Supply news from FPJ – Page 46
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Change in fortunes for South African exporters
South Africa’s fresh fruit export industry is contemplating the future after a disappointing 2022 season
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Stable growth for Greenyard
First quarter of the financial year sees positive sales in both fresh and long fresh segments
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Lidl pledges to help UK farmers with heat-affected harvest
Lidl GB has promised to find ways to accommodate ’stunted crops’ within existing lines to prevent food waste
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Sysco to cut transport emissions with electric fleet
US foodservice giant Sysco is piloting a fleet of electric vehicles to deliver to UK customers of its British Brakes and SSG businesses
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Saga Robotics appoints new CEO
Change is afoot at agtech firm Saga Robotics as current CFO Anne Dingstad is promoted to CEO, replacing company founder Pål Johan From
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Summer of strikes to hit £1bn in trade
Strike action at the port of Felixtowe, Amazon, postal and rail services will disrupt £1bn of trade and increase costs for shoppers, warns delivery specialist ParcelHero
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Convenience stores see boost to sales
Summer heatwave leads Brits to shop in-store for groceries, with convenience stores benefitting with a 28.9 per cent share of all sales over the last four weeks, NielsenIQ data reveals
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Dole reports on second quarter financial results
Full-year forecast revised downward due to slower recovery of Fresh Vegetables segment and impact of strengthening dollar
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Casa Brasil festival gears up to celebrate Brazilian food and culture
Fortnight-long event in London will showcase the best of Brazilian produce and feature live cooking demonstrations from the likes of celebrity chef Luciana Berry
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Nationwide Produce and AH Worth announce potato partnership
New collaboration will see Nationwide develop the marketing and distribution of AH Worth’s potato brands into non-retail outlets including catering and wholesale
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Changes in shipping destinations apparent for South Africa
Clear changes in supply patterns of the country’s apples and pears this season while shipments of citrus expected to top 2021 volumes
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Quality key to table grape growth
Rabobank suggests that better-quality table grapes could attract consumers and “revitalise the category”
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Costs continue to increase in South Africa
News that the prices of container board products will rise is another blow for the country’s fruit export industries
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SA Sultanas’ sustainability drive goes on
Raisins South Africa says that higher-than-average rainfall has failed to hold back SA Sultanas’ sustainability efforts
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Felixstowe strike ‘regrettable’, says dried fruit and nut supplier
Besana managing director Riccardo Calcagni insists firm’s UK deliveries will not be delayed by planned stoppage at Port of Felixstowe
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Borough Market strives for sustainability with new trader standards
Move sets standards for quality, sustainability, animal welfare, opportunity and accessibility among other principles
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Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year open for 2023 entries
New category added for images showing the joy experienced through food
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Jupiter Group enjoys record-breaking South African orange season
Week 31 marked first time the group had packed over 100,000 15kg boxes of Valencia oranges in a single week
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Government backs new logistics recruitment drive
Sponsored by Department for Transport and logistics industry, Generation Logistics campaign aims to raise profile of often-overlooked employment sector
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Root Zero potato brand plants biodiversity woodland
First 2,500 trees planted in Wales in bid for full carbon neutrality without third-party offsets