All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 130
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Rising to the big boots challenge
While I was certainly no stranger to writing this column in my former life as deputy editor, this time around it feels
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ArticleImage is everything in the fruit and vegetable aisles
Hardly a week goes by without major supermarket chains pushing the boundaries when it comes to enhancing the image of fruit
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ArticleTraders agree to disagree
France is such a strange country sometimes. Don’t tell me - you already know! Here, there is hardly a week without a
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ArticleNorthern suppliers gear up for high-volume citrus season
The citrus sector is staring into what is likely to be a high-volume season, as supply crosses over from the southern to the northern hemisphere. Spain, in particular, is set for a bumper crop. So what will this mean for growers and exporters? Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleWallace protects market heritage
Graham Wallace, managing director of City Markets (Glasgow) LLP, became chairman of the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) in April. He talks to Laura Gould about the proposed refurbishment of Glasgow’s wholesale market, and what he would like to achieve in his international role.
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ArticleColours of the mind
The Eat in Colour (EiC) campaign this week released the results of a consumer research project to sponsors. The study has got into the minds of fresh producea shoppers, exploring in-store attitudes and at-home behaviour. FPJ exclusively reports on some of the top-line findings.
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ArticleMushroom obsession
Prime Champ, the largest mushroom grower in Europe, based at Venlo in the Netherlands, is making continued inroads into the UK market, director Geert Verdellen tells David Shapley.
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ArticleIn top gear
The commercial vehicle sector enjoys a mutually beneficial relationship with the fresh produce industry. Now more than ever, there are signs that with a little creative thinking, the partnership can become even more fruitful. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out more.
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ArticleOvernight sensation
Pomegranates continue to increase in popularity in the UK market and defy the credit crunch in both their whole and prepared forms. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out what the northern hemisphere pomegranate season has in store.
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Out with the old - and in with Gould
After around 400 comment pieces in FPJ, I find myself writing my last one. From next week, my face and name will be replaced
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ArticleInnovation is key at EVS
Salad supplier English Village Salads (EVS) has not let the grass grow under its feet since it won Re:fresh’s Innovation of the Year award for its Trio Leaf wholehead lettuce last year and, even in a time of economic downturn, the fresh produce supplier maintains that innovation is the key. Elizabeth O’Keefe visits EVS in Yorkshire.
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ArticleFlavours of Herefordshire
Jackie Annett talks to Herefordshire Tourism’s principal tourism officer, Jane Lewis, to find out why the Flavours of Herefordshire scheme was implemented and how it is boosting sales of produce from the region.
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Business blooming for online flower retailer
Information technology is playing an ever increasing role in the arena of fresh produce. This month we take a look at an online flower retailer helping illustrate the importance of sales over the internet, a new point-of-sale system being rolled out for Morrisons, and the addition of another award to the LINKFresh trophy cabinet.
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ArticleNo light at the end of the tunnel for prepared sector
As predicted by prepared produce industry insiders last quarter, the effects of the recession have hit the sector with a vengeance. Even the resilient prepared fruit category has fallen off the rails and demand is at its lowest for some time. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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Natural benefits are hidden secret
I often wonder how long it will be before a new dimension is added to the fresh produce industry to give our products a real
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ArticleConfused people cause confusion
While supermarkets battle it out to see who can most rile their supplier base, the wholesale markets are quietly rebuilding
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ArticleTreading cautiously
Israel enjoys a receptive and enthusiastic response to its winter crops in the UK but, as Doris Lee Butterworth discovers, the global credit crunch may have an adverse impact on exports this season.
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ArticleNorth East united
In the second part of FPJ’s series on the wholesale division of Total Produce, Tommy Leighton visits Gateshead and talks to some of the main players about an eventful 20 months in the North East. It is often said that produce is a people business, and also that people do not like change. Both may be true, but this article looks at how management and development of people is key to driving change through any business.
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ArticleProduce can prosper in tough times
The credit crunch is sweeping the UK, but how is the fresh produce industry faring? Damaris Freeman looks into whether the financial crisis could see fresh produce increase its share of the shopper’s basket.
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ArticlePrice key for Spanish
Spanish growers and exporters have long been the source of key lines for the UK market. Dr Miguel Merino-Pacheco caught up with two major suppliers to find out how the sector views the UK.