After jumping ship some six months ago, Riaan van Wyk has become the real comeback kid of the South African fruit industry now that he is back at the helm of Colorsfruit’s international marketing – part of a major reshuffle at the company which resulted in resignations from 12 senior commercial managers.
Jack Pandol Senior, the fresh produce pioneer and former head of Pandol Brothers, died on 4 August after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 87.
Spanish melon and citrus exporter Bollo International Fruits has announced that its president, José Vercher Serra, and father of its current owners, Pepe, Juan, Sergio and Oscar Vercher, has passed away.
Germany-based discounter Aldi has announced that Theo Albrecht, one of its co-founders, has passed away at the age of 88. Mr Albrecht built the retailer with his elder brother Karl, and was at the time of his death the second-richest man in Germany worth an estimated €17bn.
Spanish fresh produce exporter Group Hortiberia has announced that its head of fresh products, Salvador Ferrer Soria, has passed away. Mr Ferrer, who was aged 50, died on 17 July in his native city of Picassent in Spain’s Valencia region.
Heinrich Jurtisch has taken over as the manging director of Austria-based Eva Apples, replacing the group’s outgoing MD Roman Seligo.
The Board of Soil Association Certification Ltd (SACL) in the UK has announced the appointment of Steve McGrath as the new chief executive officer of SACL.
