All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 217
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ArticleFuelling concerns
UK fruit and vegetable producers are counting the costs of higher energy bills. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Energy awareness training seminars
We will be offering a series of free one-day seminars to UK importers, wholesalers, growers, packers and retailers to promote
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Credit risk management - the top 10 tips for trade
Adam Bernstein hosts the FPJ’s monthly spotlight on the legislation that affects your business, and how you can use it to your advantage. This month, Cheryl O’Brien asks how much you understand the importance of credit risk management.
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Words do come easy to M&S and its customer network
There’s no question about it in my mind. Customers at Marks & Spencer should be getting the message at the moment -
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Where is the value in adding value?
It’s an interesting concept isn’t it? - creating a PR campaign that aims to add value to your existing volume of
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ArticleCanaries tuned in
Canary Islands’ growers have been exporting tomatoes to the UK for decades and since the first shipment rolled up in 1885 packed in peat, this has become the Islands’ biggest tomato export market. However, the last five years have seen this “special” relationship threatened by competition from other countries. Emma Twyning met up with producers who are ploughing efforts into research and development in the hope of keeping the long-held partnership with the UK alive.
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ArticleChips chill out
Chilled chips are seen as a healthier option and producers are keen to boost their profile further. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Tesco sees produce as key to keeping top spot
Tesco’s produce category director, Peter Durose, is responsible for ensuring the UK’s number one retailer maintains its position on produce. He talks to Ed Bedington about the retailer and how he sees its position within the industry
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Now look what’s happened
Isn’t it always the same? When everyone’s back is turned and we’re off celebrating Christmas, the
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Too many messages spoil the broth
I’ve lost count of the number of times that once confident newcomers into the fresh produce industry have been left
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Fresh logo needs luck on its side
The obvious response to the launch of a pan-European fresh produce promotional logo is to wish Freshfel a heartfelt
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ArticleFresh and very direct
Taking the Carmel Foodservice Supplier of the Year award at Re:fresh 2005 was just the beginning of a rollercoaster ride of success for Fresh Direct. The company, already a strong player in the foodservice sector, then went on to almost double its size by swallowing up fellow operator Caterfresh. Ed Bedington went to find out what makes the firm tick.
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ArticleEgypt pulls out stops
Egyptian potato producers are doing everything in their power to hang on to their market share as competitors turn up the heat. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleWhat’s the alternative?
To supply or not to supply? That has never been the question for the world’s fresh produce exporters when it comes to the UK market. Until now. Growers around the world, fed up with receiving what they see as inadequate returns for adhering to the tightest standards, are beginning to seek alternative avenues.
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ArticleHolland of the East
When it comes to exporting its agricultural products, flowers perhaps offer the most immediate opportunity for Taiwan as it looks to position itself as the “Holland in the East”. Ed Bedington reports.
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ArticleThe creative touch
Many companies recognise the need for innovation and creativity in their businesses and describe it as part of their mission. But three years’ ago Sainsbury’s determined to turn that mission into practical reality. The outcome was the joint development by Sainsbury’s, the Bristol Business School and consultants Jo Ouston & Co, of Britain’s first Diploma in Creative Talents and Solutions.
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Reduce your costs with clever technology use
Dave Hogg, director of business development at Ross Systems, looks at how fresh produce manufacturers can achieve substantial cost savings through clever use of new technology.
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Consumer knowledge still needs some enhancement
Consumer knowledge, when it comes to seasonality, judging maturity, cooking and pretty much everything else concerning fruit
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Tracking the progress of RFID
Produce Marketing Association, the US’s leading trade association for fruit and vegetables, is revving up members of its RFID task force for their first meeting, in March, and has been busy defending the interests of its members in the consumer media.
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Berlin an exercise in bridge-building
You’ve heard me before, banging on about the merits of attending trade fairs. In my time trawling the world’s