All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 148
-
Article
Brand new role for French ambassador
Charles Davous took up residence as brand ambassador for legendary Parisian wholesale market Rungis at London’s New Covent Garden Market in October. He explains the whys and wherefores of his new position to Laura Gould.
-
ArticlePrice in back seat as more pressing concerns arise
Tenders, tastes and tropical storms have made this a quarter to be reckoned with for the banana category, giving suppliers something else to occupy their minds rather than the eminently futile price war. Tommy Leighton reports.
-
Article
New year, new leaf for French trade
The New Year retains its mythical magic. As every year, we resolve to change our ways, be nicer to each other and wish for a
-
Article
Purse strings will be pulled tight
Probably the best thing about New Year predictions is that very few readers actually remember them by the time the 365 days
-
ArticleWhile you were away...
...freshinfo kept the stories coming. Instead of trawling through your email alerts, click here to see links to every news story that's gone live since December 26.
-
ArticleThe freshinfo year - December
EU raids target banana cartel... Price rigging accusations... St Nicholas delivers gifts to Tesco customers... The produce year ends as it begun, with all the latest news and information on your favourite website. Happy New Year! Keep reading in 2008.
-
ArticleThe freshinfo year - November
Wealmoor fire tragedy... Marshalls acquired by Produce World... Tesco opens up in US... What else sprang out in November?
-
ArticleThe freshinfo year - October
Mail strike takes hold... Total Produce buys Greenery wholesale... Organics more nutritious (!?)... What else caught your eye in October?
-
ArticleThe freshinfo year - September
Fresca unveils glasshouse revolution... Poupart to buy cherry firm... Metric Martyr passes away... What else did you click on in September?
-
ArticleThe freshinfo year - August
Bomfords parts sold off... Competition Commission closes in on supplier abuse... Peter Wensak into voluntary administration... Chilly in Chile... What else rocked your boat in August?
-
ArticleThe freshinfo year - July
Bomfords saga rumbles on... John Dennis in liquidation after Kwik Save issues... Royal Mail strike sets in... What else caught your eye in July?
-
ArticleThe freshinfo year - June
Bomfords goes into administration... Whole Foods opens its doors... Floods hit UK production... What else made the top 10 in June?
-
ArticleThe freshinfo year - May
Asda ditches loose approach... Kwik Save shuts one-third of stores... JR Holland wins Re:fresh Overall Produce Trader of the Year... What else made your top 10 in May?
-
ArticleThe freshinfo year - April
Salad contamination scares... Tesco posts record profits... M&S sets seal on WRAP deal... What else made your top 10 in April?
-
ArticleThe freshinfo year - March
Fresh row at Tesco... Bomfords investigation reveals labour problems... Airfreight debate boils up... What else made your top 10 in March?
-
ArticleThe freshinfo year - February
Kwik Save buyer found... Asda loosens up... Salad firm lays into Somerfield... what else featured in your top 10 of February?
-
ArticleThe freshinfo year - January
Produce merger forms industry's largest company... Tesco talks up US venture... salmonella rocks watercress sector... what else featured in your top 10 of January?
-
ArticleCapital gains
Farming is not the first thing that springs to mind when you think of London, but more than eight per cent of the capital’s land is occupied with food production. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out what fresh produce London growers offer and how the buy-local trends is being encouraged throughout London’s boroughs.
-
ArticleBorough boys back in town
March was a red-letter month for wholesalers at south London’s Borough Market, who after 18 months of trading from temporary premises, finally took up permanent residence in the outlet’s spruced-up Jubilee Market. Laura Gould paid a visit to the Borough to see what traders made of their brand-new home.
-
ArticleThe pests of the future
Climate change will have a huge impact on the pest population of the UK. But which way will it go, and how will it affect horticultural production? In the third part of Warwick HRI’s climate change series for FPJ, Rosemary Collier gives her perspective on the pest population of the future in the UK, and the industry’s ability to control its spread.