Meldungen aus Europa – Page 5014
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Morrisons bids for Safeway
Northern-English supermarket chain Morrisons has made a £2.9bn offer for rival Safeway.
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Crop damage fears allayed
As the UK emerges from a week of heavy rainfall and flooding into frost and snow, first indications are that English horticulture crops are bearing up well.
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Cox supplies healthy
Despite a short crop, English Cox should still be available in some volume until March, according to Adrian Barlow, chief executive of promotional body English Apples and Pears.
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Growers urged to get involved
As the next stage of the National School Fruit Scheme rolls out, grower representatives are encouraging producers in the UK to get involved.
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UK economy suffers worst Christmas for a decade
Christmas 2002 was the slowest for UK retailers since that of 1992. The Confederation of British Industry said the outlook for the UK's economy was "seriously worrying".
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Sainsbury's Jamie Oliver campaign heralded as an advertising success story
The two-year run of TV adverts featuring Jamie Oliver have been praised as an advertising success story for supermarket Sainsbury's. A recent report claims that for every £1 Sainsbury's spent on the campaign, it made £5 back in profit.
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TV presenter takes charge of hospital menus
Masterchef host Loyd Grossman is continuing his campaign to make hospital menus more tasty and nourishing for patients. The presenter has issued a report for the government outlining ways in which he thinks the system could be drastically improved.
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NFU president receives ministerial farm visit
Secretary of state Margaret Beckett paid a pre-Christmas visit to the farm owned by NFU president Ben Gill. The two took the opportunity to discuss the many problems faced by contemporary farmers and ways in which the government could be more supportive.
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EPC speaks out on brown rot
The Egyptian Producers' Consortium (EPC) has spoken out to reassure the trade that Egyptian potatoes imported into the UK are free from brown-rot.
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Handheld device to monitor plant stress
ADC BioScientific Ltd has introduced a handheld instrument to screen plant stress. The ADC:OSI 30 is a non-destructive method of screening photochemical efficiency.
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Probita issues packaging help
Probita Ltd is helping packaging suppliers to comply with new certification to become standard by the middle of next year.
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Hairyape in new swing
Interactive fresh produce search engine www.hairyape.co.uk has undergone a major re-design.
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IT in the round
As part of our monthly spotlight on IT, freshinfo and the Journal are organising an IT round-table discussion forum, the first of which will be held in mid-February on a date yet to be confirmed. It's your chance to get involved.
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Grapes hold shelf-life key
Apples and a host of other produce could stay fresher for longer thanks to grapes, recent research has found.
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Nation-al address
Andrew Nation, director of IT specialist Nation Wilcox, will be among the speakers at the DAP Technologies Europe Users Conference, at the Hotel Royal Monceau in Paris on January 16-17.
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Schools under food scrutiny
The government is reported to be considering sending in education watchdog Ofsted and the Food Standards Agency to inspect food outlets in schools.
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Waitrose in royal first
Retailer Waitrose has become the first supermarket to be granted a royal warrant by the Queen.
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Euro Pool's many happy returns
The returnable crates packaging system Euro Pool celebrated its 10th anniversary last month.
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Sessions right on cue
Irish cucumber grower Carthy & Collins has installed a high-speed print and apply labelling system, manufactured by Sessions of York.
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Prince's purchasing plea
The Prince of Wales is calling on government to force all public bodies to direct their food budgets towards UK produce in a bid to boost farm incomes and shore up the future of rural communities and their economy.