All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 250
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ArticleGoing that extra mile
Regular readers of these articles will hopefully have picked up a general theme. Although there are some genuine exceptions to the rule, it is usually the case that failure to look after your employees ends up costing you money in the long run. A little well planned investment of time and, sometimes money too, will almost always pay dividends.
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ArticleNo substitute like a robot
Time is money, everybody needs to reduce costs, and automation is one obvious way to claw back cash being leaked in other areas of the business.
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Vending our frustration
A few months ago I wrote about the hopes the French industry had for vending machines in schools as a way of increasing fresh
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New members change EU picture
The European Commission compiled a report on the EU apple industry earlier this year, evaluating the European marketplace as it sits in a global context. So are the new EU member states going to change the apple market significantly or is it as you were for the time being. And how does the evolution of global production affect the EU as importer, exporter and huge internal consumer. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleFuture out of industry hands
What is the long-term outlook for the world apple industry. The FPJ Apple Supplement asked Dr Desmond O’Rourke of Belrose Inc, publisher of the World Apple Report.
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ArticleWWF lays down its markers
The development of new varieties is a lengthy process in the apple business. Make the wrong decision today and you’ll be paying for it way down the line. This is where the expertise and nose for potential of marketing desks, as well as growers, come in. Tommy Leighton talks to Worldwide Fruit’s Steve Maxwell and growers David Morton and Mark Savidge.
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ArticleFourayes fulfilled in fillings
Fourayes Farm has been operating in Sittingbourne, Kent for 51 years, and Philip Acock, managing director, is the third generation to spearhead the family business, Anabella de Sousa reports.
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ArticleRationalisation and renewal in Italy
Italian co-operatives are meeting market needs through rationalisation and variety renewal, but how does that look from the UK perspective?Kathy Hammond talks to importers about this season and beyond as well as looking at emerging varieties and hearing from Italian exporters themselves.
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ArticleOrchardWorld domesticated
OrchardWorld, the top-fruit arm of Poupart, has added commitment to English growers to its importing strength. The company has quickly established itself as one of the UK’s all-round apple specialists, supplying two major supermarkets with English apples and working with producers and packers around the globe, writes Anabella de Sousa.
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ArticleBrazil prioritises export
Brazil is the third largest producer of fruit in the world growing 38 million tonnes, and employing 5.6m people, or 27 per cent of the labour force. Brazil has a very large apple production, most of which supplies the domestic market. But developing export markets has become a priority, Anabella de Sousa reports.
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ArticleTo grub or not to grub
The English apple, once reigning supreme in every household fruit bowl throughout its season, may, in years to come, be reduced to a few minor mentions in history books. Brought about by the reform in Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced a new Single Farm Payment Scheme earlier this year, which appears to be threatening this ancient fruit. Vanessa Kendell reports.
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ArticleBramley’s busy PR machine
The Bramley Campaign had busy year with a variety of initiatives to promote Bramley apples to consumers, writes Anabella de Sousa.
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ArticleSadlers well as investment pays off
A buoyant two years for the UK apple industry have allowed reinvestment in planting and infrastructure for Norman Collett.