All People articles – Page 2
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NewsJo Lambrecht to leave BelOrta for new project
Sales and marketing director of one of Europe’s largest fresh fruit and vegetable cooperatives to step down after more than 21 years with the business
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NewsTop chef set to appear at New Covent Garden Market
Pierre Koffmann will be promoting The Food Heroes chef-led branded range of veg and potatoes, with food trucks also offering high-end chicken and chips to market traders
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NewsRachel Chambers named Queensland Food Farmers’ Commissioner
CEO of the Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers takes on new three-year role to support and empower the state’s farmers
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NewsChris Frame crowned Brisbane Markets’ 2025 Mango King
Annual fundraising auction raises A$81,000 for Redkite and The Lady Musgrave Trust
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NewsSumitomo appoints David Morey to national sales role
Morey will lead a team of ten regional managers strategically based near key growing regions around Australia
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NewsPhoto report: For the love of a market
A new photography exhibition opens at New Covent Garden Market this week with work by photographer Clive Boursnell that recognises his lifetime’s dedication to capturing the essence and character of the market and its characters
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NewsPlanasa hires Ronnie Kersten as business development director for Northern Europe
Kersten has over 20 years’ experience in the global berry business with a strong focus on blueberries and strawberries
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NewsFall Creek names Marc de Beer new CEO
Blueberry genetics specialist Fall Creek Farm & Nursery has appointed Marc de Beer as chief executive officer, bringing two decades of leadership experience in animal nutrition and genetics to drive the company’s next phase of global growth
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NewsOFC launches 2026 Scholar Programme
There have been changes to the application process for this year
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NewsPhoebe Scherer wins 2025 Young Grower national title
Bay of Plenty regional champion Scherer beat out six other finalists, including runner-up Steven Rink and third-placed Amelia Marsden
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NewsSouth Africa’s FPEF appoints Piet de Jager as new CEO
Chartered Accountant with extensive agricultural experience takes helm at key South African fresh produce export organisation
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NewsNew Zealand horticulture industry recognises excellence at annual awards
Five awards were handed out, including the Horticulture Bledisloe Cup to Andrew Fenton, current president and chair of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers Federation
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NewsFruitist beefs up finance team ahead of expected IPO
Rich Sullivan named CFO and Thomas Seifert and June Yang appointed to board of directors
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NewsDriscoll’s appoints Jiunn Shih as first global marketing chief
Appointment reunites former Zespri executive with ex-CEO Dan Mathieson, and underscores company’s commitment to strengthening global brand presence
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News2026 Nuffield Scholars announced
Yumeng Chen and Jackson Boardman set to explore virtual modeling in vegetable farming and drone use in avocado orchard management
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NewsHBMA announces record Kanzi year as Rob Cathels steps down as chairman
Adam Buckley succeeds Cathels after six years in the role
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NewsAll change at Defra as Reynolds replaces Reed
Daniel Zeichner also leaves the government as Keir Starmer shuffles his pack
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NewsMarcus De Luca appointed as Kölla Nova managing director
The experienced produce professional brings 25 years of industry expertise to strengthen the company’s specialist discount retail supply division.
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NewsMurdock companies to sell Dole shares worth US$158m
Castle & Cooke Holdings and The Murdock Group to divest all remaining holdings in world’s largest fresh produce company, concluding Murdock’s four-decade connection with the business
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NewsHein Deprez completes Greenyard buyout
Belgian multinational returns to private ownership following completion of ‘simplified squeeze-out’