All Comment articles – Page 9
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CommentTechnology can take us to new heights
Alessandro Turatti of Gulftech International picks out key trends in the fresh produce business and explains how technology can help companies tap into their commercial potential
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Comment‘Retailers’ obsession with price is main cause of produce shortages’
GSCOP expert and former senior Asda buyer Ged Futter says the current supply shortages at UK supermarkets are down in large part to retailers’ all-consuming focus on price at the expense of product availability
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CommentIt’s time to take mental health more seriously in logistics
PML’s HR manager Imrana Giannotto explains why fresh thinking and urgent action are needed to improve mental health in the logistics sector
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CommentAgritech is only way to solve global food crisis
Tristan Fischer, chief executive of vertical farming business Fischer Farms, argues that agritech investment is the way forward as the world faces a food crisis exaccerbated by the war in Ukraine
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CommentWinter edition of Produce Plus out now
Bumper issue includes Hort Connections preview, plus feature on Packaging & Grading and the 2022 Top 20 Products
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CommentHow you win from tackling food waste
Escavox chief executive Luke Wood on why the food waste challenge should be viewed as an opportunity, not a cost
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CommentWaitrose Unpacked: how could we refuse?
Waitrose has seized the initiative on sustainability and packaging, with major implications for fresh fruit and veg
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CommentProduce trending through innovation
Fresh Produce Marketing CEO Lisa Cork pinpoints some of the more interesting products on display at PMA Fresh Summit
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CommentFreshness is cumulative
Emerson presents a best-practice approach to monitoring fresh and safe food during transport
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CommentGuest worker scheme is not the answer for UK
Shaping the debate around rights rather than employee-sponsored visas could help secure EU labour, writes politics lecturer Professor Luke Cooper
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CommentPlastic, not so fantastic
Fresh Produce Marketing CEO Lisa Cork tackles the evolving conversation about plastics and what it means for the fresh industry
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CommentWhat next for Amazon & Whole Foods?
As shareholders approve Amazon’s proposed takeover, Natalie Berg of Planet Retail predicts three future developments
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CommentCity Food Lecture highlights risks of supply
Garry Moseley, who heads the food and drink team at Arthur J Gallagher, highlights key messages from last week’s City Food Lecture
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CommentDavid Shapley: an old-school journalist who will be missed
FPJ managing director Chris White fondly remembers his former colleague, who passed away this weekend at the age of 77
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CommentTackling food waste with IT
Linkfresh CEO Andy Makeham on how technology can play a crucial role in reducing waste in the chain
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CommentBrexit and its implications
FPJ’s Michael Barker and Eurofruit’s Mike Knowles discuss the implications of Brexit for the fresh produce business
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CommentMansfield case will raise standards
Michael Barker believes the Channel 4 exposé on Mansfields does not represent the tip of the iceberg for labour abuse, but it is a warning that more attention needs to be paid to worker care
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CommentThe global avocado market is changing
Jim Donovan of Mission Produce offers a Californian perspective on recent changes in international avocado supply
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CommentFuture fresh berry trends
Following the Global Berry Congress 2014 in Amsterdam, Eurofruit editor Mike Knowles sums up the event’s findings
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CommentFyffes brand marks 80th anniversary
World’s oldest fresh produce label set a notable benchmark for the marketing of fruit and vegetables in Europe and worldwide