Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4594
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ArticleGrowers feel Magners effect
The UK fresh apple market is set to benefit from the success of Irish cider brand Magners.
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ArticleSomerfield stages price bonanza
Somerfield is staging a two-week price bonanza on a wide range of its fruit and vegetables in a bid to increase consumption in the run up to the start of the autumn school term.
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Banana proposal denied
Insiders close to the president of the European Parliament have denied Josep Borrell proposed a 20 per cent reduction in the import tariff for bananas arriving in the EU
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ArticleAgrofair bananas for bikers
Fairtrade company Agrofair UK will donate 800 bananas to the annual Action 100 cycle ride over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
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ArticleStrawberries snap unhappy
The warm July and the cold snap in May are taking their toll on availability of UK summer fruits with strawberries and plums most affected.
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ArticleGiant leap for Tesco
Tesco’s new “giant satsuma”, launched in-store this week is the chain’s latest fruit offering to tap into its customer’s desire for larger fruit.
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ArticleCalifornia creates grape quandary
The California table grape crop is forecast by the US National Agriculture Statistics Service to fall by some nine per cent on last season, presenting growers in other countries with increased opportunity.
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ArticleApple job balanced
The apple market in the UK is well-balanced as the northern hemisphere season begins, but there are still words of warning that exporters should not get complacent.
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Food prices set to soar, says Daily Mail
High food prices, caused mainly by poor harvests and rising fuel costs, will continue to rise in the long term, the Daily Mail has reported.
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ArticleFatal lack of attraction
Many people in the produce industry would agree that it has not sustained the most fabulous image, a dilemma which is no more apparent than in the bid to recruit fresh talent. So who is to blame? Should companies resign themselves to the fact they will only ever appeal to the minority? Or is there something worth shouting to the masses? Elspeth Waters reports.
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ArticleProducers slice up mango market
The number of countries supplying the UK market with mangoes is growing by the year. Depending on the time of year, consumers can buy mangoes from as far afield as Brazil, Guinea - pictured - and Australia. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleCradling UK ‘cots
With this year’s UK apricot season already done and dusted, Elspeth Waters caught up with Sainsbury’s product technologist Theresa Huxley at the store’s Kent-based source, Highland Court Farm, to find out how things shaped up for the fledgling product.
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End of the road for business cards?
In this month’s IT round-up, the bid to leave paper behind gets a significant boost. Anna Sbuttoni reports on the recent launch of a software programme by Toroblue.com that automatically sends electronic business cards to mobile phones, and could be set to revolutionise business communications.
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Produce voucher debate
In this month’s update from the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), the USDA and IOM disagree on the proposed values for produce vouchers for women, infants and children and PMA’s Education Foundation welcomes a new executive director.
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Expectations are sized up again
The late Florian Brann, who ruled the Outspan Organisation in Europe during the 1960s and into the 1970s, believed public
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Take note of the balanced market
Sometimes it works in your favour, at other times it will completely screw up your plans. One thing you all learned a long
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Freight demand growing in spite of soaring fuel prices
An FTA survey has suggested that demand for freight is growing in spite of soaring oil prices.
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ArticleTesco still leads in strong growth period
Tesco still leads the retail pack in the strongest period of grocery market growth for two years, the latest TNS figures have shown.
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The importance of labels in NPD
Getting label information right is a key part of the production process for any food or drink, says Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association Group.
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Smarter bags for fresh greens
Packaging specialist Long Life Solutions (LLS) has collaborated with Morrisons to introduce a bag to keep greens fresh, using the company’s patented Smart technology.