Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4885
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ArticleGreenvale acquires Avicorn Ltd
Greenvale AP has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Avicorn Ltd, the award-winning export company.
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Interflora sale looks imminent
The independence of Interflora, the florist network, is in the balance
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ArticleTomato growers advised on IPM
Tomato growers were advised by a leading tomato pest expert that employing the latest chemistry, as part of an IPM strategy, could help overcome problems relating to variations between tomato pests, and combat resistance.
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Chef celebrates celeriac win
Celeriac received a welcome boost last week in helping Lincoln chef Mark Shakesby win National Restaurant Chef of the Year.
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Pollsters tackle packaging
Packaging is not only shaping the future of the fresh produce industry but is critical to maintaining fruit appearance, according to some of those voting in this week's freshinfo poll.
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ArticleHarry Potter turns to apples...
... and wins Scarborough schoolgirl national Le Crunch competition
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ArticleBureau reports mushrooming support
The Mushroom Bureau is sponsoring Vegetarian Week (May 24-30) for the third consecutive year in a huge national campaign that is expected to reach 26 million people, but some sectors of the trade are missing out.
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ArticleOberon war against tomato pests
Certis hosted a tomato conference at HRI Wellesbourne, and took the opportunity to introduce Oberon, its new insecticide for the dual control of spider mite and whitefly in tomato crops.
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BlightWatch back on-line
Internet potato-blight warning service BlightWatch starts its fourth year when it goes live on-line again in time for the 2004 crop year in mid-April.
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Apple fair unveiled
Interest is growing for Interpoma, the fourth biennial international specialised apple trade show to be held in Bolzano on November 10-12.
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ArticleFlandria asparagus production area increases
According to preliminary estimates, the total area planted with Flandria asparagus in 2004 has risen to 160ha, a 9.4 per cent increase on 2003.
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ArticleZespri and HortResearch forge new alliance
Marketing and science took a step closer to each other with the signing of a new operating agreement between Zespri and HortResearch in New Zealand.
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ArticleCorporation seeks leave to appeal
In a shock move, the Corporation of London has submitted papers for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal following its unsuccessful oral application on February 6 for a judicial review of government's decision to grant licences for the face-to-face sale of meat and fish at New Covent Garden.
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ArticleWaitrose buys 19 stores from Morrisons
Waitrose became the first UK retailer to buy former Safeway stores from Morrisons yesterday, taking 19 off the Bradford-based chain.
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ArticleAgrexco enjoys vegetable growth
Agrexco's vegetable exports are spiralling upward and the Israeli exporter has plans to grow the category still further.
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ArticleArbor branches out into marketing
Arbor Marketing held a launch party in Earls Court, London, last night, to mark its transformation from trading company Arbor International.
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ArticleSainsbury's reports like-for-like fall
Sainsbury’s this morning (March 26) reported a 0.2 per cent fall in like-for-like sales for the January to March period when compared with last year.
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ArticleSchool scheme gets thumbs up
The National Diet and Nutrition Survey published in June 2000 made uncomfortable reading. One child in five ate no fruit whatsoever and since 1983 children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables had been in a continual state of decline. In response, the National School Fruit Scheme was launched with the aim of providing free school fruit to more than two million children between the ages of four to six by 2004. Emma Hatfield reports on its progress.
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ArticleSouthern progress
High levels of rainfall have not dampened expectations for this year’s southern hemisphere onion crop, and despite higher sendings to closer markets, the UK remains appealing. Emma Hatfield reports.
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Supply chain solution provided by TRACKsys
The industry’s route to market is of course dominated by the large multiples. The price competitive environment in which they operate has led to a greater focus and pressure to reduce operational costs by consolidating their supplier bases, optimising distribution networks, implementing new technologies and sourcing products globally. Suppliers to the large multiples are already organised to market their produce effectively. Now they must stay competitive on price whilst meeting increasingly stringent contractual terms. This will involve the effective deployment of cost-saving infrastructure technologies and business applications that can deal with the technological challenges of abi-directional information flow, (sales forecasts, inventory levels and produce traceability) and the likely industry-wide adoption of RFID (Radio Frequency ID) and EPC (Electronic Product Code).