All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 220
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ArticleWhile you were away...
freshinfo continued its news service between Christmas and new year. Click here for a full rundown of the articles you may have missed.
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ArticleIdeal for organics
Organics, you will often hear or read, is a philosophy more than a business. More often than not, you’ll also find out that the delicate balancing act between ideals and financial reality is a tough one to master. Colombia’s Daabon Group believes it has pulled it off and Tommy Leighton visited its organic banana arm CI Samaria to find out how.
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ArticleCarmel in full bloom
Some developing countries are steadily raising their game in the business of floriculture, but established Israel still has a few tricks up its sleeves. Elspeth Waters visited some of Carmel Agrexco’s main growing facilities to experience the dramatic changes at play within the industry.
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ArticleEgypt stands tall
While the cold snap across Europe and North Africa has disrupted a vast array of crops, Egypt appears to have held on to its sunshine. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out the state of play.
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ArticleVegetables jump aesthetic hurdle
Vegetables may not be as aesthetically pleasing as fruit, but when it comes to exotics, weird and wonderful looking veg seems to be having its day, as products which have graced Asian palates for centuries are increasingly finding their way into our kitchen cupboards. Elspeth Waters spoke to two companies excited about the category.
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Connect Four
It has been a rollercoaster ride for the quartet who now make up the board of Optimise. FPJ checks in to the company’s new Nottingham facility to chart progress
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Sticking up for safe produce
In this month’s insight into the Produce Marketing Association, the US trade body for fruit and vegetables, the industry voice is heard as consumer media picks up on an inaccurate scientific study.
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May the force be with you on the Christmas shelves
It is another sign of the imminence of December 25 in the supermarkets when easy peelers start to grow leaves, although in my
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Don’t always believe the truth
Sometimes, you’re just damned if you do or damned if you don’t. It’s hard not to feel a degree of sympathy
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ArticleWarming to change
Climate change, the greenhouse effect and extreme weather may all have seemed pie in the sky a few years ago, but they are happening now and are here to stay. Kathy Hammond finds out about the implications for fresh produce supply in the years to come.
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ArticleWorld opens up for Colombia
As the global climate becomes less reliable, the world continues to look for new sources to guarantee its 12-month supply demands are met. Over the next five issues, FPJ will report from Colombia, a country with fresh produce potential that remains largely untapped. Tommy Leighton kicks off the coverage with an exporters’ eye view on a country that is fast emerging as a realistic long-term partner for UK buyers.
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ArticleMarket makeover
Borough Market is without doubt one of the most historically important in London. Moving to its present site in 1756, it is the city’s oldest fruit and vegetable wholesale market still trading. Emma Twyning talks to Andy Sugarman, wholesaler and chairman of Borough Market Tenants’ Association, who is hoping the market’s impending refurbishments are going to bring back an old-time feel, just in time for its 250th birthday next year.
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ArticleMDS marks 20 years of growing the industry’s managers
As Management Development Services prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary next year, FPJ take a look at how it has evolved and why it is held in such high esteem within the fresh produce sector.
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Bringing Fairtrade to the exotic sector
Exotics are a niche in their own right but this has not stopped some Fairtrade producers from trying to extend their offer in this direction. Elspeth Waters reports.
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Small businesses hit by family-friendly agenda
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, John Davies takes a look at the implications of the government’s family-friendly policy changes.
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Tesco backing is a boost for campaign
We were delighted to be able to announce a fortnight ago that Tesco had pledged its support to the Eat in Colour campaign. Put
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Freshfel going a label too far?
I have always had a great deal of respect for the works of Freshfel, the European representatives for the fresh produce
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Is 5 a day likely to be on its way?
It is no wonder the Fresh Produce Consortium was delighted to have signed up Tesco to its Eat in Colour campaign. Having the
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Apple critics answered as sprouts move upmarket
Now all the brouhaha seems to have settled over the number of English apples that supermarkets stock, or do not stock,