is starting to sell the latest model of its internal-quality, bench-top firmness tester rather than renting it out selectively.
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US firms raided by FBI
Two US citrus giants have been raided by the FBI, at the request of the antitrust division of the US Department of Justice, on suspicion of price collusion.
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ArticleMacfrut to open its doors in April
Italian horticultural trade fair Macfrut will take place in “city of fruit” Cesena, Italy, April 26-28.
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Hargreaves' crowns on trial
Hargreaves Plants is running trials on asparagus crown size to determine the optimum size for maximum yield.
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Cloudy juice has silver lining
Polish researchers have found that the antioxidant polyphenol content of cloudy apple juice can be four times greater than that of clear juice.
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ArticleMildon to brief UK on regime reform
The European Commission is expected to finalise proposals to decouple its fruit and vegetable regime.
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Grape flesh just as good for your heart
The flesh of grapes is as good for your heart as the skin, according researchers in the US and Italy.
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ArticleCongestion gripes expand
As the congestion charge zone in London expands westwards, affecting a greater number of fresh produce deliveries, lobby groups are bemoaning the extra costs and demanding action on fee repayments.
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Czech fruit production on the up
The Czech Republic’s fruit production rose by 16 percent to 190,955 tonnes last year, according to its national Fruit Growers Association.
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ArticleFourayes calls for Bramley pledge
English apple grower and processor Fourayes Farm is calling on food manufacturers to increase their commitment to buying British by sourcing Bramley for their apple products.
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ArticleStar-studded line-up for City talk
The Food Standards Agency is sponsoring this year’s City Food Lecture at the London Guildhall on Tuesday.
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ArticleTesco stamps out carbon footprints
Tesco has pledged to label every product with a “carbon calorie counter” in the latest bid for green retailing.