All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 248
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ArticleRelying on Rocha
Rocha pears grown in the central Oeste region of Portugal, have established themselves as a well known variety in the UK marketplace. This has been achieved through the hard work of growers and exporters of the Rocha marketing board, Associacão Nacional de Produtores de Pera Rocha (ANP) for more than 10 years. Anabella de Sousa visited the Oeste region and four of the fruit’s largest growers.
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ArticleFate deals a cruel blow
Carrot growers may be forgiven for thinking fate is conspiring against them this year. Heavy rain throughout June, July and August meant summer was a wash-out and the effects are now only just becoming apparent.
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12 billion euros and a safe future
The French wholesale markets’ federation recently published 2003 financial statistics for the sector and the good news
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Who’s headed for pastures new?
Sainsbury’s has appointed Christian Hickey to take over as stone-fruit and tropical-fruit buyer, following the
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Keeping it simple pays off for DoH
When the Department of Health finally unveiled its long-awaited 5-a-day logo last year there was muted muttering throughout
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ArticleKeeping track of the packs
Growth is forecast for produce packaging, fuelled by increasing demand for ready-to-eat produce and retailers’ desire to reduce costs by using display-ready containers that require less handling. Food safety and traceability demands, and branding opportunities will also have a favourable impact on packaging, writes Anabella de Sousa.
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ArticleBesana - nuts for health
The Besana Group, one of the most important European companies in terms of production, processing and marketing of nuts and dried fruit for the UK market, sees Christmas as an added proposition to the year-round “daily-line-sales”. Its range of products multiplies significantly as the market clamours for the multitude of nut mixes, dried fruit mixes and dried fruit and nut mixes in the September to December Christmas retail period.
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ArticleIndustry first for Katopé
The first of Katopé’s avocado packhouses has received BRC accreditation, an industry first for Bassan Packers, Katopé’s avocado and lychee packhouse based in Tzaneen.
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ArticleRewards without the tax
Good companies are often looking for ways in which they can reward or incentivise staff, but when those rewards are then hit by the taxman, its difficult for staff to see the benefit. However, there are ways to avoid getting caught out by the Inland Revenue, without bending the rules or cutting corners. This month we take a look at the top 10 ways to reward staff for that little extra effort which can make all the difference to your company.
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ArticlePrepare to wait for RFID benefits to shine through
A US report warns that Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology cannot live up to the short-term expectations placed upon it.
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ArticleEfficiency through machines
In this week’s focus on machinery we look at, among others, an Italian company bringing innovation to packaging, the efficiencies a potato supplier has gained through automation and a sticky solution to packaging problems
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ArticleBanana Wars - final chapter
The fourth and final part of our Banana Wars excerpts concludes that the EU is in the position to make a difference in the Caribbean - if it, and other parties, are prepared to adopt a more flexible trading attitude.
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Morrisons mocks early portents
It appears, from its first financial results since under-performing Safeway came on-board, that some of the scare stories that
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ArticleMeat the new arrival in fresh
In this week’s focus on machinery we look at Lingwood, a company which is looking to branch out into new sectors, Ishida’s new total solution with its Retail Ready Line and GIC’s latest addition.
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ArticleBanana Wars - the trilogy
The Journal is serialising Banana Wars, by former MAFF and Caribbean Banana Exporters’ Association employee Gordon Myers, throughout this month. This week, the author, pictured, highlights the growing political manoeuvres and negotiations to hammer out a new deal for the banana regime and, with it, the growing threat to Caribbean producers.
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ArticleCanaries aflutter
Canary Islands salad produce makes its appearance from this week on UK supermarket shelves as local supplies begin to dwindle from October to April. The island’s climate with long sunny days, cooled by the Atlantic trade winds in the nights, and rich, volcanic soils make it a grower’s paradise but producers have had to make some changes, reports Anabella de Sousa.
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5-a-day needs UK believers
The US was the inspiration behind the 5-a-day movement, but anyone looking for a sound argument for the 5-a-day cause in the
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ArticleAirfreight at risk
Airfreighting out-of-season vegetables and exotic fruit from sources such as Africa and South America could be at risk through spiralling fuel costs and increased service charges
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ArticleAgrexco on top form
As reported in last week’s Journal, Agrexco’s UK office has just completed its most successful year ever, increasing turnover by 25 per cent to £97 million. Tommy Leighton visited Carmel House and the port of Marseille to find out some of the reasons behind a rare success story in a tough 2004 marketplace, and look forward to more of the same in the next 12 months.
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ArticleVessels burst into life
Agrexco is reaping the rewards of a significant investment in two ships Ecofresh and Biotop. Tommy Leighton visited Marseille to talk to Agrexco’s general manager in the French port Jean Pierre Pachy.