Getting into a supermarket takes time, a lot of perseverance and more than a dash of anal attention to detail. It can take months to even get hold of the person you need to speak to, let alone convince them they want your product. But when you do make that all important breakthrough, you need [...]
The UK fresh produce industry celebrated its strong trading relationships with the Dominican Republic at the 67th Fresh Produce Consortium Annual Dinner on Saturday 2 February 2013. The Annual Dinner was held at The Savoy, London, with sponsors the British Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Association of Exporters and UK sponsor [...]
In response to the uncertainty surrounding Sheerness fruit distribution depot and in order to meet increased demand from current customers for fresh produce, Dartford based Fresh Service are pleased to announce the lease of additional temperature controlled warehouse space in mid-Kent for approx. 2,000 extra pallets. The additional space, within its existing Paddock Wood hub, [...]
Over 2000 attendees reported for the Scandinavian region’s first ever dedicated natural and organic products trade show in Malmö, Sweden The international showcase that the Scandinavian natural and organic products industry had been waiting for, Natural Products Scandinavia’s inaugural event in Malmö, Sweden, has been hailed a big success. Taking place earlier this month [...]
Food logistics in the next decades and the ”Global Compromise Chart” in logistics Forward thinking in global reefer trades and cold chain integration Recently started 21st century will be a challenging period with an effective globalization, a growing influence of internet, social media, and an accelerated climate change. All of it call [...]
Flying the flag for the UK at Fresh Summit Sirane will be flying the flag for the UK at PMA’s Fresh Summit in Anaheim – the largest fresh produce show in North America – as the country’s only exhibitor. A four-man delegation will head for PMA’s Fresh Summit in Anaheim in October as the [...]
Fresh produce industry companies with innovative products or services are invited to apply for the FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award (FLIA) Berlin, 10 October 2012 – ”And the winner is …” An official award ceremony on 8 February 2013 will be held to announce the winners of the FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award (FLIA). Exhibitors at FRUIT LOGISTICA [...]
Bottled water brand, Aqua Pura, is supporting the Bupa Great Run series for the seventh year running, promoting healthy hydration to over 200,000 participants. Aqua Pura kicked off the sponsorship by giving away over 300,000 bottles of 100% Cumbrian-sourced water to 55,000 dedicated runners at the Bupa Great North Run followed by support at last weekend’s Bupa Great Edinburgh Run. Following this success, [...]
After a successful launch period, GreenVale Farm Fresh potatoes, the first branded product from Greenvale AP, one of the UK’s leading potato suppliers, has increased its distribution and is now available nationally in over 600 Tesco stores. The brand has also been listed in 15 Booths stores in the North West. The increased distribution [...]
“Cocoa Horizons” sustainability initiative broadens farmer base · Training implemented by Barry Callebaut’s local sustainability experts in cooperation with UTZ Certified representatives · Work with intermediaries complements company’s work with farmer organizations and cooperatives · Advances company’s efforts to make agricultural training available to a broader spectrum of farmers in Côte d’Ivoire Zurich/Switzerland, October 4, 2012 - [...]
Tesco offers the best range of beers, wines and spirits of all UK supermarkets according to a recent Nielsen study just released. The survey, carried out in April 2012, questioned 5969 UK households on a number of quality, range and service indicators in the ‘Attitudes to Retailers Survey 2012’. The results put Tesco ahead of [...]
Anna’s Happy Trotters are ‘what they say on the tin’ – happy! The Yorkshire based family farm has been nominated for a Good Pig Award at Compassion in World Farming’s annual Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards on 27 September, for the work they do with their 2,000 breeding sows and 800 piglets that are produced [...]
Tesco has appointed Alain Guilpain as the new Category Manager for wine. Alain will start in the role on 23rd July and replaces Claire Lorains, who recently left the category following her promotion to Category Director for Tesco healthcare. Returning to the UK following his most recent position as Trading Director for Non-Food Grocery [...]
By Laura Elliott. UK retailers who currently don’t use the cost of production payment models to value their milk have defended their decisions following ‘”catastrophic” processor price cuts this week. Some of these cuts will mean that farmers will lose around 2ppl on their milk sales. As reported by The Grocer, farmers whose milk is [...]
By Laura Elliott. As reported by The Grocer, the NFU has criticised Robert Wiseman Dairies for introducing a “catastrophic” cut to milk prices, which will affect their farmers badly. The Wiseman Dairies are now part of the Müller Group. This week, they announced a 1.7ppl reduction to the price it agrees to pay its farmers [...]
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