Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4570
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Alan Pendergast dies, aged 70
Alan Pendergast, formerly managing director of A May in New Spitalfields, died on November 2, aged 70.
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ArticleCapespan to adapt to world order
Capespan Fruit Division’s ceo Louis Kriel has vowed that Capespan will see changes in the fruit trade as opportunities for global growth and that the company will continue to “adapt in tandem with the world.”
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ArticleDel Monte launches snack bags in schools
Del Monte Fresh is this month launching a new range of fruit and vegetable snack bags into the UK’s primary schools.
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ArticleM&S posts £400m half-year profit
The M&S recovery bandwagon rolls on, with first-half pre-tax profits of just over £400 million.
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ArticleUK veg firm is inaugural World Grower of the Year
Southern England Farms was crowned World Grower of the Year at an awards ceremony in Amsterdam on Friday.
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A pick and a click keeps track of soft fruit
A ‘pick and click’ data system that keeps track of soft fruit from the moment it is picked in the field has been introduced by Kent and Sussex Scales.
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ArticleSpain's organic action
Growers’ leaders in the Valencia region have started a campaign to raise awareness of the low returns to producers of organics.
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ArticleCo-operative takeover
Grower-owned co-operatives must continue to expand with members acting more like shareholders.
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ArticleSouthern stones kicking off
As the South African stone-fruit season gets underway with first arrivals of nectarines this week, importers are warning that the supply situation on some lines is likely to be tight.
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ArticleAsda to launch online offensive
Asda is to hire 1,800 staff to launch a massive expansion of its internet operations.
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ArticleScottish garlic company rescues French growers
Scotland’s only garlic grower, The Really Garlicky Company, has repaid French growers for their support last year, by springing to the rescue in a time of French shortages.
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ArticleM&S figures to delight City
Marks & Spencer is expected to reveal figures this week that rubber-stamp its recovery under incumbent chief executive Stuart Rose.
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Overnight delivery guidelines changed
Two sets of government guidelines for overnight deliveries published this week will improve out-of-hours delivery arrangements for retailers - and allow industry to be a ‘good neighbour’, according to The Freight Transport Association (FTA).
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Cold war between FSA and ACMSF
The Food Standards Association (FSA) proposal to restrict the shelf-life of vacuum-packed and modified-atmosphere packaged products to five days has been opposed by the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF).
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Fruit recalled in another US produce scare
According to Associated Press in the US, a Norfolk-based fruit distributor is recalling packages of fruit from supermarkets and military commissaries in Virginia and North Carolina.
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ArticleToms look prettier pink
Pink plum tomatoes are set to arrive in the UK from Israel in December.
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ArticleKenya blooms with caution
The Kenya Flower Council (KFC) celebrated its 10th year representing the country’s flower growers last week, conceding that the last 12 months have been challenging for the sector.
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Government guidance notes to help out-of-hours delivery
Government guidance notes on night curfews for lorry operations should help local authorities improve out-of-hours delivery arrangements, to the benefit of retailers, daytime road users and local residents, according to the Freight Transport Association.
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ArticleCitrus production rising
Production from the Mediterranean Basin is forecast to rise in 2006-07.