Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4817
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ArticleWashington volumes approach record
US trade media reports suggests that the Washington apple crop could end the season very close to the record fresh production levels of 2000-01.
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Morrisons steams on
Morrisons is stepping up its rate of store conversions from three a week to four, the chain has revealed.
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Sunnier outlook for Californian citrus
As citrus producers on the east coast count the cost of hurricane season, west coast US producers are looking at a record Navel campaign.
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Honeycrunch arrives
Honeycrunch apples are set to start arriving on the UK market said grower-exporters Pomanjou.
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Have a Hearts, judge
Stuart Calder, an Edinburgh fruit and veg salesman was "absolutely gutted" and no doubt sick as a parrot to lose an employment tribunal case last week.
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New branded peach offer
Judges at Sial were impressed with the launch of a new variety of branded stone fruit - the Nectavigne.
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ArticlePMA preaches food safety to consumers
The Produce Marketing Association (PMA), a long-standing supporter of the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE), is helping to fund a project to educate consumers on safe produce handling practices.
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ArticleGrape compound scores highly for lower lipids
A grape compound called pterostilbene, already shown to have cancer-fighting properties, may be as effective as a widely used synthetic drug in reducing lipids, researchers have discovered.
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City children get a bite of LEAF apples
To celebrate Apple Day on the October 21, the Womans Food and Farming Union (WFU) and LEAF linked together to give city school children their first taste of LEAF Marque apples, at Spitalfieds City Farm in London.
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ArticlePerkins Food to auction chilled food unit
Perkins Foods Group, manufacturer of chilled and frozen convenience foods, has put its chilled food division on sale for more than £60 million.
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ArticleRoots face differing seasons
Swede and parsnip production face varying fortunes across the UK this season.
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ArticleCapespan wins 2004 Exporter of the Year Award
Capespan is the new Western Cape Exporter of the Year for 2004.
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ArticleNew minimum wage could cost 20,000 retail jobs
Retailers have today warned that another rise in the National Minimum Wage could lead to more than 20,000 jobs being lost and would cost the retail sector an extra £2.7 billion.
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ArticleAgrexco confirmed as Re:fresh Awards sponsor
Agrexco UK has signed up as a sponsor of the Re:fresh Awards 2005.
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ArticleChileGAP causes ructions
Ronald Bown, chairman of the Chilean Association of Exporters (Asoex), has moved to end a dispute brewing within growers’ federation Fedefruta surrounding the implementation of ChileGAP.
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ArticleFlorette in prepared veg breakthrough
Prepared salad giant Florette has fired an opening salvo in its bid to take control of the wider fresh produce category.
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ArticleMorrisons’ rebranding process paying immediate dividends
Morrisons is compensating for losses in its remaining Safeway stores with exceptional sales uplifts in rebranded outlets. The chain today reported its first meaningful results since the rebranding process began.
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ArticlePallet problems need responsible solution
The fresh produce industry's Chep working group has some stark warnings for irresponsible users of Chep pallets.
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ArticleMeat the new arrival in fresh
In this week’s focus on machinery we look at Lingwood, a company which is looking to branch out into new sectors, Ishida’s new total solution with its Retail Ready Line and GIC’s latest addition.
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ArticleBanana Wars - the trilogy
The Journal is serialising Banana Wars, by former MAFF and Caribbean Banana Exporters’ Association employee Gordon Myers, throughout this month. This week, the author, pictured, highlights the growing political manoeuvres and negotiations to hammer out a new deal for the banana regime and, with it, the growing threat to Caribbean producers.