All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 218
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ArticleMushroom sector squares up to challenges
Exotics and pre-packs are the bright spots in the mushroom industry, but Poland and rising energy costs are causing some concern. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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ArticleBuilding a Cornish empire
With modern-day logistics allowing vegetables to be procured from across the world to obtain a seamless annual supply, British agriculture is often ignored in favour of cheap imports from foreign shores. But what if a British grower could produce superior local crops that matched the price of imports, all year round? Emma Twyning finds out how Cornish brassica business Southern England Farms is changing the supply rules and why it has become so successful.
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ArticleColombia’s flower power
Carnations were the foundation for the Colombian flower business as it began its rise to global prominence in the mid-1960s. While roses often steal the show, Colombia is the world’s largest exporter of carnations and one of the biggest exporters to the UK is Aposentos Flowers. Tommy Leighton visited Britania Farm, one of the company’s four farms in close proximity in the Bogotá Savannah.
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A new cycle in the fresh arena
Browsing through press cuttings over the last week, both in trade and national media, I have once again been struck by the
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Let’s leave it to the Italians then
It is not that much of a surprise that the FPC’s attempts to get Eat in Colour off the ground have already hit a rocky
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ArticleProduced in Taiwan
Taiwan may have been famed for its cheap and cheerful consumer goods, but now the country is hoping to achieve wider recognition for its high quality fruit and vegetable production as it looks to rebuild in the wake of a major natural disaster. Ed Bedington reports from Taiwan.
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ArticleTry another flavour
In a technology-driven age where consumers demand a greater range of good quality fresh produce at increasingly lower prices, the pressure to find new, superior varieties of fruit and vegetables is intense. Emma Twyning speaks to some of the industry’s finest seed breeders to find out just what they are up against.
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ArticleColombia’s exotic side
In the penultimate feature in our series on Colombian fresh produce, Tommy Leighton talks to four of the country’s leading lights in exotic fruit.
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Defend your business against interruption
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 he takes a look at business interruption insurance, how to protect your company from unforeseen disaster
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No exemptions in gangmaster move
At the end of October we informed members of a Defra consultation on exclusions to the requirements of the Gangmaster
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Retail all “new” language of labels
it is now back to normal after the holiday, but over this period I noticed that availability on many shelves seemed to be down
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Another fine mess - time for action
It’s not all that often that you hear the French and the English sing from the same hymn sheet. But you will see
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ArticleNew year resolve
At times the fresh produce industry may seem very small and well-connected but the links rely on a staggeringly large number of individuals with very diverse responsibilities. As another new year dawns, many will be taking stock and preparing targets for the weeks and months ahead. Elspeth Waters caught up with six of the people involved in the industry, both in the UK and abroad, to find out what they remember of last year and what they are expecting from 2006.
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ArticleMint making money
A Chilean by birth, with an Italian father and Irish mother, Renzo Antognoli O’Ryan was living happily in Spain when a conversation with the uncle of his Colombian wife dramatically changed his life. Four years on, Antognoli is running Ultraroma, the biggest exporter of aromatic herbs out of Colombia.
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ArticleChilled atmosphere enters new dawn
Companies all over the world have benefited from major advances made in cold storage technology. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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No easy solutions in the land of opportunity
In less than 10 years Redbridge Holdings has grown from a £100 million business to a £250m operation. Chief executive Denis Punter, talks to Ed Bedington about the issues he feels are most important to the industry and how Redbridge is responding to them.
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Trade closes in on proximity
A very happy new year from Rungis to all FPJ readers. And what better time than this for Mystic Philippe to look into his
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Industry needs to plot safe course
Plotting the course of the fresh produce industry over the next 12 months is, to my mind, rather like reviewing any one of the
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Bach invite strikes the right chord
It is encouraging to report some good news from the wholesale sector to start 2006. While only the naive would expect a