Exotic fruit news archive – Page 90
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ArticleBigger than bananas
The Irish grape market is exploding as consumer taste for seedless fruit continues to grow. Anthony Garvey takes a look at how the industry is meeting that demand.
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ArticleThat was the year that was - August 2005
Throughout 2005, freshinfo brought you all the breaking news and kept you bang up-to-date with the ongoing stories from around the world that affected the UK fresh produce market. Click here to review the top five stories from August.
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ArticleVegetables jump aesthetic hurdle
Vegetables may not be as aesthetically pleasing as fruit, but when it comes to exotics, weird and wonderful looking veg seems to be having its day, as products which have graced Asian palates for centuries are increasingly finding their way into our kitchen cupboards. Elspeth Waters spoke to two companies excited about the category.
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ArticleWorld opens up for Colombia
As the global climate becomes less reliable, the world continues to look for new sources to guarantee its 12-month supply demands are met. Over the next five issues, FPJ will report from Colombia, a country with fresh produce potential that remains largely untapped. Tommy Leighton kicks off the coverage with an exporters’ eye view on a country that is fast emerging as a realistic long-term partner for UK buyers.
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Bringing Fairtrade to the exotic sector
Exotics are a niche in their own right but this has not stopped some Fairtrade producers from trying to extend their offer in this direction. Elspeth Waters reports.
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ArticleColombian campaign to boost UK business
The Colombian fresh produce export industry will be given a higher profile in the UK as part of a new campaign to boost the country’s image with both trade and consumers.
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ArticleGrowing the taste for exotics
When is an exotic not an exotic? In the first of our series of profiles on the category Elspeth Waters asks the industry how the concept of exotics is changing as consumers become more accepting of foreign fare
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ArticleAirfreight looks set to soar
Despite high-running costs and concerns over environmental damage, companies transporting fresh produce by air are still recording a steady annual growth. Emma Twyning talks to three of the industry’s leading players to find out how the sector is evolving.
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ArticleA sea change for shipping
Transporting produce by sea is an integral part of the supply chain, particularly during winter months at the height of overseas procurement. Emma Twyning talks some key industry members who indicate that thanks to new technology, the sector is offering an increasingly efficient mode of transport - especially in Europe.
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ArticlePoupart pumped up
The FPJ’s recent article on the UK wholesale trade revealed a general perception that the sector has turned a corner since the dark days of the mid-1990s. Poupart Imports (General Trade), the non-supermarket side of the Poupart Group of companies, is external proof of the trend, having increased its sales by more than 48 per cent in the last 12 months. Tommy Leighton reports.
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Article110 years and counting
The FPJ has come a long way since its first issue was published on October 5 1895. Today’s relaunch coincides with our 110th birthday, so we thought it appropriate to give our modern-day readers an insight into the ways the Journal in its various guises has reflected the changes of this great industry through a century and more. Some things have altered surprisingly little.
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Aisles awash with autumn colours
Without doubt, autumn has arrived - and there are in-store pointers, apart from the displays of cauldrons and broomsticks,
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ArticleBack to the classroom
In the last of our profiles on recruitment and training, MDS, the specialist management training organisation for the fresh food and produce industry, guides us through the formal education programme which complements its practical secondments.
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ArticleBeacon for water cleanliness
Award-winning specialist fresh and exotic ingredients company Beacon Foods has invested £350,000 in an effluent treatment plant at its Mid-Wales base.
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ArticleVeg: love it or hate it
When it comes to veg youngsters either love them or hate them, a recent survey revealed.
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ArticleIn search of Fairtrade
Fairtrade is purportedly going from strength-to-strength, striding relentlessly on towards a brighter future for growers, retailers and consumers. However, it appears that Fairtrade fresh produce is getting somewhat overlooked and under-represented in UK supermarkets, Mark Bigault reports.
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ArticleSweet success for pineapples
Judging from recent statistics, more UK consumers are willing to give pineapples a chance. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out more.
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ArticleOrganics at vital stage
Thanks to an increasing number of sales channels and the odd celebrity chef endorsement, the organic sector appears to be thriving. But can we believe the hype? New, emerging issues are proving that the industry is not unshakable. Emma Twyning reports.
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ArticleDistribution of health
Nineteen years after following his instincts and establishing a fruit distribution centre outside of the confines of the wholesale markets, Peter Gilding has recently opened yet another extension to his company’s Merseyside headquarters. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleThe UK’s going Mad4Mango
A far-reaching promotional campaign, coupled with consistent supplies of good quality fruit, could make mangoes even more popular in the coming months. Doris Lee Butterworth investigates.