News from FPJ – Page 373
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ArticleNew chief executive at Berry Gardens
Managing director Nick Marston is to step down after over 20 years at the helm and will be replaced by Jacqui Green as chief executive
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ArticleFresca to become majority employee-owned, Mack reveals
Group chairman expects to increase employee ownership to over 50 per cent in next two to three years and appears to rule out family succession
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ArticleMarketing experts reveal how to reach millennial consumers
Micro-influencers, Youtube and fundamental changes in customer behaviour were explored in FPJ Live’s Marketing Masterclass
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ArticleNFU outlines new tools to gain traction on labour
Emphasising labour needs as ‘low-skilled’ and ‘seasonal’ could help labour debate gain traction with MPs, delegates at FPJ Live were told
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ArticleGrocery market in strong growth
New figures show all the major retailers seeing a strong three months of trading, with own label and fresh performing well
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ArticleBerry Gardens turnover exceeds £300m milestone
Soft-fruit cooperative saw turnover rise by 14 per cent over the last year with blackberries and cherries earmarked for growth
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ArticleRevving up for action
The Great Fruit Adventure has only just begun. Max MacGillivray tells Nina Pullman how he navigated a minefield, stole a wig and almost lost his bike to a border official
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ArticleSainsbury’s sales slide after challenging year
Retailer sees like-for-like sales and pre-tax profits reduce against backdrop of currency fluctuation and supermarket price war
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ArticleTesco to lower produce prices in health boost
Apples, avocados, bananas and tomatoes among a range of fruit and veg items to be sold cheaper as part of new campaign
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ArticleLast chance to register for FPJ Live
High-profile fresh produce conference promises to put delegates at the heart of the debate in innovative format
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ArticleWye Fruit welcomes new faces
Herefordshire PO has named David Harrison-Branter as operations manager while Ali Capper joins board of directors
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ArticleBritish salad growers ‘open to export’
UK salad growers say they could export to US firms currently struggling with droughts in role reversal after Spanish floods
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ArticleNFU lays out general election asks
Farmers' union outlines five key policy areas that it says must be addressed by the next government
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ArticlePort inspection delays spark importer frustration
Some fruit importers are facing high costs and lost orders after increasing volumes of imports cause backlog at port inspections
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ArticleNew-look team at British Growers
Trade body announces a number of staff changes that it says will better position it to support the industry
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ArticlePret like-for-like sales rise 4.8 per cent
Food-to-go chain has recorded its 12th consecutive year of growth and is to continue its global expansion plan
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ArticleBorough expands food redistribution scheme
London market adds midweek collection in a boost to a wide range of food charities
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ArticleApple growers ‘despondent’ after frosts hit crops
English topfruit growers are facing heavy crop losses after orchards were hit by frosts and temperatures below freezing
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ArticleGolden Bay Fruit launches new apple
Unnamed cross between Pinkie and Rose varieties is to launch in the UK from New Zealand grower-marketer Golden Bay Fruit
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ArticleSpecial report: A shopper's eye view
Rijk Zwaan’s new ‘retail experience’ centre will, quite literally, allow supermarkets to see through the eyes of the consumer. Fred Searle went to Berlin to find out more