Esther Gómez honoured

Esther Gómez, director of the Murcian company Frutas Esther, has won the Female Entrepreneur of 2006 award from the Spanish Federation of Rural Women, Femur.

Gómez received her prize at a ceremony in Segovia last week.

Frutas Esther grows and exports stonefruit, grapes and strawberries, with a total production volume of 40,000 tonnes, mainly destined for export. The UK is a key market for the company, which supplies on an exclusivity basis through A Gomez.