All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 144
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Keeping a smile on the industry’s face
February was both busy and eventful, with overriding plant health issues, to our consternation, spilling over into March still
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Shapley serves to strengthen JP Fresh marketing team
JP Fresh has appointed Giles Shapley, pictured right, as marketing and customer strategy manager in Dartford. Tommy Leighton talked to Shapley (GS) and colleague and marketing manager at JP Fresh, Dickon Poole (DP).
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ArticleTraders upbeat in face of annual supply hiatus
It is the usual story for stonefruit at this time of year, with southern-hemisphere fruit in the final throes of supply. But insiders are cautious about putting too fine an estimate on the upcoming northern-hemisphere season. Laura Gould reports.
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Display and presentation are at the root of sales
Surveying the shelves, there is no doubt that some products have greater visual advantages when on display than others.Root
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Will Labour take heed of labour?
I know it has been said before, but I am sure FPJ readers will forgive me for re-stating the obvious: the UK horticulture
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ArticleA cut above
The fresh-cut industry is thriving, and while fresh-cut fruit, salad and vegetables are still a developing category in the UK, the industry points out the best is yet to come. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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ArticleRosy opportunities
The South African top-fruit season has kicked off in fine style thanks to a good start to the pear harvest, leaving producers and exporters optimistic about the coming months. Louise Brodie reports.
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Greenisland Flowers was the recipient of the Long Life Solutions Floral Business of the Year accolade at Re:fresh 2007
Greenisland Flowers was the recipient of the Long Life Solutions Floral Business of the Year accolade at Re:fresh 2007. Laura Gould caught up with owner Shane Donnelly to find out how things have since progressed for the Northern Irish firm.
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Federation steers through reform
Recently, the French federation of wholesale markets took stock of how management status has evolved, following a reform that
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ArticlePlant health meets trade indifference
We obviously pay pretty close attention to the stories that most grab the attention of you, our readers, when they appear on
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UK must avoid discount quagmire
The appointment this year of some sort of government ombudsman to act as a fair play mechanism to serve supermarket suppliers
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English dominate as supermarkets fight for share
The last quarter in the top-fruit market has once again been dominated by English fruit, as the minds of UK buyers and their category managers remain set on the home-grown crop as never before. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleJoin the cue
Decent weather and good light levels over the last few months have left UK cucumber growers cautiously optimistic that the season will pan out more successfully than it did in 2007. Laura Gould reports.
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ArticleHerbs on the mend
Fresh herbs have continued to grow in popularity in the UK but, following frost and storms in Israel this year, the market has tightened up over the last few months. The sector has worked hard to pull through the challenges, and now seven major producers - five from the UK and two from Israel - have come together to launch the second Fresh Herbs campaign. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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Reading small print could cut consumer confusion
I must confess to never having read the small print when it comes to the descriptive minutiae of EU standards for fruit and
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There’s fair and there’s Fairtrade
The principles behind Fairtrade, in my opinion, are sound enough. Give poorer farmers the opportunity to live a better life
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ArticleChile beats the weather
Despite frosts and late starts, this season’s Chilean fruit offer is the best quality the South American country has exported to the UK in some time. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out how the season has panned out, and what lies ahead for the UK market.
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ArticleFairly does it
This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight is set to be bigger and better than ever before, buoyed by phenomenal sales growth and an expanding product range. Laura Gould finds out what this year’s high-profile campaign will entail, and talks to fresh produce players about the ever-increasing role they are playing in the category.
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UK retail visit gets thumbs up
In this month’s round-up of the Produce Marketing Association’s activities, members of the US trade body and its board of directors hit British shores in a bid to find out what makes UK retailers and consumers tick.
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ArticlePrepped sector fails to be deterred by tough economy
Fresh-cut fruit and niche prepared vegetable lines are leading the way this quarter, and the industry is confident that the predicted economic slowdown this year will not affect the prepared sector. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.