All Comment articles – Page 4
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CommentComment: Smart forecasting, smarter decisions
New technological advances can create competitive advantages when it comes to demand planning in fresh produce
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CommentFresh produce brands succeed when they nurture shoppers’ trust
Katy Pook, brand and marketing manager at Golden Kings Potatoes, explains how fruit and vegetable brands can build long-term emotional connections with their consumers
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CommentComment: Europe needs to think outside the box on packaging
New proposals aimed at reducing packaging waste do not appear to offer the fresh produce a fair and sensible path to sustainability
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CommentWill robots replace recruiters?
MorePeople CEO Andrew Fitzmaurice discusses the future role of AI and automation in recruitment, and argues there is still much value to be gained from the human touch
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CommentComment: Global stardom awaits for apple brand Cosmic Crisp
In less than a decade, the world’s only variety to be named by consumers has rocketed into the US apple market’s top ten. Now, the brand looks set to continue its stratospheric rise in Europe
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CommentWhere next for China’s thriving blueberry industry?
Michael Oates and Huang Zhang share their insights on the future evolution of fresh blueberry cultivation in China with Colin Fain, CEO of Agronometrics
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CommentComment: Time for technology to top the podium
By dedicating an award to the tech sector, Fruit Logistica can shine an even brighter spotlight on an area of the industry that goes under the radar
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CommentComment: South Africa’s exporters press on as problems persist
As Eurofruit’s Fresh Focus South Africa special reveals, disruption in South African ports has left the country’s fresh produce exporters with a mountain to climb
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Comment‘Change is needed for UK sector to grow’
NFU Horticulture & Potatoes Board chair Martin Emmett calls for urgent government action to help the UK horticulture sector continue to make a positive contribution to the British economy
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CommentComment: Anticipate the future
Jan-Willem Schrijver of Coldcha calls on the fresh produce industry to revolutionise its product logistics and shed light on the transformative power of Coldcha 2.0
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CommentComment: Top three sustainability trends in 2024
Richard Bonn of Aethr Associates lays out the three major sustainability trends that fresh produce companies must respond to during the next 12 months
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CommentHow many more government U-turns on import checks?
Mike Parr, director of logistics firm PML Seafrigo, lays bare the potentially dire consequences of Defra’s controversial decision to reintroduce physical checks on imports of fresh produce from the EU
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CommentComment: Now is the time to unite for impact
With the EU’s Corporate Social Responsibility Directive, considering your business’s environmental and social impact is becoming legislation, and it will be in companies’ financial and strategic interest to come together and embrace the change
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CommentComment: Brand activism – just for show, or real substance?
To what extent have the banana multinationals been able to leverage ethical and environmental certification into their bottom lines?
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CommentDoes your business have a Quality Culture or a Tick-Box Culture?
Compliance consultant Jim Jefcoate sets out the tangible differences between the two approaches with a view to helping fresh produce companies improve their auditing operations
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CommentIlip director questions EU packaging policy
Roberto Zanichelli, business development and marketing director at Ilip, offers his insights into the changing dynamics of the fresh produce packaging business
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CommentIs the UK eco-conscious grocery market really growing?
Richard Clark of market analyst MrQual Research delves into data it has gathered on the factors that are important to UK shoppers when buying fruit and vegetables
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CommentComment: Six essential steps towards sustainability
Any company that wants to secure its future must integrate sustainability into its business plan. But that’s easier said than done, says Richard Bonn, co-founder of Aethr Associates
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CommentComment: a faint light at the end of a blustery tunnel
Delays in South African ports have blighted the country’s fruit export business, which finds itself almost powerless to intervene
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CommentGreenyard and Agriplace partnership demonstrates power of collaboration
Greenyard has turned to Agriplace to facilitate information sharing on quality, sustainability and social requirements and gain a better insight into its customer base, writes Michael MacFarlane, Agriplace account executive UK & IE