Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4934

  • JO Sims hopes the agreement with Westfalia allows the company to meet customer demands for exotic fruit
    Article

    JO Sims announces Westfalia link-up

    2003-10-27T11:50:27Z

    JO Sims has announced a new agreement with South African company Westfalia.

  • Article

    Government agrees Stamp Duty reduction

    2003-10-26T15:00:01Z

    The government has agreed to significantly reduce major Stamp Duty rises on new tenancies.

  • Article

    Syngenta issues grass weeds killer

    2003-10-26T13:00:01Z

    Vegetable growers should be able to control volunteer cereals and grass weeds with a new formulation of Syngenta's Fusilade Max.

  • Fairtrade bananas account for 62 per cent of all fairtrade sales
    Article

    Fairtrade sales predicted to grow

    2003-10-26T10:00:01Z

    Fairtrade products could become the "new organics", according to a report from Leatherhead Food International.

  • Article

    Defra establishes new organics committee

    2003-10-26T07:00:01Z

    Defra has established an advisory committee on organic standards as a successor to the United Kingdom register of organic standards.

  • Make the judges' taste buds tingle and you could be off to South Africa
    Article

    It's mangoes away... to South Africa

    2003-10-25T17:00:01Z

    A final call to all chefs who have not already sent in their favourite mango recipe to the Mango Association.

  • Article

    Lingarden to unveil factory

    2003-10-25T15:00:01Z

    Lingarden is set to unveil its £500,000 modernised factory, which prepares thousands of England's Quality Plants for sale in UK supermarkets.

  • After a bumper 2002, the 2003 Californian pistachio volume is below expectations
    Article

    Super Cali goes ballistic, pistachio crop atrocious

    2003-10-25T12:00:01Z

    California's pistachio production is down significantly on last year's records, but more importantly on summer pre-season forecasts.

  • Americans looking for global expansion
    Article

    Americans looking for global expansion

    2003-10-25T10:00:01Z

    PMA president Bryan Silbermann intends to continue the international expansion of the group.

  • Article

    Storming Norman talks on leadership at PMA

    2003-10-25T07:00:01Z

    General “Storming” Norman Schwarzkopf was the keynote speaker at a PMA breakfast session and spoke about the secrets behind good leadership.

  • Safeway believes it will get a better price for the 53 surplus stores than Morrisons could.
    Article

    Safeway puts stores to auction

    2003-10-24T18:00:01Z

    Safeway has been secretly inviting offers for the 53 stores would-be bidder Morrisons was told it has to sell to comply with the competition commission, according to a report in The Guardian.

  • Concorde stages Journal fly-past
    Article

    Concorde stages Journal fly-past

    2003-10-24T16:32:58Z

    Concorde flew over the offices of the Journal on its last commercial flight today. See ropey pictures...

  • The ADC SRS-1000 aims to make soil analysis much easier
    Article

    ADC unveils new product

    2003-10-24T16:00:01Z

    ADC BioScientific has introduced a new portable soil respiration system.

  • Article

    Assured Food Standards appoints Colin Smith

    2003-10-24T14:00:01Z

    Ex-Safeway ceo Colin Smith has been appointed chairman of Assured Food Standards 2003.

  • Article

    Summer is over for the EU

    2003-10-24T12:00:01Z

    Sunday sees the clocks go back by one hour across Europe, marking the end of summertime.

  • Elopak's Diamond Pure-Pak carton was recognised for its innovation in packaging
    Article

    Elopak awarded for innovation

    2003-10-24T10:00:01Z

    Elopak has been awarded the World Juice Innovation Award 2003 for the ëBest Innovation in Packaging and Processing' for its Diamond Pure-Pak carton.

  • Article

    Multiples snack-rated

    2003-10-24T07:00:01Z

    A Parents' Jury set up by pressure group the Food Commission has survey supermarket practice on offering sugar-laden snacks at their checkouts.

  • Portable produce solutions
    Article

    Portable produce solutions

    2003-10-23T18:46:57Z

    Throughout October the Journal is featuring a weekly series examining the latest developments in produce machinery. This week Pirie Systems of Dundonald, Ayrshire reveals its new transportable pre-cooler unit, which allows crops to be maintained in “point of harvest condition”. While Medway Ports discusses how it has become the first UK user of Crown's newly launched WP2300 series of pallet trucks.

  • Hernan Cortes (pictured right) believes the crop could be the best for four years
    Article

    Canaries face crucial year

    2003-10-23T18:45:43Z

    Canary Islands tomatoes fill a vital window of opportunity in the UK market. However, recent seasons have proved problematic and the coming year is viewed as make or break. Optimism remains high though, with a host of new varieties as the industry prepares to rise to the challenge. John Broy reports.

  • Christmas countdown
    Article

    Christmas countdown

    2003-10-23T18:43:15Z

    As the first chill wind signals the countdown to Christmas, festive produce comes to the fore. And with a wide range of lines available ñ and the twelve days of Christmas to fill ñ there's plenty of opportunity for seasonal excess. Emma Hatfield reports.