Exotic fruit news archive – Page 88
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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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New buyer at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s has appointed Christian Hickey to take over as stone-fruit and tropical-fruit buyer, following the departure of Dom Schulenberg last week.
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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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Who’s headed for pastures new?
Sainsbury’s has appointed Christian Hickey to take over as stone-fruit and tropical-fruit buyer, following the
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ArticleAsparagus on the up
Asparagus producers are hoping for a good 2005 with planting estimated to have increased by around 25 per cent.
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ArticleBesana - nuts for health
The Besana Group, one of the most important European companies in terms of production, processing and marketing of nuts and dried fruit for the UK market, sees Christmas as an added proposition to the year-round “daily-line-sales”. Its range of products multiplies significantly as the market clamours for the multitude of nut mixes, dried fruit mixes and dried fruit and nut mixes in the September to December Christmas retail period.
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ArticleAsparagus penetration reaches new levels
Preparation is already underway for the 2005 British asparagus promotional campaign, which will support the biggest volumes of asparagus ever grown in the UK.
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ArticleAirfreight at risk
Airfreighting out-of-season vegetables and exotic fruit from sources such as Africa and South America could be at risk through spiralling fuel costs and increased service charges
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ArticleAgrexco on top form
As reported in last week’s Journal, Agrexco’s UK office has just completed its most successful year ever, increasing turnover by 25 per cent to £97 million. Tommy Leighton visited Carmel House and the port of Marseille to find out some of the reasons behind a rare success story in a tough 2004 marketplace, and look forward to more of the same in the next 12 months.
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ArticlePaske set non-exec task
Michael Paske has joined recruitment specialist MorePeople as a non-executive director.
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ArticleCanadian competition tough
Canadian apples complement the warmer climate varieties of the southern hemisphere arriving in the UK. Previously, Canada offered UK buyer’s price competitive supplies from North America. However, with the decline in the USD, attractive prices are no longer the only reason that Canadian apples remain popular, writes Anabella de Sousa.
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When Polish eyes are smiling
If I was a Polish mushroom grower with an eye on the UK market, I would be delighted to hear that the Irish industry, prompted
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ArticlePineapples on course
The UK pineapple job got off to a sluggish start in 2004, but heavy promotional work, firstly in February and March and then in the summer months, pushed huge volumes through stores. However, much of the value was wiped out because the promotional work was price-oriented. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleTrade must stand up for itself
“My belief is that we’ve got to grow up as an industry, we can’t rely on the retailers to do our selling for us,” says Chris Abram, fruit category manager with Minor Weir and Willis.
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Pumpkin up the autumn volume
For some reason, I always associate the famous autumnal lines about “mellow fruitfulness” with pumpkins. I suppose it is because they usually form a centrepiece at harvest festival, writes David Shapley.
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Hurricane blows hacks off course
It is not often that journalists ask for or receive sympathy. But for most of us, covering the hurricane path of Ivan was a
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ArticlePeru takes a grip
This may not be the peak of the recognised Peruvian asparagus season. In fact, it is a traditional downtime for one of the few products that is in production 52 weeks a year. But it is available in large volumes as the Peruvian summer looms and the microclimate in Peru’s production centres allows growers to maintain a consistent quality and volume throughout the year. Tommy Leighton talks to Philippe Augier, md of importer Midifruit about the future of the Peruvian industry.
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Off the shelf
There is nothing like a little mystery, and this week it concerns apricots in Marks & Spencer. This fruit is becoming more
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ArticleRetailers lift mango focus
In this week’s focus on mangoes, Ed Bedington talks to retailers for their perspectives on the best-selling exotic fruit, and Tommy Leighton speaks to Avnish Malde, commercial director of the UK’s largest mango importer Wealmoor.
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ArticleMangoes on the march
Our focus this month moves onto mangoes, one of the best performing categories in the UK fruit market. Recognised until now as the leader of the exotics world, the fruit has now reached a crucial stage in its development and will soon move into the mainstream sphere.