Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4936
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ArticleGeorge Hammond moves in at Sheerness
George Hammond Plc has announced the opening of a branch office at the Port of Sheerness.
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ArticleSun shines on PMA in Florida
The annual Produce Marketing Association (PMA) conference, in Orlando from October 17-21, is on course to attract more than 14,500 US and international industry leaders to the sunshine state.
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Industry should remove shackles of the past
US author and industry analyst Dr Oren Harari told a PMA breakfast session on Sunday that industries in general are bolted to their pasts.
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Wal-Mart produce vice president gives secret to success
Bruce Peterson this morning told delegates at the Produce Marketing Association's (PMA) Fresh Summit in Orlando that the reasons behind the multinational giant's domination are simple.
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FTA welcomes rail regulator's plan
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed rail regulator Tom Winsor's call for more freight line funding.
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ArticleCapespan fruit for schools
Capespan provided fruit to an East London school as part of National School Meals Week
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ArticleGrowth in vegetarian products slows
A new report shows that the growth in vegetarian food products has slowed in the UK.
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ArticleBarnard to lead 2003-2004 PMA board
The Produce Marketing Association in the US has elected its board for the next 12 months
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ArticleLisbon congress unites world wholesalers
More than 300 delegates representing some 30 countries attended the 23rd congress of the World Union of Wholesale Markets i(WUWM).
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ArticleFairtrade pineapples make their mark
Somerfield and Waitrose will stock Fairtrade pineapples from the beginning of next week.
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ArticleChange afoot at Sheerness
The Mersey Docks Group and Capespan International have agreed fundamental changes to operating arrangements for their joint venture fresh produce facility at the port of Sheerness.
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Mack's charity fruit basket website
The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers, in association with the Mack Group, has launched a fruit basket website.
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ArticleStePac Xtends its portfolio
StePac is a modified atmosphere and modified humidity packaging company, which specialises in facilitating global fresh-produce transactions through innovative packaging and support services. Through its patented Integrated Post Harvest System, the company is geared to serve the entire fresh produce supply chain, from grower to consumer. It has recently opened a US base, in Phoenix, Arizona. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticlePacking it in for produce
The produce packaging arena has little time to relax. Businesses are eager to stay one step ahead of the competition in a fiercely contested market. This year is no different with a host of innovations hoping to push produce in a different direction. John Broy reports.
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ArticleIsrael keeps its floral cut
In global terms Israel is one of the largest exporters of cut flowers and although producers have grappled with high production costs, stiff competition and water shortages, technological innovations and new varieties have allowed the industry to continue to bloom. Emma Hatfield reports.
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ArticleCarluccio's Caffe culture
Commendatore Antonio Carluccio shares his celebrated passion for mushrooms with the Mushroom Bureau at his mushroom market in central London.
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Autumn bliss makes its mark
David Shapley takes a look around the UK's produce aisles.You can always tell when autumn is in the air. Citrus starts to
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ArticleKenya benefits from PIP programme
In the first of a regular series of features on African, Caribbean and Pacific producing nations, the Journal's spotlight falls on Kenya. Horticulture is one of the most vibrant sectors of the Kenyan economy, ranking second behind tea as a generator of foreign exchange. Some 40,000 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables are exported yearly to the European Union by Kenyan producers and exporters. At the top of the list are green beans ñ one of the most important imported horticultural product to the EU from ACP countries ñ with 22,000t, followed by avocados (12,000t) and mange-tout (4,000t). Kenya is the second biggest producer of green beans in the world and the biggest exporter of mange tout to the EU. The production of fresh veg in Kenya rests mainly in the hands of 4,000 small producers.