Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4747
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OFT offers little comfort
Consumer interests are greater than those of suppliers in the eyes of the Office of Fair Trading, delegates to the Re:fresh Conference were told.
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ArticleSomerfield quick off the mark with award
Award-winning Somerfield has been quick off the mark to announce its success as Foods from Spain Multiple Retailer of the Year.
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Simple messages are key
Simple communication is needed to get the healthy eating message across to consumers, delegates to the Re:fresh Conference were told.
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ArticleFoodservice becomes more accessible
Brakes commercial manager Stuart Smith tells Re:fresh delegates the emergence of national operators is making foodservice more accesible to produce suppliers.
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ArticleBelow cost selling?
The ignorance of supply conditions when it comes to retail pricing has been slammed as potentially below cost selling by Alan McCutchion, president of the Fresh Produce Consortium.
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ArticleBroccoli frost fear
The UK broccoli season is due to start on time this year despite late plantings, but frost forecasts this week are cause for concern.
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Hail pain for Valencia
Hail fell across two municipalities in the region of Valencia last week affecting stone fruit.
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ArticleMultiples raise c-store standards
The entry of the multiples into the convenience-store sector has raised the standards in fresh produce for everyone, while Tesco learns convenience is a one-chance market.
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ArticleDevaluation must end
The emphasis on price and the devaluation of fresh produce needs to end, industry leaders said at the Re:fresh Conference.
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ArticleEthylene taken to task
The Europe-wide Ethylene Task Force (ETF) was set up this week under the direction of the EU-African-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee (ColeACP) and European trade body Freshfel.
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Asda's profits disappointment
Asda has revealed disappointing results for the first quarter, with profits below expectations.
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ArticleRidge poses challenge
There is no other sector in own-label with as much going for it as fresh produce, Somerfield technical solutions director Steve Ridge told delegates at Re:fresh.
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ArticleChampions in store
British tomatoes are sexy, healthy and delicious. As retailers and growers gear up to champion home-grown product, this year’s British Tomato Week has got everyone going tomato crazy, writes Elspeth Waters.
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ArticleRedbridge drivers are the friendliest
Drivers for Redbridge Produce and Flowers have been named as the "most polite and helpful' in a survey carried out by the Department of Health.
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ArticleStone-fruit recovery
As reported on page 1 of last week’s Journal, the European peach and nectarine season is running around two weeks behind schedule this year.
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Does it work for you?
Irrespective of the business sector, whether or not a worker from overseas can be employed depends on the nationality of the
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PMA Profile
In this month’s profile on the Produce Marketing Association, the US trade association for fruit and vegetables, there
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Raking over old ground
Promotions and publicity are always a heady wine, but when the subject inevitably raised its head at the Re:fresh conference
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Too many words left unspoken
As with most conferences in this industry, potentially the most interesting comments went unsaid at last week’s
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ArticleHome is where the gras is
A higher profile on the supermarket shelves, restaurant plates and in other retail outlets, has seen the perception of asparagus change in the minds of the UK consumer. The second of our own profiles charts the progress of UK growers towards meeting their newfound demand.