Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4766
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ArticleThe young and the dutiful
The fresh produce sector may be viewed as undynamic by many of today’s generation when compared to other industries. But is this a fair view? In a two-week feature Anabella de Sousa and Elspeth Waters will report on the opinions of recruiters, industry organisations and colleges to find out, and profile three young growers in the UK.
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BRC offers translation for standards
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is publishing Spanish, German, Swedish, French, Dutch and Norwegian translations of its revised Global Food Standard (GFS) that comes into force on 1 July 2005.
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Europech to discuss cold snap
European stonefruit congress Europech will be held April 27 and 28 in Perpignan.
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Brandes buys more Sainsbury's shares
Takeover speculation surrounding Sainsbury’s could be on the rise following a move by Brandes, the US fund management group, to increase its holding in the UK retailer.
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Flavin surprised by Fyffes court action
DCC chief executive Jim Flavin told Dublin’s High Court that the company never believed Fyffes could be serious about bringing legal proceedings over the sale of DCC’s shareholding in Fyffes
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Budget welcomed by retail sector
Chancellor Gordon Brown claimed the UK has experienced the longest period of economic growth since records began in 1701 during his budget announcement.
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ArticleAirfreighted salad volumes soar
BA World Cargo has seen its throughput of salad crops for the UK market rise by four times the weekly volume year-on-year in the last six weeks.
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Tesco looks to property deal
Tesco has signed a sale-and-leaseback deal on 14 of its sites, generating £366 million.
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Asda aims for Incredibles success with kids
Asda has teamed up with animation giants Disney in a bid to promote healthy eating to children.
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ArticleHuge opportunity for local fruit and veg
Retailers are being urged to get more local when it comes to sourcing fruit and vegetables, according to a new survey.
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Co-op aims to get back on track
The Co-operative Group is hoping to see a turn-around in fortune, although restructuring has yet to yield any significant benefits.
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Russian ban averted
The EU and Russia have come to an agreement on EU plant and vegetable sendings.
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Retailers take on new finance directors
Both Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s have appointed new finance directors after months of searching.
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ArticleApe shows added strength
Fresh produce search engine www.hairyape.info is going from strength to strength since it became free to search in July last year.
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Bio-degradable packs on show
For the first time ever, a special exhibition on environment-friendly and bio-degradable packaging will run in Germany this spring.
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ArticleMagical mangosteen
Mangosteen from western coastal India is exciting researchers with its reported medicinal properties.
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Coca Cola targets healthy drinks market
Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is making a bid to break into the market for healthier drinks.
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ArticleRobots to save UK mushroom industry
A new robotics model developed by Warwick University could prove the salvation of the UK mushroom industry within a year.
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ArticleSomerfield acts on confused fresh messages
Somerfield is to focus more clearly on its fresh offer after realising that even its own staff were confused by the wide range of conflicting healthy eating messages in store.
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HRI hosts seed day
Warwick HRI is hosting its first Seed Industry Day, which will be held at Wellesbourne on Tuesday, April 12.