Meldungen aus Europa – Page 5002
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Waitrose and Solanum on track with Shetland Black
Potato supplier Solanum and supermarket Waitrose are re-energising the potential for the vintage variety Shetland Black. The store also has several other specialist varieties in stock.
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Uncertainty looms for catering sector
Turbulent times for Compass, Six Continents and Thistle spell concern for suppliers.
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Top fruit tightens up
The apple and pear seasons out of South Africa are already underway with good quality fruit but surplus volume unlikely.
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Soft fruit in a squeeze
Specialist berry importer AFI Direct Sales has reported continuing weather problems in almost all soft fruit supply countries in the Mediterranean region.
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Fyffes reports "strong performance"
Fyffes's chairman Neil McCann has said that the company has "delivered another strong performance in its full-year results for the 12 months to 31 December 2002. However, total turnover was down six per cent to ?1.837bn.
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Potato stocks in line
The British Potato Council reports that potato stocks at the end of January are broadly on a level with the same time last year.
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Fraikin wins supply contract
Produce distributor AC Wellards has awarded a contract to supply it with a new commercial fleet to Fraikin Truck Hire.
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Scotland's new farming website goes live
The new NFU Scotland website provides better communication for NFUS members
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Spending millions on if principle
CFFA-E's Manning tells industry that its efforts to avert food safety crisis before it arises are laudable.
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Eurep Gap is non-competitive
Eurep Gap's Nigel Garbutt addressed Horticulture in Focus, in London.
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Zimbabwe flower exports expected to drop
A total of 17,000 tonnes of cut flowers are expected to be exported this season from Zimbabwe, a drop of 6,000t on the year before
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English to have their say
The department for environment, food & rural affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation process to allow those people in England to care about rural issues as well as stakeholders in the rural economy, to give their views on how the government's rural policies can better be delivered.
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USApple gets behind research
The US apple trade association's research sub-committee has announced its support for the National Tree Fruit Technology Roadmap project to reduce production costs and improve handling and marketing.
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New broom sweeps in at Zespri
Tim Goodacre has just taken the helm as ceo at NZ kiwifruit marketeer and announced a new supply and relationship management structure.
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Freshport at Amsterdam
A perishables handling centre opens this April at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.
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Getting Envirowise
Fresh produce processing companies can now maintain a competitive edge, by cutting down on environmental costs with the aid of a free practical guide.
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MBM doles out the chips
In support of National Chip Week, Cambridgeshire-based potato supplier MBM Produce Ltd treated its entire staff at its March, Chatteris, Shrewsbury, Littleport, Coventry and Darlington packing sites to free chips at varying times during the week.
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Reiser targets fresh produce
Packaging and processing specialist Reiser UK is targeting the fresh produce sector as part of a new wave of expansion.
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Rural businesses are changing
Speaking at a business-marketing seminar funded by the land-based industries training organisation Lantra this week, Tony Allen from the Kent & Medway Skills Council said that the uptake of IT and skills development courses provided by Lantra demonstrates the change in rural industries.