News from FPJ – Page 453
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ArticleMore promo work helps veg processor grow
Emmett UK recorded a turnover of £52.3 million for the 15-month period from 24 February 2014 to 30 May 2015
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ArticleProduce World and LFP JV set to end
Brassica JV ending at the start of 2016 as Produce World Group instead wants to focus on what it sees as its four key categories
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ArticleUK Muñoz firms eye up move to ‘secure their futures'
New facility is being designed around MM (UK) and MM Flowers' future plans, and incorporates the latest processes and techniques
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ArticleIt's Fresh! continues march into retailers
It’s not easy getting a new technological concept established in supermarkets, but It’s Fresh! is well on the way to doing so. And, as Michael Barker finds out, that is just the beginning
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ArticleSA grape harvest gathers pace
Fred Meintjes reports as the first major South African table grape shipments of the season head to Europe
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ArticleChanging climate hits veg supply
Warm temperatures are causing havoc in UK cauliflower supply but it is a sign of a longer-term change in winter vegetable sourcing
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ArticleSpecial report: Dawn of the mega-port
A need for shorter supply chains has led to a raft of major investments at key British ports for expansions and port-side logistics centres
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ArticleBanana supply spotlight: Ecuador
Martyn Fisher takes a look at the latest developments in Ecuador, one of the planet’s most vital banana-exporting countries
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ArticleBanana value dips in static market
The banana market has its usual share of weather issues, and the looming threat of a deadly disease, but those two fears aside, the category is in good health
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ArticleCanned fruit giant fined after worker suffers burns
A hose carrying a caustic substance spilt, spraying a Princes employee with the solution
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ArticleChiquita hails campaign success
Company’s first consumer campaign in the UK has driven sales rise and is part of major investment under new owner Cutrale
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ArticleGreengrocer faces hefty bill for selling rotten produce
Mohammed Sakur of Burnley reportedly insisted other grocers in the town were worse than him, and allegedly also tried to blame wholesalers
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ArticleTesco and Sainsbury’s affected by Cumbria floods
Severe flooding in Cumbria and Lancashire has left thousands without power and major disruption to road and rail traffic
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ArticleForth Road Bridge closed until January
Fresh produce freight may be disrupted following closure of major bridge linking Edinburgh to the north east of Scotland
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ArticleAsda makes sustainable banana pledge
Some 93 per cent of supermarket's bananas will be Rainforest Alliance-certified, with seven per cent Fairtrade
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ArticleFlorette unveils £520k Q1 marketing push
Prepared salad leader plans to 'disrupt the shopping journey' with new retail marketing campaign
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ArticleMushroom supplier wins Tesco listing
Hughes Mushrooms’ new prepared range of mushrooms will be listed in 15 Tesco stores across Northern Ireland
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ArticleDiary of an AHDB Potatoes apprentice
Visiting branded potato giant McCain, meeting industry experts in storage and grading, and hearing from leading growers – Bryonie Cundy writes about life on the first-ever AHDB Potatoes Next Generation scheme
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ArticlePesticide exposure linked to poor lung function
Children who are exposed to organophosphate pesticides have similar lung capacities to passive smokers, new study finds
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ArticleGangmaster with 760 workers has licence revoked
A labour supplier to the Cambridgeshire fresh produce industry has been banned following serious breaches of GLA conditions