Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks the first German asparagus was harvested in Waldfeucht near Aachen The operation of the Janßen family grows there on more than 40 hectares of white and green asparagus Since a portion of the acreage can be heated the first asparagus there is harvested up to six weeks before the general start of harvest in mid-April "We are not the only company in Germany that operates heated fields but we have already had 10 years of experience with this and one needs a certain amount of intuition on when to heat the fields," says Herbert Janßen With the spring-like weather of the last weeks and the green asparagus is already harvested and will come on the market next week." The expectations for this season are mixed after a very poor past year for the vegetables: "The market was simply oversaturated to which came the warm weather as well: Many farms have now reduced the acreage and some had to give up asparagus altogether That means we are very excited what this year's season will bring." He hopes for less volume in the market and somewhat more changeable weather FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com German dairy heavyweight DMK is to sell a production facility in its home market to a local supermarket group German dairy heavyweight DMK is to sell an ice-cream facility in its home market to the owner of discount retailer Lidl DMK said the move was part of plans to “optimise its production network in the ice cream sector” The cooperative said selling the Waldfeucht-Haaren production site in North Rhine-Westphalia fits in with a plan to “streamline” its ice cream manufacturing base which owns and operates retailers Lidl and Kaufland Schwarz Produktion will take over the running of the Waldfeucht-Haaren site for its own ice cream manufacturing and will retain its approximately 200 employees The transfer is planned for the beginning of 2021 said: “The sale of the Waldfeucht-Haaren site is enabling us to concentrate our ice cream production in two locations Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis “We are continuing to build the DMK of the future and one of the biggest suppliers to the German food retail industry should continue to develop into a strongly market and consumer-oriented company And to position ourselves for this in the best possible way one thing we need to do is to further optimise our own production network.”  DMK Group plans to focus its ice cream production on the Everswinkel and Prenzlau sites It wants to increase production capacity at the existing site in Everswinkel from the current approximately 65m litres of ice cream to around 100m litres in the future Germany’s largest dairy cooperative has around 7,700 employees at more than 20 locations in Germany dairy products and ingredients to baby food DMK’s ice-cream business includes the manufacturing of products under licence. Since the start of the year, the company has added to its roster of licence partners “We want to build on our positive momentum in the ice cream sector from the previous year DMK will therefore continue to focus on consistently developing and expanding a profitable brand business – one which already accounts for 15% of its total sales The aim is to also optimise processes and significantly increase distribution,” Marcus-Dominic Hauck Nominations are now open for the prestigious Just Food Excellence Awards - one of the industry's most recognised programmes celebrating innovation This is your chance to showcase your achievements Don't miss the opportunity to be honoured among the best - submit your nomination today Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network