Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4761
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Compass downgrades profit targets
Struggling contract caterer Compass has been dealt a fresh blow after being forced to downgrade its profits forecast by three per cent.
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ArticleMills backs Corporation to take over Garden
The Corporation of London should be the next owner of New Covent Garden wholesale market, chairman of the Covent Garden Market Authority Leif Mills told the Journal in his last week in office.
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ArticleGangmaster authority names its board
Appointments to the new body that will regulate for the first time gangmasters who supply workers to farms, agricultural and shellfish businesses were announced today.
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ArticleLondon congestion charge blow for suppliers
Fresh produce distributors who deliver within the congestion charge zone in London, as well as their retail and foodservice customers, will be dismayed to hear that mayor Ken Livingstone has announced the charge is rising from £5 to £8.
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IGD launches foodservice guide
Food and grocery think-tank IGD has launched a new guide which aims to help British farmers and producers tap into the £33bn foodservice sector.
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ArticleLatin Americans step up banana fight
Ecuador and five fellow Latin American banana producers have stepped up their demands for World Trade Organisation arbitration in their dispute with the European Union.
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ArticleMelon supplies weather the storms
The melon market is likely to face some difficult times over the next few weeks as major sources deal with different weather issues.
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Monsanto raises the stakes
GM giant Monsanto has raised its second-quarter earnings forecasts on the back of successful results from its seeds and traits business.
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ArticleBlair caves in to celebrity pressure
British prime minister Tony Blair has unveiled a £280 million initiative to improve the nation's school dinners, in direct response to a campaign by Jamie Oliver, the celebrity chef.
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ArticleBoom time for the herb
Fresh herbs are enjoying a boom, and there is every indication that the momentum is going to continue.
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ArticleHerbs highlight Israeli quality
The cultivation and export of fresh herbs from Israel attests to the widespread changes that characterise Israel’s modern agriculture: namely, the focus on added value produce, penetrating niche markets with special, top-quality tailor-made produce, adhering to national and international food-safety regulations as requested by the supermarket chains, credibility and continuity of supply. In short, value, quality and credibility, but not necessarily volume, is the name of the game.
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ArticleCompetitive at what price?
As their suppliers are only too painfully aware, the pricing strategies of most major UK retailers have become their key tools of differentiation. Anabella de Sousa looks at the current environment and its impact on the fresh produce sector.
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ArticleTop of the fruit world
The Chilean top fruit sector is in a strong position, a fact recognised recently by the World Apple Report declaring the country the most competitive apple exporter in the world. Ed Bedington investigates.
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ArticleYou’re not paranoid
Continuing his series of articles, Paul Huggins, businessman and former chief executive of the Greenery UK, looks at the power of the retailers and how fresh produce companies can survive and prosper.
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Biocontrol - the future
With the issue of pesticide residues never far from the front page, biocontrol methods are becoming a must for everyone in the
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Parisian walkways
The Mayor of Paris is very sensitive to any and every topic related to the environment and ecology. One of his first
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Enter the dragon
I have a feeling that even citrus technologists would initially have been stumped by an arrival on Tesco’s shelves
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Mills finale a boon for Corporation
I’m sure he recognises the irony as much as he feels the frustration, but Leif Mills leaves his post as chairman of the
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ArticleKiwifruit defies twister
Zespri explains hopes for the 2005 kiwifruit season after a tornado swept the Bay of Plenty.
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ArticleGrapes recover from late start
Chilean grape exports have settled down with exporters reporting that some three per cent more fruit was exported in the season to March 20 compared with 2004.