News unserer Kollegen aus London – Page 4028
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ArticleNo substitute like a robot
Time is money, everybody needs to reduce costs, and automation is one obvious way to claw back cash being leaked in other areas of the business.
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Vending our frustration
A few months ago I wrote about the hopes the French industry had for vending machines in schools as a way of increasing fresh
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ArticleIsraeli grapefruit to fill hurricane holes
Israeli grapefruit growers have record export volumes at their disposal and are anticipating a good season as they fulfil their programmes and fill some of the holes that have been blown in the hurricane-torn citrus market.
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ArticleKiwifruit good for your heart
A kiwifruit a day may well help keep the doctor away, Norwegian scientists have claimed.
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ArticleFor the love of fruit
JP Fruit Distributors has extended its Love Fruit message to six lorries and will eventually plaster the slogan and healthy-eating messages over its entire 30-truck fleet.
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Kitchener call to arms for tomato growers
Sainsbury's tomato buyer aired some retail views on the categroy at the TGA tomato conference.
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Gardner gets new JP post
JP Fruit has appointed Tony Gardner to the position of trading director
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ArticlePlanting seeds of doubt
I felt some sympathy for the Defra representatives who were harangued by a disconcerted audience at the plant health seminar
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ArticleBumper Bramley gets heavy support
A bumper Bramley crop is set to put UK producers back in the picture after a number of disappointing seasons.
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ArticlePumpkin growers expect volume drop
Bad weather could have left some pumpkin growers with a drop of around 45 per cent on last year.
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Potato review must be far-sighted
The British Potato Council (BPC) should use its latest review, to be announced shortly by Defra, as an opportunity to discuss its future strategy with growers and other levy-funded organisations, according to the National Farmers Union.
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ArticleReach for the Star
The Banana Group is preparing for yet more success after teaming up with national newspaper The Daily Star
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Cyprus citrus on target
The Cyprus Trade Centre in London has revealed this season's citrus crop forecast.
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ArticleTesco top for fresh
Tesco has been proclaimed the multiple fresh produce retailer of the year for the second year running.
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ArticleBanana pricing dreamland
While banana prices on the wholesale markets have risen tentatively following the four-pronged attack of hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, any longer-term uplift at the supermarkets may well be the stuff of dreams.
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ArticleMTEX moves in with satsumas
The first Israeli satsumas ever brought into the UK by Mehadrin Tnuport Export (MTEX) will arrive in the market next week.
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ArticleBrassica crisis deepens
Brassica growers in the UK are in the midst of a worsening crisis as producers reportedly sell their product below the cost of production to major multiples and acreage dwindles year on year.
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Earnings forecast to fall for Fresh Del Monte
Bad weather and low banana prices have led leading fruit supplier Fresh Del Monte Produce to cut its earnings forecast for the full year.
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ArticlePlant health check behind schedule
Amendments to the plant health directive, due to come into force January 1, 2005, are unlikely to be implemented on schedule.
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First sea-freight for Max pineapples
Ghanaian Fairtrade pineapples from Bomarts Farms were due to arrive by sea into Europe for the first time this week.