Melon news archive – Page 46

  • Idyl melon
    Article

    Idyl gains quality recognition

    2008-10-21T14:39:08Z

    Idyl, the southern France-based producer, retains Saveur de l’Année status for its cocktail tomatoes and Charentais melons

  • Canaries out of tune
    Article

    Canaries out of tune

    2008-10-17T09:41:20Z

    Exporters are in a reflective mood as the first loads of Canary Islands tomatoes begin landing on UK shores. Having endured four difficult seasons, it is make or break time for some growers. Doris Lee Butterworth speaks to leading producers and exporters to see what lies in store.

  • Article

    Retailers take definitions of taste to whole new level

    2008-10-10T09:43:24Z

    Flavour is one of the most difficult thing to describe, as everyone has their own idea of what sweet and sour means. For this

  • Spain melons
    Article

    First half growth for Spain's melon exports

    2008-10-09T10:45:57Z

    Fepex has announced that volumes of exported melons from the country grew significantly during the first six months of 2008

  • Article

    Azura tomatoes on way to UK

    2008-10-07T09:01:01Z

    Franco-Moroccan salad producer Azura Group will start exporting its production to the UK this week.

  • Article

    Nunhems unites watermelon experts

    2008-10-03T17:11:56Z

    Valencia saw experts from the watermelon supply chain come together for Nunhems’ first International Watermelon Conference

  • Article

    Makro makes the grade on fresh produce

    2008-10-03T09:27:46Z

    Makro UK buying manager Fraser Roberts talks to David Shapley about how the cash and carry chain, part of Germany’s Metro Group, has put fresh produce sourcing and distribution at the heart of its plans in the UK.

  • Article

    Jamaica’s decision evokes sadness

    2008-10-03T09:27:23Z

    I admit to a degree of sadness reading the article in FPJ last week recording the news that Jamaica Producers has decided to

  • Article

    Marshalls launches new catalogue

    2008-09-25T14:01:02Z

    ‘Outdoor Wonder’ melon, Marshalls’ latest must-grow exclusive, which claims to make melon cultivation as easily as growing courgettes, is just one of the new additions in the seed company’s 2009 catalogue.

  • Article

    NZ nears free trade agreement with US

    2008-09-24T13:01:01Z

    Horticulture New Zealand has joined the chorus of groups welcoming the news of movement towards the signing of a free trade agreement with the US.

  • cantaloupe
    Article

    Ayco expands Guatemalan melon operation

    2008-09-23T14:31:40Z

    The move will give the importer greater control over its melon supplies

  • Article

    Hong Kong draws crowds to second asia fruit logistica exhibition

    2008-09-22T07:42:33Z

    Last week saw the produce industry throng in Hong Kong for the second-ever Asia Fruit Logistica exhibition, following last year’s inaugural event in Thailand. Laura Gould caught up with some of the exhibitors

  • Article

    Rijk Zwaan prepares for Asian move

    2008-09-20T14:01:01Z

    Dutch seed breeding firm Rijk Zwaan has introduced its easy- to-prepare Salanova lettuce brand in Malaysia, Singapore and Korea, and is soon to launch into the Philippines and Japan.

  • Harvesting Trooper
    Article

    Israeli Trooper storms in

    2008-09-15T10:01:01Z

    Agrexco shipped its first autumn melons out of Israel on September 4.

  • Article

    Stores paddle through stormy supply waters

    2008-09-12T10:32:50Z

    Listening to the weather reports and forecasts from around Britain and elsewhere in the last 10 days, one wonders at the

  • Trooper melon
    Article

    Super Trooper heads to Europe

    2008-09-08T16:34:52Z

    Israeli exporter Agrexco has just begun exports of its autumn melon variety, Trooper, and expects big things in Europe this season

  • Brazil Melon Seminar
    Article

    Convenience headlines at melon seminar

    2008-09-08T15:16:35Z

    The three-day event in Brazil, organised by Rijk Zwaan, highlighted the importance of developing new varieties better suited to current market demands

  • Canteloupe Melon
    Article

    US re-opens doors to Honduran melons

    2008-09-02T10:27:46Z

    After finding no evidence of salmonella contamination, Montelibano has received the green light to resume exports to the US

  • Del Monte melons
    Article

    Del Monte invests in Guatemalan melons

    2008-09-01T12:50:06Z

    Addition of around 5m boxes of Cantaloupe and Honeydew expected to boost company's import deal in US market

  • Capespan’s Ronan Lennon, left, accepts the  Re:fresh award from FPJ chairman Justin Hope-Mason
    Article

    The great Cape

    2008-08-29T11:35:54Z

    The last decade has thrown up some significant changes and challenges for Capespan UK, and scooping the FPJ Importer of the Year trophy at this year’s Re:fresh awards was a fitting tribute to the firm’s continual development work in that time. Laura Gould visited the company at its quayside facility in the Port of Sheerness to find out more.