All Production & Trade articles – Page 775
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ArticleSpecial report: UK sets sights on the world
Price pressures in the UK mean more suppliers are turning to exports as a viable revenue stream. From apples to Asia, carrots to Europe and potatoes to the Middle East, Nina Pullman rounds up a selection of the UK’s fresh produce exporters
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ArticleInterview: Thymes they are a-changing
Toby Brinsmead has overseen a significant transformation in his short spell as Vitacress CEO. Martyn Fisher meets the man at the helm of the herb and salad giant, and one of his key lieutenants
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ArticleFresca hires Finlays' finance director
Brett Sumner replaces Mike Musk, who has retired after 14 years with the Fresca Group business
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ArticleMeet the Code Compliance Officers
Who can you go to with queries about supplier retail relations? Nina Pullman meets those in charge of GSCoP compliance at the major supermarkets
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ArticleSweet dreams of sweet onions
More than two decades of meticulous toil has resulted in the unique UK-grown red sweet onion. Martyn Fisher reports on the product that recently won the UK Fruit and Vegetable Awards’ innovation prize
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ArticlePotatoes 'need thicker skin'
Pressure from other carbs and retailers consolidating their supply bases are making life tough in potatoes, but work is ongoing to boost the category’s resilience
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ArticleCold weather heats up prices in Singapore
Asian nation's heavily reliant import sector under pressure following cold wave
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ArticleChina says yes to Chilean walnuts in shells
Effective immediately, Chilean nuts can enter the market tariff-free
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AnalysisOpinion: Mark Player on the Living Wage
Total Worldfresh MD discusses the impact of higher labour costs on the UK soft-fruit sector
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ArticleJalisco avos push for US entry
Gaining direct access to the market will put an end to the illegal practice of sending avocados via packhouses in Michoacán
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ArticleSouth Africans exude confidence
The country’s sizeable fresh produce sector is looking toward increasing its export opportunities at the start of a new season
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ArticleSpain hones in on Middle East
Spanish exporters are stepping up their presence in the region as they go in search of new growth opportunities
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ArticleSoft-fruit prices spike after lull in Spanish supply
A gap between the first and second harvest of Spanish soft fruit saw raspberry and strawberry wholesale prices jump
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ArticleJapan: sweet and seedless in demand
Importers see plenty of potential for Australian table grapes to take off in Japan
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ArticleCosta signs JV with Driscoll's in China
Australia’s Costa Group and US berry company Driscoll's have finalised their joint venture agreement in China
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ArticleDongfang eyes record harvest
Listed company continues to position itself as one of China’s largest citrus producers
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ArticleProgress the word at LBP
Anton Filippo, commercial manager at leading Dutch fresh produce logistics company LBP Rotterdam, speaks exclusively to Eurofruit
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ArticleEcuadorean bananas facing bumpy ride in 2016
AEBE warns of likely erosion of Ecuador’s market share in Europe and the US
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ArticleTotal Produce launches new social media app
Total Talk ‘combines the best features of the most popular social media’ and will be trialled at Fruit Logistica next week
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ArticleAvos Australia dismisses market manipulation claims
Avocados Australia CEO John Tyas has hit back at claims that the rising price of avocados was due to market manipulation by growers