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ArticleSummer of success on French horizon
The heat is on for French fruit. Despite expectations for a bountiful summer season across the varied product range, growers and exporters will have to contend with strong European competition as well as the effects of increasing costs of labour. Emma Hatfield reports.
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Strawberries light up the aisles
My spies tell me the English strawberry crop is already at full stretch thanks to a combination of excellent growing
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ArticleThe big benefits of British summer fruit
On May 24, to celebrate the beginning of British berry season, British Summer Fruits released to all national and regional media the results of a research study into the benefits of strawberries and raspberries. The research was conducted on the association’s behalf by leading nutritionist and founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition Patrick Holford, and is part of British Summer Fruits campaign to shift the emphasis of eating strawberries and raspberries from special-occasion, dessert fruits to everyday, any time, super foods.
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ArticleStones play mixed tune
European stonefruit will offer a mixed bag this year. Although excellent internal conditions and good sizing have characterised much of the sendings thus far, in Spain, which has been badly affected by climatic conditions, things are far from peachy. Emma Hatfield reports.
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ArticleDavis eye on export targets
This year has been viewed as difficult for organic vegetable growers in some quarters. Davis (Louth) Ltd is not going to be despondent, however, as it looks to cast its net far and wide across the organic markets, both import and export. John Broy reports.
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ArticleSCA’s storage solution
In this week’s focus on packaging SCA launches its new range of palletainers designed for the storage and movement of fresh produce, Ulma Packaging showcases a recent addition to its range, EFSIS discusses the importance of its standard for food packaging materials and Sharp Interpack produces a range of solutions for Tesco.
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ArticleFrosts damage European stonefruit
Winter frosts have damaged stonefruit crops across Spanish and French producing areas to varying degrees.
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Asoex plays down Chile GM talk
The Chilean Exporters Association (Asoex) has distanced itself from reports concerning the development of genetically modified products in the country.
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ArticleChileans pack their bags for Europe
A 20-person delegation led by the Chilean Exporters Association, ASOEX, will be among the many thousands of visitors to the 12th annual Fruit Logistica Fair held in Berlin, February 5 to 7.
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ArticleStePac Xtends itself
The Journal introduced StePac to its readers last year. The company’s president Israel Ben-Tzur tells Tommy Leighton that a customer-driven development strategy continues to pay rich dividends for the post harvest solutions provider.
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40 years of French pioneering
I must admit to a degree of nostalgia when as a guest of Sopexa, I enjoyed their 40th birthday celebrations last week. It
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ArticleRedbridge rolls on
The difficulties experienced during the European stonefruit season have had a radical impact on the UK stonefruit market, says Redbridge-AFI. The company's stonefruit technical manager Peter Czarnobaj and marketing manager Penny Pidd talk to Emma Hatfield.
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ArticleAll change in global trade and consumer behavoiur
By John Giles, divisional director, Promar International
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ArticleCape stays in shape
Larger, tastier varieties of stonefruit are winning South Africa an increased share of the UK market in the winter months, according to Martin Dunnett, procurement director of Capespan UK.
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ArticleAussies on song
Last season, the UK imported 488 tonnes of Australian stonefruit, which represented 75 per cent of the total exported to the European Union. This volume has risen rapidly from less than 100t in 1999. A difficult beginning to the 2003-4 season has been characterised by frost and hail. Most hopes are therefore pinned on the later season crop and Tommy Leighton talks to exporters about their prospects ñ both this year and in the future ñ in the UK market.
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ArticleSainsbury'spriorities
Simon Dunn took over responsibility for Sainsbury's stonefruit category from Matthew King three months ago. Tommy Leighton talks to him about the company's stonefruit philosophy.
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ArticleAdapted approach
Frank Guest has experienced the multitude of changes that have taken place in the stonefruit sector since Arigonfrutta was first established in 1968. Thirty-five years on and now bringing his considerable experience to a role working with 12-month stonefruit supplier T&JB, Guest retains his enthusiasm and love of a job that has seen him adapt his approach ñ whether consciously or subconsciously ñ several times over.
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ArticleStonefruit static
According to Superpanel (TNS), the stonefruit sector accounts for 8.9 per cent of the fruit market in value terms in the latest year, a decline from the 9.4 per cent market share in the previous year. The stonefruit sector is worth £296 million on a 52-week ending basis, and has remained static despite a shortage in supply and diminishing volume sales. Claire Ryder, account executive of TNS Superpanel, reports.
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From Rungis with love
Over the course of the next three issues, the Journal will follow the processes that allow Bradford-based Burbank Ltd to supply its UK customer base with a wide variety of high quality fruit and vegetable lines from Rungis wholesale market in Paris. The ball starts rolling, of course, with the procurement of that produce in the French capital, where our man in Rungis Philippe Gautier caught up with Burbank's man in Rungis Andrew Foster.