All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 206
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Levy to breathe life into campaign
We are delighted to announce this week the appointment of Anthony Levy as the chairman of the Eat in Colour campaign
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Seasonal festivities make their presence felt in store
There is very definitely an air of seasonality on the retail scene this week. Apart from the arrival of satsumas, which
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Fresh thinking or same old story?
So, after months of speculation, the Eat in Colour campaign has finally appointed a chairman - and more to the point - the man
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ArticleTightening the waste line
The management of waste created by the everyday business carried out in fruit and vegetable wholesale markets is not just a UK problem. Landlords and traders around the globe are taxed by the issue, and the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) has carried out a research project to assess the extent of the waste and evaluate ways to address its effective removal. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleUK looms in Ecuadorian eyeline
Three out of every 10 bananas eaten in the world are produced in Ecuador. Now Ecuadorian producers are stepping into new territory with a promotional push in the UK. Anna Sbuttoni reports from Ecuador.
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ArticleSmashing pumpkins
Having always been popular during Halloween, pumpkin producers are confident that the ghoulish vegetable is tasty enough to spark greater sales. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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A match made in the salad sector
As well as being the brains behind salad company SCSMB, Steve Cornwell and Morna Blair-Cornwell are also happily married. Elspeth Waters chats to them about their business and juggling family life and two young sons with their commercial lives.
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Fel’Engagement taking shape
Launched in 2000, the Fel’Engagement initiative has recently been renewed between the French wholesalers’
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Sent to Coventry is no punishment
Having listened to the hopes and fears of the British tomato industry at its annual conference in Coventry last week, I was
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Get behind GLA in clean-up crusade
They came, they saw, but will they conquer? That’s the big question the Gangmaster Licensing Authority has to answer in
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ArticleEcuador prepares for Euro push
Ecuadorian roses are some of the finest in the world, with the heat of the equator crossing the altitude of the Andes to make for ideal growing conditions. And Ecuadorian flower producers are now looking to export more product to Europe ahead of trade preferences with the US ending in December. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleConcept and reality
Concept Orchard - a unique approach to growing top fruit in this country - promises to triple yields per hectare and slash production costs. But could it really change the face of the English apple industry? Emma Twyning went to the scheme’s launch to find out.
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ArticleApple turnaround
This time last year, the English apple season launched to the backdrop of stores bulging with both late-season southern hemisphere fruit and even a backlog of the previous season’s stored European crop. The almost inevitable consequence was disaster for growers all over the world. Fast-forward to this year’s English apple launch, this week, and the industry has an entirely different outlook. Tommy Leighton asks why.
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ArticleSpanish volumes recover
Given the UK’s long-held affinity with Spanish citrus, it is perhaps an understatement to say the market is eagerly awaiting this season’s crop. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading producers and importers and asks what’s in store for the new season.
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Eliminating inefficency for an easier future
In this month’s IT round-up we take a look at some of the issues and systems that are shaping the sector, from the new collaboration that has given rise to a novel RFID application, to the advantages of trying to second guess the future, and one company’s attempt to find a more professional, “quick-fire” approach to auditing.
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Can retailers always deliver a point of difference?
Nowadays, supermarkets are more than prepared to introduce their products and growers in far greater detail to the buying
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Whole chain gains from clear dialogue
It might not have been to everyone’s taste, but Ian Mitchell was spot on with his forthright comments at Tuesday’s
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ArticleCatering for a new client base
MTEX, the Israeli-owned citrus, grape, exotics and potato specialist, has set up a new division to target the fastest growing customer segment in the UK, foodservice. Tommy Leighton talks to MTEX UK managing director Dov Warmen and MTEX UK Foodservice manager Hannes Martin.
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ArticleMoving to the next level
Frupac, a specialist packing company and part of Produce World, has built up its state-of-the-art production plant over the last two years and now boasts a comprehensive collection of facilities. Emma Twyning visited its Yaxley-based site.
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ArticleFired and emotional
The market for fresh cut flowers is expanding rapidly - and competition on the high street continues to hot up as the supermarkets sharpen their offers. But the traditional retail florist is no wallflower. Anna Sbuttoni and Tommy Leighton report.