Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4640
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Rhubarb harvest accelerated
Warm wet weather over the last 10 days has accelerated the UK outdoor rhubarb harvest and brought it into line with a normal start.
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ArticleAll change at Florette
The UK’s leading prepared salad brand, Florette, has unveiled a fresh new look and will launch a host of new products into the marketplace over the next two months.
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Organic box deliveries spread to Cumbria
The Organic box scheme phenomenon made waves in Cumbria this week, with the expansion of a Yorkshire based-company.
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ArticleGarden full of confidence
New Covent Garden Market’s tenants’ association chairman Gary Marshall emerged from a “very positive” meeting with Defra minister Lord Bach last week in confident mood.
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Amcor seals deal on Tesco salad
A packaging supplier has sealed a deal to provide its re-closeable packaging products into the fresh produce sector.
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ArticleRed Tractor Day to boost logo appeal
Red Tractor organisers have announced plans for a special day to raise the profile of the scheme’s logo and communicate its values to a wider audience.
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Innovative Bramley win for trainee chef
Trainee chef Ayano Kamide, from Birmingham College of Food, has beaten off tough competition from top young chefs to whisk away the winning prize at the New Ways With Bramley 2006 catering competition.
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ArticleGilgrove receives first gras cut
The first English asparagus to reach the UK wholesale markets in 2006 was received by Gilgrove in New Covent Garden last Thursday - the earliest first cut on record.
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ArticleIndian grapes set sail
The first Indian grapes of the season are on the water and due to arrive in the UK next week.
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ArticleFrench apple sector in dire straits
The French apple sector is on its knees and insiders believe that only a combination of a good season in 2006-07 and strategically sound orchard renewal can save it.
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Food sector fury at claim of health failure
The UK food sector has reacted angrily to claims it is failing to properly address health issues to tackle the global diet crisis.
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Tesco launches supplier training
Tesco is backing a ground-breaking training scheme aimed at helping its suppliers develop and retain the highest calibre of people.
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ArticleRight Royal rift resolved
It may be facing a later start than producers would have liked, but things are looking quite rosy for the Jersey Royal potato industry. Ed Bedington reports
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ArticleInnovate or drop out
Innovation is now the lifeblood of the fresh produce industry. But it has not always been this way. In a sector where it can take decades to bring a new variety to market, what is changing to make originality a by-word for survival? Kathy Hammond talks to some of the movers and shakers to find out how they are mixing it up to keep the fresh produce sector at the top of its game.
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ArticleHorticulture leads the way at NFU
From employment to plant health to energy costs, the NFU’s trailblazing horticulture board is on the case.
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Plugging the skills gap in fresh produce
A career in fresh produce has given Guy Moreton, director of recruitment specialist MorePeople, an insight into what is a complicated sector. He talks to Ed Bedington about what he sees as the pressing issues facing recruitment in the industry
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Morocco hosts landmark meeting
Is this a new dawn for French wholesalers? The sector’s annual general meeting, held this year in the beautiful city of
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Retailers resurrect fruit for Easter
The message that Easter is on the way is already being trumpeted loudly in the aisles of most retail outlets. And while the
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Change, or really see rock bottom
The last six months will hopefully go down as a nadir for the apple industry. I say that because it does not bear thinking
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ArticleUmbrian spring blesses stonefruit
Abundant winter snowfall and ample rains have combined in the Italian region of Umbria to ensure optimism among growers for a good stonefruit season this summer.