Meldungen aus Europa – Page 5048
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Farmers in permanent set up
Canterbury will open the UK's first permanent farmers' market later in July, the National Farmers' Union has announced.
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US apple stage set
Stocks of apples in the US from the 2001 crop are tapering off in plenty of time to ensure a good start to the 2002 marketing year.
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U40s on FPJ stand at Fruit Focus
Organising committee of U40s Fruit Growers Conference to join Journal on its stand at Fruit Focus, on July 31.
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NFU cautious on Brown review
The National Farmers' Union has said it is the job of government to create a climate for sustainable recovery in agriculture and chancellor Gordon Brown's spending review announced this week will be judged on that.
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Greenvale on potato trail
Fresh potato supplier Greenvale AP (GVAP) has joined forces with Sainsbury's to launch what it believes is the first organic potato traceability project.
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New Fairtrade mark
Fairtrade Foundations will have a new internationally recognised mark from September. Bananas will be among the first products branded with the new brand. The mark is hoped to increase awareness of the brand.
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"Fat tax" proposed on unhealthy foods
Shoppers may soon be taxed for buying unhealthy products. The government suggestion has been dubbed a "fat tax". It is hoped the move will encourage people to eat more sensibly, and to conquer rising obesity in the UK.
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Rijk Zwaan becomes a fully independent private company again
Seed firm Rijk Zwaan buys back the remaining 70 per cent of shares from Royal Cebeco. The company is now fully independent again for the first time since the 1980s.
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Orangered stars unite
A group of apricot producer companies in France have got together to strengthen the image of one of the leading varieties.
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FPC welcomes FSA call
The Fresh Produce Consortium has welcomed comments from Food Standards Agency chairman Sir John Krebs last week when he called for a radical overhaul of food assurance schemes, including the Assured Produce Scheme.
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All white for entrepreneurs
Competition minister Melanie Johnson announced a new white paper this week to modernise and simplify company law, greatly easing the bureaucratic burden on small business.
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CAP doesn't fit yet
The mid-term review of Agenda 2000 – the reform of the EU Common Agricultural Policy – is up for deliberation in the UK following Defra's announcement of a consultation process this week.
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Voss bangs Zespri drum
Zespri executive chairman Doug Voss banged the drum for single desk marketing at the New Zealand kiwifruit group's annual general meeting on Wednesday.
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Retail spending steady
Last month's Golden Jubilee celebrations and football's World Cup exert some effect on food sales, according to the British Retail Consortium and KPMG's retails sales monitor.
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Apple sector faces down-sizing
A new report warns that the global apple industry must beware it does not lose some of the systems crucial to its future as it faces cut backs in difficult market times.
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Fruit acquitted by jury
An 800-strong parents' jury set up by independent lobby group the Food Commission has given fruit top honours in its first Children's Food Awards on July 15.