All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 105
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ArticleIndustry chipper as celebrations abound
Chips are a national favourite and the market is substantial, taking one out of every four British potatoes each year. The tasty treats have been in the spotlight this month, with National Chip Week in full swing and the nation celebrating 150 years of fish and chips. But what is next for the chilled chip sector? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticlePride of Scotland
As the FPJ team heads to Perth Racecourse next week for its first-ever regional conference, Laura Gould rounds up some of the most recent developments in the Scottish fresh produce industry and finds out why food and drink is firmly back on the country’s agenda
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ArticleShort southern hemisphere supply keeps prices high
It has been an interesting season for southern hemisphere stonefruit, with a heatwave in South Africa reducing overall volumes and the Chilean campaign delayed across the board, both of which have helped keep prices buoyant in the UK. Laura Gould reports
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ArticleConfidence returns to recruitment sector
The recruitment sector is hoping for a return to form as early signs point to a steady recovery. Doris Lee Butterworth reports
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ArticleSeason of two halves for Canary Islands tomatoes
The first part of the Canary Islands tomato sector’s five-month season was characterised by hot weather and plentiful volumes, but proving that this is a game of two halves, considerable downpours last week and rain throughout the season have meant that volume could fall from now on and quality will be variable. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports
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Imaginative marketing kicks off trip down memory lane
There is nothing like a bit of a mystery to get the imagination and the memory going.Grapefruit sales have been dominated by
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Logistica marathon worth the sore feet
As you will see from our exhaustive Fruit Logistica report, FPJ certainly got a lot out of this year’s jaunt to the
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ArticleLet there be light
Cucumbers thrive in light-filled glasshouses, but the freezing weather in early January offered anything but the ideal conditions. Doris Lee Butterworth speaks to leading producers to find out what is on the agenda this season
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ArticleHow secure is Britain’s horticulture sector?
Research is the lifeblood of the fresh produce industry, keeping it alive with possibility and boosting the offer by improving everything from yield and disease resistance to appearance and flavour. However, the R&D sector has battled for funding for many years and in the last 12 months, a series of calls for action have highlighted the impending crisis, especially now that the sector is facing a new and wider challenge in the shape of food security. Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleUK prospers as South Africa enters tough game
A tough market continued to struggle at the heart of the European season as the UK becomes a less attractive market due to currency issues. But an increase in volume and a promising pear market could yet see fortunes turn. Alex Lawson reports
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Intriguing new descriptions push home health message
Intriguing new descriptions push home health message
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FPC annual dinner wows UK with Mexican delicacies
It was a productive start to 2010 for the FPC as we met our first challenge head on with the FSA over EC Regulation 669/2009
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Is it [apple] pi in the sky to fix grower equation?
For many years now, the English top-fruit industry has been banging the drum for greater grower returns in order to justify
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UK turns out in force for Berlin crusade
The loud thud you heard on your doormat this morning as FPJ dropped through the letterbox can only mean one thing - another
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Retailers making most of technological advances
Advanced technology continues to make its mark at retail level. Marks & Spencer has come up with an idea that opens up a whole
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Learning to use mobile phones as business aids
LEARNING TO USE MOBILE PHONES AS BUSINESS AIDSBy David Hurley, Anglia Business SolutionsFor some time now, people have
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Re:fresh 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Glass reflects on 55 years in produce
Alick Glass was the worthy winner of the Florette Lifetime Achievement Award at Re:fresh 2009. He tells Laura Gould about the highs and lows of a career spanning more than 50 years in the fresh produce trade
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Fairtrade moves forward as category shows resistance
The rise of Fairtrade has been one of the biggest success stories in the produce industry in the last two decades. With the recent addition of melons to the Fairtrade offer, coupled with the category’s strength in the face of the recession and an impressive line-up at its conference, 2009 was a positive year for the Fairtrade Foundation. Alex Lawson caught up with executive director Harriet Lamb to find out more