All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 223
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Retailers slow to take up the RFID option
Information technology is playing an ever increasing role in the arena of fresh produce. This month we take a look at some of
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Ready meals on the rise in US
PMA Research shows 43 per cent of US consumers said they purchase prepared meals from their supermarket. Moreover, 30 per cent
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Broken records boost shows
Over the last week I’ve seen a few unofficial trade records broken.The first record must surely go to the Marden Fruit
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Time to choose - flair or function?
Asda boss Andy Bond’s recent comments about the lack of flair and the depressing state of UK grocery retail were
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Berry come lately
Berries are proving increasingly popular with consumers but has this year matched up with the increasing demand? Ed Bedington takes a look at the season’s performance.
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ArticleChile Hass growth
Chile’s avocado volumes are set to skyrocket next season. However, with fluctuations in international trade agreements, exporters will no longer be able to rely on the neighbouring US to absorb their increasing yields. So where will they look to take up the slack? Elspeth Waters visited Chile to discover the reasons for the industry’s tremendous growth and how it is preparing for such colossal change.
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ArticleCanaries sing sweet tunes
A solid Canary Islands salad performance lifted the sector last season. Good news for an industry which has endured an unsettling period of declining production, lacklustre prices and rising competition. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Promotion is the new black
For an industry where any surplus is slowly being squeezed out of the margins, there seems to be something in the air of late.
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ArticleThoroughly English
As has been well documented in recent issues of FPJ, the last two weeks have seen unparalleled levels of promotion of English apples on supermarket shelves across the country. The dazzling array of media campaigns and in-store marketing strategies are expected to shoot sales figures upwards, and early indicators already support this. Emma Twyning talks to some key industry members, who explain why this is turning out to be one of the most successful seasons yet.
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ArticleBursting with pride
As reported in last week’s FPJ, Sainsbury’s has gone to town on English apples this season. Since September 29, fresh produce departments in Sainsbury’s stores across the country have been resplendent with bigger and more prominent displays of home-grown top fruit than ever. Year-on-year, twice the shelf space is being dedicated to the English offer in a six-week period from that start date, and buyer Neil Gibson is reporting tremendous take-up.
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ArticlePoupart pumped up
The FPJ’s recent article on the UK wholesale trade revealed a general perception that the sector has turned a corner since the dark days of the mid-1990s. Poupart Imports (General Trade), the non-supermarket side of the Poupart Group of companies, is external proof of the trend, having increased its sales by more than 48 per cent in the last 12 months. Tommy Leighton reports.
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Article110 years and counting
The FPJ has come a long way since its first issue was published on October 5 1895. Today’s relaunch coincides with our 110th birthday, so we thought it appropriate to give our modern-day readers an insight into the ways the Journal in its various guises has reflected the changes of this great industry through a century and more. Some things have altered surprisingly little.
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ArticleSEPAM finds the GAP
SEPAM is one of Senegal’s leading fruit and vegetable producers, with several production sites in the Niayes region around Dakar and further north near Lake Guiers. The company became EurepGAP certified in April 2004, an event that profoundly altered day-to-day operations.
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ArticleMachines that make a difference
Emma Twyning looks at a grower/manufacturer collaboration, the latest Robag update, and hears of Ishida's assistance to the world of academia and a downturn in the machinery-for-salads market.
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Selling up without enriching the taxman
Every business owner must eventually retire. Many will pass on their business to their sons or daughters, others will sell up
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Come down off that fence!
The recent launch of the Eat in Colour concept and subsequent trade and press interest suggests we’ve hit a nerve. It is
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FPC must play
I am waiting with baited breath to hear details of the trade’s response to the Fresh Produce Consortium’s
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Talking ‘bout our evolution
Welcome to your new-look FPJ. It’s been a long time in the planning stages and we are really looking forward to hearing
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ArticleCanada colours up
Shrinking production and price pressure from US competition are not expected to affect Canadian apple exports this season, with a quality crop of good flavour and colour forecast. Alyson Magee reports.
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ArticlePumpkins go to the ball
It may sound like a cliché, but pumpkins really are the Cinderella of the horticultural world. They are mainly for decoration rather than consumption, and in the eye of the consumer at least only fit for a prince in the 24 hours until midnight on October 31 each year. David Shapley reports.