All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 213
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ArticleAgrexco at 50
As Agrexco celebrates its 50th birthday, Elspeth Waters caught up with the head of the company’s UK office to find out the secrets of enduring success.
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ArticleHargreaves on a high
With English asparagus sales booming and increasing acreage keeping in step with consumption, one producer claims a revolution in retailing the product may soon be upon us, writes David Shapley.
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ArticleA decade of change
It is fast approaching a decade since deregulation irrevocably changed the South African fruit industry. While some still hanker after the old Unifruco board structure and the protection it afforded them, for Capespan in the UK, looking back was never an option. Fundamental restructure has moved the company into line with market demands and the 2006 Capespan model bears little resemblance to what went before it. Tommy Leighton talks to three of Capespan UK’s key players.
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ArticleJuice squeezes to top
Juice and smoothie producers are making the most of the opportunities available for their products as consumers become increasingly health-oriented in their drinks choices. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleEnjoying a Stubbins streak
When Stubbins Marketing was chosen as the Re:fresh Packer of the Year 2005, the Waltham Cross-based company was already well into a restructuring process to realign itself with the changing needs of its customer base. The last 12 months have seen that process continue and the firm is a finalist in the BA World Cargo Re:fresh Importer of the Year 2006. Tommy Leighton talks to Stubbins commercial director Peter Turone.
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Going Dutch with new man at Greenery helm
Philip Smits recently took the reins at Dutch giant The Greenery, one of the largest suppliers of produce to the European market. He talks to Ed Bedington about his new role and how he sees his company’s position in the dynamic and challenging marketplace.
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Shaken and stirred
The French fresh produce industry has been seriously shaken in the last year by fierce fights between the different
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The underlying messages of retailer promotions
Just before my regular trek along the high street - figuratively speaking as most stores are now miles away from civilisation
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It’s time to get re:freshed again
A week may be a long time in politics, but a year most certainly is not a long time in fresh produce. It is barely credible
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ArticleHunting for cure-all
Nurses say governments should stop focusing on disease prevention and throw their money at finding cures. Are they right, or should we believe that the government-led healthy eating campaigns are in fact making headway in the drive to curb obesity and other nutrition-related ailments? Elspeth Waters reports.
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ArticleSA emerges from rain delay
The beginning of the 2006 South African avocado season has been disrupted by an unseasonally heavy 100mm-plus of rainfall in three weeks. The rain has stopped and picking schedules had resumed as FPJ went to press, and the industry’s fruit is arriving on a receptive European marketplace. Tommy Leighton reports.
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Global expansion for PMA
PMA, the US trade association for fruit and vegetables, is looking to build a stronger reputation in the global marketplace, while continuing to offer the valuable and much needed service its members in the US have come to rely on.
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Natures Way takes the Linkfresh path
Information technology is playing an ever increasing role in the arena of fresh produce. This month we take a look at some of the issues and systems that are shaping the sector, from the success Natures Way Marketing has had with its IT update, to the work GS1 UK is doing to standardise data in the market.
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Organic growth reasons unclear
Reading the findings of the volunteer army employed by the Soil Association to ascertain what has been happening to organics
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School’s out for Blair’s buffoons
While we’ve all been marvelling this week at the ability of members of this sleaze-ridden, corrupt and most importantly,
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ArticleThe fruits of JP love
With its award-winning lovefruit campaign, JP Fruit has driven its enthusiasm for healthy-living to new heights and united the company in the communication of its core sentiments. Elspeth Waters caught up with the man in the driving seat to find out how lovefruit came to be.
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ArticleKiwis search for even keel
The New Zealand apple industry has suffered poor returns of late but the tide may have turned with exporters hopeful for a better result this season. Elspeth Waters reports.
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ArticleEgyptian faith pays dividends
Amid rising freight rates and heavy competition some Egyptian producers are enjoying rich rewards for their advantageous period of availibility. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Dredging the dictionary in search of description
Personification of fruit and vegetables is not new, but Tesco appears to have gone a stage further with the arrival of a