A 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.