All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 8
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ArticleSupporting British flowers and plants
Comment: Lee Abbey, NFU horticulture adviser, on how retailer backing for plant and flower growers is crucial for the future of the industry
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ArticleLast chance to enter FPJ awards
Entries for reader-voted UK Fruit & Vegetable Awards close at midnight on Thursday 12 July
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ArticleFruit trade veteran Malcolm Campbell passes away
Fruiterer and former chairman of Malcolm Campbell Ltd died peacefully at the age of 84 this week
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ArticleThe great carrot price scandal
Comment: Tim O'Malley, group managing director of Nationwide Produce, on why the retailers' race to the bottom on price is threatening the viability of UK production
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ArticleHow to protect vulnerable workers
Roger Bannister, chief executive of the Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), discusses why growers need to stay vigilant to help stamp out mistreatment of seasonal staff
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ArticleOne week to go to awards deadline
Reader-voted awards are free and simple to enter, with categories for everyone
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ArticleUK F&V Awards: Your shot at glory!
With a range of great categories to take part in, now's the time to enter the only awards voted for by the industry itself
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ArticleEurope's food policy should focus on health
Comment: Bob Doherty, professor of marketing and chair of agrifood at the University of York, on why the environment and health should be at the heart of Europe's decision-making on food
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ArticleAdjudicator is good news for retailers and suppliers
Opinion: Aldi UK's fresh produce buying director Richard Smith on how the Adjudicator has changed supply chain relations
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ArticleE-commerce central to produce future
Kantar Worldpanel consumer insight director Ed Griffiths examines the future role of online retailing
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ArticleIn defence of plastic packaging manufacturers
Graham Kershaw, owner of Macpac, on why he feels packaging manufacturers are being wrongly vilified in the press
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ArticleReader-voted awards opens for entries
UK Fruit & Vegetable Awards is voted for by FPJ subscribers, with winners crowned at a social evening prior to FPJ Live in October
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ArticleHow organics is influencing mainstream farming
Jeremy Lawrence Caradonna, adjunct professor of environmental studies at Canada's University of Victoria, considers how conventional farmers are adopting organic practices within their operations
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ArticleConsumers warm up to frozen fruit
Ed Griffiths, consumer insight director at Kantar Worldpanel, examines the growing popularity of frozen fruit
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ArticleA cool cost saving
John Dye, managing director at JD Cooling Systems, examines the latest trends in cooling technology and how the industry can become more efficient
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ArticleThe right priorities
Lisa Williams, head of agri-food at Promar International, discusses how market prioritisation can assist exporters to make the right business decisions
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ArticleThe day bananas made their British debut
Rebecca Earle, professor of history at the University of Warwick, marks the 385th anniversary of the day bananas were first shown to Londoners by charting the fruit's fascinating story
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Article10 years of Beautiful Fruit
Hortgro’s annual integrated campaign to promote South African stone- and topfruit celebrates its tenth birthday this year. Dominic Weaver, communications director at Red Communications, looks at the evolution of the promotion
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ArticleLet's get agriculture back into schools
Comment: MDS student Suzannah Franks on the long-term benefits of getting farming back onto the national curriculum
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ArticleCollaboration is key to R&D challenge
Opinion: Neil Hansford, food application specialist at Air Products, on why the industry must step up to ensure it does not suffer an R&D deficiency post-Brexit