All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 247
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ArticlePears push ahead
Early season European pear prices have been low in the UK market, disappointingly so for many growers, but the sector could be set for good times ahead thanks in no small part to packaging and promotional initiatives that promise to grow the market for a fruit that, not so long ago, seemed to be in decline. Tony Leighton reports.
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ArticleCyprus gains from accession
Citrus fruit has been grown in Cyprus since the 14th and 15th centuries, when fruit grew in the areas of Episkopi, Lapithos and Ammochostos. The citrus growing region is smaller nowadays but growers have a large, free market to trade within since joining the EU in May this year, writes Anabella de Sousa.
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ArticleCarrots need added value
Times may be tough for carrot producers, but they are not ready to roll over just yet, said Martin Evans, chairman-elect of the British Carrot Growers’ Association.
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Industry must follow FPC’s action plan
In August of this year the FPC published a paper that explained the implications of the EC review of pesticides and Maximum
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Berry tag set to stand test of time
If nothing else is remembered about The Money Programme’s excursion into UK strawberry fields last week, I have a
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Actions do speak louder than words
Turn your back for two weeks and all hell breaks loose. I too was “researched” by The Money Programme - I promise
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ArticleIrish unity pays dividend
Competitors working together to help each others business? Unheard of, you might think, but over the water in Ireland the unthinkable is happening. A number of companies from across the fresh produce sector have joined forces in a bid to improve training and skills within the industry, writes Ed Bedington.
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ArticlePrepare for convenience
The fresh produce market has seen big changes over the past few years, mirroring consumer changes in lifestyle with the increased need for convenience, writes Anabella de Sousa, enhancing the growth in the prepared produce sector.
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ArticleFungicide fight back for allium
In the second of a series of articles on the produce world’s very own natural born killers, Horticulture Research International’s John Clarkson and John Whipps look at how to tackle the tough problem of sclerotia.
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ArticleNature does work
Cargill Dow is the first company to offer a family of commercially available polymers derived 100 per cent from annually renewable resources with the cost and performance to compete with petroleum-based packaging materials and fibres. It has achieved a breakthrough into the fresh produce industry by applying its unique technology to the processing of natural plant sugars to create a proprietary polylactide polymer, which is marketed under the NatureWorks PLA and Ingeo fibre brand names. Tommy Leighton spoke to the company.
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PMA Profile
In this month’s profile on the Produce Marketing Association, the US trade association for fruit and vegetables, the
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ArticleTears for fears on onion
he UK onion harvest has found itself split in two this year, with early harvested crops looked good while later harvested onions suffered from the weather.
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Planning for pensions
Adam Bernstein hosts a monthly look at one of the legislative aspects that most affect your business, how it is run and how it
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Easy peelers by any other name
With Christmas coming up and the Mediterranean citrus season in full swing, here is a party game which category managers and
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Soft-fruit smears continue
Once again the UK’s food production industry finds itself under the hot glare of the media spotlight - only this time
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Article30 years strong
Cast your mind back to 1974 and what do you think of? On the football front Germany beat Holland in the World Cup and Liverpool won the FA Cup. In fashion kipper ties and flared trousers, and tottering platform shoes ruled. Meanwhile, ‘Tricky Dickie’ and his Watergate scandal was all over the newspapers, vying for column inches with our home-grown scandal, Lucky Lord Lucan and his vanishing act.In the world of food, McDonalds opened its first outlet in the UK. Peppers, courgettes and mangoes were exotic produce. Pineapple and cheese on sticks was the height of sophistication and Cadbury’s Smash was the last word in convenience. Eating out was, for the majority, a special occasion. Oh, and the traders of Covent Garden made the short, but life-changing trip south to New Covent Garden, a state-of-the-art wholesale centre in Vauxhall. thirty years on, Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleRising to the customer challenge
Demand from customers forced one fresh produce supplier to take a serious look at its IT capabilities. The result? A new, more focussed service that is benefiting both supplier and purchaser. David Leck talks to Adrian Finn, director of H & B Hawkes.
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ArticleRelying on Rocha
Rocha pears grown in the central Oeste region of Portugal, have established themselves as a well known variety in the UK marketplace. This has been achieved through the hard work of growers and exporters of the Rocha marketing board, Associacão Nacional de Produtores de Pera Rocha (ANP) for more than 10 years. Anabella de Sousa visited the Oeste region and four of the fruit’s largest growers.
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ArticleFate deals a cruel blow
Carrot growers may be forgiven for thinking fate is conspiring against them this year. Heavy rain throughout June, July and August meant summer was a wash-out and the effects are now only just becoming apparent.
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12 billion euros and a safe future
The French wholesale markets’ federation recently published 2003 financial statistics for the sector and the good news