Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4733
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ArticleMarshall the man at Nine Elms
Covent Garden Market Tenants Association has a new chairman at the helm.
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ArticleTesco results predictably impressive
Tesco has once again surprised City forecasters by reporting sales growth of 14.6 per cent in the first quarter of its financial year.
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ArticleEurope gets stone-fruit revision
European stone-fruit forecaster Europech' has released updated forecasts for stone-fruit crops that reveal some significant changes.
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Employers to face fines over illegal labour
Employers hiring illegal workers could find themselves paying on-the-spot fines of up to £2,000 according to new government proposals.
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ArticleThe China factor
Consumers are becoming increasingly familiar with Chinese fruit and vegetables and UK companies are keen for larger volumes to enter the mainstream. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleLand claim timebomb
South Africa is one of the leading fruit exporters in the southern hemisphere, and the industry continues to strive to maintain it position. However there is a political issue rumbling behind the scenes which could potentially derail the sector. Ed Bedington reports.
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ArticleInternational issues
In the last of our series of profiles on the sector, Elspeth Waters investigates some of the issues affecting the global wholesale scene, highlighting some of the specific activities taking place at our neighbouring European markets, as the industry looks to Baltimore for its next global congress.
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ArticleMAP of the future
In the final focus on packaging the Journal explores the application of modified atmosphere packaging.
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Systems drive port profits
In today's marketplace, achieving a successful and profitable port operation is becoming evermore difficult. The business is
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Haven’t we heard this one before?
If ever there was a case of déjà vu when trade discussion turns its attention to the future of wholesale markets, it must be
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Is this brand new success?
Call me a pessimist, but by the time you read this, I’ll expect Tim Henman will have managed to crash out of Wimbledon
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New Children's Food Bill introduced
Children’s Food Bill re-introduced to Parliament as report tells MPs that voluntary approaches do not work.
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ArticleUK diesel is cheap, but by far the most expensive
Ultra high rates of fuel duty in the UK make diesel forecourt prices by far the highest in Europe despite the fact that the basic commodity price for diesel in the UK is amongst the cheapest.
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Fruit grower fined £65,000
The owner of the one of the UK’s biggest strawberry growing companies was fined £65,000 today for contempt of a court order banning unauthorised building work on facilities for up to 1,400 migrant fruit pickers.
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ArticleScots launch branded berry
Angus Soft Fruits has brought a group of Scottish family-run fruit growers together to launch the first branded strawberry.
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ArticleKing on the road
Sainsbury's is "encouraged" by recent trading performance which it says is showing "sustained" growth. The early signs are that the chain’s three-year recovery plan is working.
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ArticleMBM's brand for potato lovers
Potato supplier MBM Produce has launched a new Potato Lovers brand.
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FoE comes down hard on Tesco
Environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth is launching a scathing attack on UK supermarkets today targeting Tesco in particular with its pamphlet The Tesco Takeover.
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ArticleFowler Welch in Somerfield link
Fowler Welch Coolchain (FWC) has recently been awarded Somerfield's national consolidation contract for a range of temperature controlled products.