Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4864
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Ex-Londis chief earned £6m
Graham White, the Londis former chief executive, earned close to £6 million last year.
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Changes to plant health regulations announced
Amendments to plant health regulations will be enforced on January 1, 2005 it has been announced
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Martyr declares banana day
Greengrocer, self-styled metric martyr and Third Way candidate for the Greater London Authority at next week's elections Dave Stephens has declared today June 2 Banana Day.
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Institute of Packaging seeks professionalism
The Institute of Packaging (IOP) is developing professional standards to be used by the industry as part of the restructuring.
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Book published on the history of vegetables
Former UK professional gardener Bill Laws has written a book about the history of vegetables.
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Which? puts fruit and vegetables under scrutiny
A newly published survey in Which?, the consumers' association publication, concludes that shoppers should question supermarket staff more about the fruit and vegetables they are purchasing.
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Local knowledge paying off for Greenvale / Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's and long-term supplier Greenvale are a month into a new initiative to "revolutionise" potato delivery, and the results so far have been encouraging.
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Ring rot risk in Polish potatoes to be monitored
Port inspectors will monitor arrivals of Polish potatoes in order to safeguard against ring rot entering the UK.
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ArticleGeest shares fly high after £40 million injection
Geest saw its shares rocket by 14 per cent, after two Icelandic brothers paid £40 million for a 10 per cent stake in the company.
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Jowell puts industry "on probation"
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has put the UK food industry "on probation" over moves to fight obesity in the UK.
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ArticleOrange peppers enjoy early demand
Since the beginning of March, orange sweet peppers have been part of the Flandria vegetable range. The Belgian organisation reports a huge amount of interest from the trade.
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ArticleBranston buys Scots packer
Supermarket potato supplier Branston is buying up a Scottish packer to strengthen its Tesco deal.
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ArticleRose appointment bolsters M&S defence
Marks & Spencer has appointed Stuart Rose, former head of clothes store group Arcadia, as its new chief executive.
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ArticleEwan new BGA chairman
At the recent Brassica Growers’ Association agm Alistair Ewan, managing director of East of Scotland Growers, was elected as the BGA’s chairman.
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ArticleVillage to retire
Marks & Spencer produce technologist Peter Village is retiring at the end of May after 34 years with the retailer.
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PMA webcast to explore RFID
US trade association PMA will hold a webcast entitled RFID: Challenges and Opportunities for the Produce Industry on June 29.
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ArticleTesco targets China
Tesco is looking to expand into China, as price competition at home is stifling profit growth, according to chief executive Sir Terry Leahy.
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ArticleSwiss Coop goes 100 per cent Fairtrade bananas
The Coop in Switzerland has become the first supermarket chain to switch all of its bananas to Fairtrade.
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Vitacress's century of service
Five members of staff are celebrating over 100 years of working for Vitacress.
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ArticleCitrus season brings mixed blessings
This season shows all the signs of being a mixed year for South African citrus, while the Spanish look back on good volumes, but poor prices and other Mediterranean countries analyse their season.