Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4616
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ArticleSA avos ticking over
The South African avocado industry has settled into a comfortable state, where volumes are ticking over and customer relations are strong. It can boast some of the latest developments in R&D and continues to plough ahead in Fairtrade and biological methods. But will this be enough to sustain it longterm? Elspeth Waters visited the main growing region to find out.
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ArticleNice piece of kit
Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading machinery manufacturers and discovers that many are introducing new products and programmes, as well as finetuning their existing offers, to continue their strong presence in the fresh produce arena.
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ArticleHome-grown favourites
British new potatoes are fast becoming the UK’s favourite spud. Linking up with retailers to highlight the home-grown crop as fresh local produce that is both convenient and good for you, UK suppliers are on top of their game. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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Is the evidence hard enough?
Depending, I suppose, on which way you look at it, the agreement by the Competition Commission announced late last week to
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Ugly is in the eye of the consumer
Just about everyone in the trade, bar retailers, has said it for years. Cosmetic beauty goes only part way to securing the
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NFU calls for workable approach to GM
When it comes to GM crops, the market will decide the extent of growth in the UK but producers need a formal strategy to enable workable co-existence across all sectors.
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ArticleGarden wins at Lords
The House of Lords has rejected the City of London’s opposition to the government’s decision to allow face-to-face trading of meat and fish at New Covent Garden Market.
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Kids boost Spanish grape sales
Parents choosing to include fresh grapes in their children’s lunchboxes have played a large part in the growth of UK consumption of seedless fruit, according to Foods from Spain.
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ArticleMiliband blogs strawberry defence
Defra minister David Miliband has leapt to the defence of strawberry growers in the wake of recent allegations against their production methods.
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Asda braced for strike action
The long-running stand-off between Asda and the GMB union has led to distribution centre staff voting for a walkout.
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Organic sector on right track
Growth in UK organics is on the right track as Organic Entry Level Stewardship (OELS) agreements reach the 1,000 mark.
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ArticleIt's all Greek for Chiquita Hellas
Chiquita has officially opened its new subsidiary for Greece and the Balkans - Chiquita Hellas.
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Greenery director to join Syngenta
Marketing director at The Greenery, Hein Bemelmans, will leave in July and take up a position as sales director for Syngenta Seeds in northern Europe at the end of August.
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ArticleInvest NI ups Asda's local output
Invest Northern Ireland has helped Asda chain in its bid to increase the range of local products it sells.
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M&S plans international expansion
Marks & Spencer is rumoured to be opening 150 new stores overseas as part of an ambitious expansion which will take the number of its international outlets to more than 350.
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ArticleSainsbury's enjoys biggest sales boost in four years
The spate of extensive price-cutting and media advertising seem to have paid off for Sainsbury’s as it announces its biggest sales increase in four years.
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Plimsoll line on the best
Plimsoll study highlights best fresh produce companies to do business with.
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ArticleItalian stonefruit volumes drop 13 per cent
The production of Italian peaches and nectarines has fallen 13 per cent, according to Centro Servizi Ortofrutticoli (CSO).
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On-the-go market to take off
The burgeoning on-the-go healthy food market is showing no signs of slowing, and will reach a market value of £37 billion in Europe by 2012, a new report suggests.
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SIAL spotlight for fresh produce
Fresh produce will be in the spotlight at the SIAL 2006 Global Food Market Place exhibition in Paris this year.