Fruitbox 110 · Gary Marshall, New Covent Garden Market
Gary and Chris champion the value of the wholesale market and look to the future of the business
Fruitbox 109 · Stephan Weist, Rewe Group Buying
Chris and Stephan speak about the growth in local and regional sourcing of fresh fruits and vegetables across Europe
Fruitbox 108 · Carlo Magni & Louise Beard, Forward Insight
Chris, Carlo and Louise consider the consumers of tomorrow, the choices they will make and how we can develop fresh produce that will appeal to them
Fruitbox 107 · David Kat, Neolithics
Chris and David discuss the application and rapid development of new technologies and their transformative impact on the supply chain
Fruitbox 106 · Desmond Jas, Olympic Fruit
Chris and Desmond discuss the development of new strategies that drive success in the fresh produce industry
Fruitbox 105 · Dan Lepard, Food Writer
Chris and Dan discuss market segmentation and the opportunities for growers to diversify their businesses
Fruitbox 104 · Chris Mack, Fresca Group
Chris Mack of Fresca, one of the oldest established fresh produce businesses in the UK, speaks about the past, present and future of the industry
Fruitbox 103 · George Lobisser, Ripe Locker
Chris and George discuss the role of post-harvest technology when it comes to fresh fruit and vegetable quality and shelf-life
Fruitbox 102 · Helge Sparsoe, Fyffes
Chris and Helge discuss the new banana consumer brand Trudi’s, and what it means for the future of the Fyffes name
Fruitbox 101 · Alex Garcia-Devis, GlobalGAP
Chris speaks with Alex about the scarcity of water in some of the world’s key production regions, and what this means for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry
Fruitbox 100 · Franka Rodriguez and Michael Fellner, Aldi South Group
In the 100th episode of Fruitbox, Chris speaks with one of the world’s biggest food retailers on the hot topic of responsible procurement
Fruitbox 99 · Christelle Bertin, Blue Whale
Chris speaks with Christelle Bertin of Blue Whale on confronting environmental challenges
Fruitbox 98 · Raquel Aguado, Fedemco
Raquel discusses the role that wooden packaging plays in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector
Fruitbox 97 · Mohammed Abbas, Del Monte
Recorded live on the Asia Fruit Logistica show floor in Hong Kong, Mohammed speaks with Chris White about segmentation
Fruitbox 96 · Fabio Zanesco, SweeTango
What can one of Europe’s newest apple varieties achieve in terms of market growth over the next few seasons?
Fruitbox 95 · Sir Charles Godfray, Oxford University
Chris and Sir Charles discuss what population growth and climate change mean for the global food system
Fruitbox 94 · Abs van Rooyen, Clemengold
Chris and Abs discuss the impact of branding in the fresh produce business
Fruitbox 93 · Carlos Bonet & José Vottero, Fresh Fruit-X
Carlos and José speak with Chris about tapping into the potential of the Asian market as the engine of the planet shifts to the east
Fruitbox 92 · Russell Allwell, Driscoll’s Europe
As the world’s largest berry marketer continues to grow, what opportunities exist to increase sales of fresh berries further?
Fruitbox 91 · Yuyuh Sukmana, Vanguard International
Vanguard’s Yuyuh Sukmana speaks with Chris White about the prospects for South-East Asia
Fruitbox 90 · Matt Palise, Red Rich Fruits
Matt discusses the challenges that the fresh produce industry faces in Australia given high costs in areas such as labour
Fruitbox 89 · Anne Dingstad, Saga Robotics
Chris and Anne discuss whether automation can become a creator of value in the fresh produce business
Fruitbox 88 · David Axiotis and John Hey, Asia Fruit Logistica
Asia’s premier fresh produce exhibition and conference event welcomes the industry to Thailand in November
Fruitbox 87 · Kristian Moeller, GlobalGAP
Kristian Moeller of GlobalGAP talks to Chris White about the latest improvements to the world’s most widely used system to certify fresh fruit and vegetables
Fruitbox 86 · Marc Peyres, Blue Whale
Marc Peyres of Blue Whale talks Chris White about the major challenges facing growers and exporters of apples and pears in Europe and the rest of the world
Fruitbox 85 · Dominik Wozniak and Philippe Binard, WAPA
Chris discusses the European apple and pear forecasts that were recently released at Prognosfruit in Serbia
Fruitbox 84 · Matt Holland, TIVE
TIVE’s sales director for UK, Ireland and Nordic markets talks about the increasing connectivity and transparency of the supply chain
Fruitbox 83 · Bostjan Novak, Evrosad
Chris speaks with the general manager of Evrosad’s new fresh fruit and vegetable retail store
Fruitbox 82 · Rob Harrison, Berry Gardens
Berry Gardens commercial director speaks about the recent Driscoll’s news and the future of the berry business
Fruitbox 81 · Johnathan Sutton, Westfalia
Westfalia’s group safety and environment executive talks about driving the company’s sustainability strategy
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