Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4580
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Redfox alert to SMS gap
Recruitment and response-handling agency Redfox has unveiled a new development that will enhance efficiency and confidentiality for its clients.
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ArticleLemon groves face drought
A spring drought in the north-western Argentinean region of Tucuman is affecting lemon plantations.
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Carbohydrate battle hots up
The British Potato Council (BPC) has launched a campaign to battle carbohydrate rivals rice and pasta, and encourage consumers to eat spuds on a regular and guilt-free basis.
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ArticleTomato conference in high spirits
English tomato sales have boomed due to the baking hot summer, according to confident growers at last week’s Tomato Growers’ Association (TGA) conference, in Coventry.
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ArticleOrganic no longer "green" enough
Leading supermarket bosses are blaming UK organic farmers for the increasing proportion of imported organic produce on offer, amid refuelled concerns over the true “greenness” of organics.
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ArticleEat in Colour prospects brighten
FPJ has learned that the Fresh Produce Consortium’s long-awaited Eat in Colour campaign to promote the consumption of fresh produce has a confirmed chairman in post and an appointed pr agency.
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ArticleSmart tv launch for LLS
Andrew Wright, managing director of Long Life Solutions (LLS), one of the leading fresh produce packaging suppliers, appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning as part of its green awareness campaign.
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ArticleGrape supplies tighten up
The grape market in the UK looks set to be tight this autumn as different factors in different source countries combine to affect availability.
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ArticleTightening the waste line
The management of waste created by the everyday business carried out in fruit and vegetable wholesale markets is not just a UK problem. Landlords and traders around the globe are taxed by the issue, and the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) has carried out a research project to assess the extent of the waste and evaluate ways to address its effective removal. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleUK looms in Ecuadorian eyeline
Three out of every 10 bananas eaten in the world are produced in Ecuador. Now Ecuadorian producers are stepping into new territory with a promotional push in the UK. Anna Sbuttoni reports from Ecuador.
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ArticleSmashing pumpkins
Having always been popular during Halloween, pumpkin producers are confident that the ghoulish vegetable is tasty enough to spark greater sales. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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A match made in the salad sector
As well as being the brains behind salad company SCSMB, Steve Cornwell and Morna Blair-Cornwell are also happily married. Elspeth Waters chats to them about their business and juggling family life and two young sons with their commercial lives.
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Fel’Engagement taking shape
Launched in 2000, the Fel’Engagement initiative has recently been renewed between the French wholesalers’
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Sent to Coventry is no punishment
Having listened to the hopes and fears of the British tomato industry at its annual conference in Coventry last week, I was
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ArticleSomerfield set for mega makeover
Somerfield is set for a £20 million makeover, according to chief executive Paul Mason.
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UK firms enjoy fresh growth
UK fresh produce companies are enjoying a period of growth and seeing the value of their businesses rise, a new report has found.
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Get behind GLA in clean-up crusade
They came, they saw, but will they conquer? That’s the big question the Gangmaster Licensing Authority has to answer in
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ArticleGarbutt call for EurepGAP unity
EurepGAP chairman Nigel Garbutt has called for the industry to unite behind the principles of the European retail partnership’s now global production standard, and embrace the desire for transparency throughout the supply chain.
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Doubleday in at EMR
Research biologist Dr Oliver Doubleday took up his post as chairman of the board of East Malling Research on Monday.