Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4842
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Myth? Just take a look around
The UK’s supermarkets must be laughing all the way to the bank this week, as another report fails to establish a link
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Where will blueberry fixation lead?
Only history will tell whether UK growers- with apologies to the far-sighted Trehane family - decide to move into blueberries.
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Violence has no support
Summer might not be as hot as expected for the holiday-goers of Rungis this August, but recent events have certainly got the
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ArticleBureau on borrowed time
The mushroom category is worth roughly £350 million in the UK, but it is has been anything but a happy hunting ground for suppliers in recent years. A mature market has led to commoditisation of the product and static prices. Consistently heavy losses have seen many established, large-scale companies disappear from the scene, unhelped by supplier rationalisation across the UK supermarket chains. UK growers have been particularly hard-hit, and production has halved in the last five years as intense international competition, rising costs and diminishing returns. In the next four issues, the Journal investigates the mushroom industry, beginning this week with the potential closure of the generic communication and promotional arm of the industry - the Mushroom Bureau.
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ArticlePears that purr
As the French summer pear season in the Rhône Valley got under way, albeit a week later than expected, UK supermarket buyers and importers were being canvassed with the latest crop information, as part of the national summer fruit campaign promotion organised through the UK office of Sopexa.
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ArticleSweet smell of profits
UK sweetcorn growers are predicting a steady season, characterised by neither shortage nor excess. But with European product scarce, 2004 could well be the year that offers home producers more lucrative opportunities than they have seen for a long time. Emma Hatfield reports.
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ArticleApple pie in the sky
Initial expectations for a favourable harvest and a series of well-targeted promotions should ensure that everything is in apple-pie order for this year’s much-awaited Bramley crop. Emma Hatfield reports.
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ArticleCalcagni calls for trader recognition
Freshfel Eport Division vice-president Pino Calcagni has called for the role of traders to be fully recognised in the European Commission’s revision of the Common Market Organisation for Fruit and Vegetables (CMO).
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ArticleCapespan samples success
Capespan continued its successful county show season at the New Forest County Show in Brockenhurst, Hampshire on July 27-29 promotion Outspan citrus.
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ArticleStubbins marks a Welsh first
Salads specialist Stubbins exhibited at the Royal Welsh Show for the first time this year making history as the first fresh produce company ever to exhibit in its main food hall.
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ArticleEssex firm makes peeled citrus breakthrough
A new company is planning to revolutionise the way people eat fruit, creating 50 new jobs in the process.
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ArticleKiwifruit returns under pressure
New Zealand kiwifruit growers may receive 20 per cent lower returns per tray this year compared to 2003-04 following a bumper harvest.
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ArticleBarlow issues Discovery warning
Declining production of Discovery worries English apple sector.
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Organic action sequel welcomed
A revitalised plan to improve consumer access to organic produce and promote growth in the organic sector was launched this week by Defra.
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ArticleHarwood moves in at Syngenta
Syngenta Seeds Ltd has appointed Keith Harwood as UK sales manager for vegetables.
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ArticleRetailers scoop Brammy honours
The Bramley Campaign Group has announced the winners of this year's prestigious Brammy Awards.
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Baljeu to chair Freshfel Export Division
Freshfel Europe’s Export Division has elected Willem Baljeu of the Dutch trade association Frugi Venta as its new chairman.