Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4743

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    Asda plays host to tomatoes

    2005-05-28T15:01:00Z

    Asda House in Leeds hosted an eventful day to kick off British Tomato Week.

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    Chandler blast at banana price tag

    2005-05-28T12:01:01Z

    The UK’s biggest farm shop has hit out at constant rock-bottom banana prices on the high street.

  • Cash needed to support Red Tractor
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    Cash needed to support Red Tractor

    2005-05-28T08:01:01Z

    Food assurance bosses are calling on the fresh produce industry to make a cash commitment to support the Red Tractor consumer promotion campaign.

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    Chiquita pays out and appoints new finance boss

    2005-05-27T17:05:42Z

    Fresh produce giant Chiquita has announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the company's outstanding shares of common stock.

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    M&S success with tomato tasting

    2005-05-27T16:01:02Z

    Tomato tasting sessions across Marks & Spencer stores in the north-west of England proved a big success, suppliers claimed.

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    Changes to nutrition claim rules welcomed

    2005-05-27T14:01:02Z

    Retail bosses have welcomed changes made to the EU rules on health and nutrition claims on food products.

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    Tasty tomato project launched in Israel

    2005-05-27T12:01:00Z

    Israel's Evogene Ltd and BonTom, the breeding and research group of the Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot, have launched a joint project to develop tomato varieties with improved taste and high impact aroma.

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    Technology to boost quality of Spanish watermelon exports

    2005-05-27T10:01:00Z

    Spanish producers are hoping to improve the quality of watermelons with the use of new technology.

  • Ben Gill launches the Red Tractor Promise campaign
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    Tesco pledges support for Red Tractor

    2005-05-27T08:01:01Z

    Farming leaders have welcomed Tesco’s announcement of a package of measures to help raise the profile of the Red Tractor Logo.

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    Tomato recipes demonstrated

    2005-05-26T18:01:01Z

    Tomato expert Polly Tyrer took over the basement kitchen at John Lewis’ flagship store in London’s Oxford Street to demonstrate various recipes from Simply Tomatoes, her book co-written with the TGA.

  • Ripe & ready
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    Ripe & ready

    2005-05-26T16:55:22Z

    Investment is the key for African producers looking to supply the increasingly tough European market, and Kenyan suppliers Sunripe is one of the companies putting its money where its mouth is and looking towards the future.

  • Hungary for success
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    Hungary for success

    2005-05-26T16:51:24Z

    With the global fresh produce industry set to descend on Budapest next week for Fresh 2005, Hungary’s fruit and vegetable sector is finding itself in the spotlight. But a year after its accession to the EU, how has the country benefited from the opportunities and challenges membership poses? Ed Bedington reports.

  • Local spuds for local people
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    Local spuds for local people

    2005-05-26T16:50:58Z

    Regional sourcing is all the rage this year with suppliers seeking a point of difference in the early potato season, but ups and downs in weather patterns are bringing crops from a variety of regions on simultaneously and disrupting lifting. Kathy Hammond reports.

  • Peru spears the competition
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    Peru spears the competition

    2005-05-26T16:50:25Z

    Costs in Peru are rising sky-high and production levels look set to reach a standstill. But with on-shelf presence guaranteed 365 days a year, its larger exporters are still dominating the global scene, writes Elspeth Waters.

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    Worldwide Fruit tags prove a winner at Re:fresh Awards

    2005-05-26T16:49:22Z

    It has been a case of double success for Worldwide Fruit when it comes to radio frequency (RFID) tagging lately.Shortly

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    How fresh can it get?

    2005-05-26T16:49:15Z

    We've all heard the recent arguments about the term "fresh".It obviously applies to apples picked straight off a tree. To

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    Recognition is needed for survival

    2005-05-26T16:49:10Z

    Promotion, it would appear, is the hot topic of the moment. The Fresh Produce Consortium is calling for a generic promotional

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    US strawberries hit by frost

    2005-05-26T16:01:00Z

    US farmers have fallen foul of bad weather, with a recent freeze damaging strawberries and some of the apple crop in the central New York area.

  • Keelings opens ground breaking pepper facility
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    Keelings opens ground breaking pepper facility

    2005-05-26T12:01:01Z

    Bertie Ahern, Ireland’s Taoiseach, has helped launch a new ground breaking pepper growing facility.

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    Morrison to step back

    2005-05-26T11:01:01Z

    Sir Ken Morrison is set to take a back seat in the running of Morrisons, it has been reported.