New Covent Garden Market earns Great British Award as the Best Wholesale Market
New Covent Garden Market received top honours as Best Wholesale Market in the UK at the recent Great British Market Awards in Birmingham. Presented by the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA), New Covent was selected for its “rich history, support of independent businesses, and enviromental best practices.” “This is fantastic recognition for everyone […]
WAPA: Southern Hemisphere forecast looks positive for apples but a bit less so for pears
The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) recently released its Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast for the upcoming season at Fruit Logistica in Berlin – with good news for one commodity and not-so-good news for the other. According to WAPA’s data revealed at its General meeting and consolidated from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, […]
‘Eat Them to Defeat Them’ launches again this week with a new look and robust goals
The transformational children’s healthy eating campaign “Eat Them to Defeat Them” is making a triumphant return to TV screens this coming Saturday. Dubbed “The Big Chomp”, the mission from Veg Power, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky Media this year will be much the same as their previous five iterations – get kids to eat more […]
Two leadership promotions help position Borough Market as ‘force to be reckoned with’ in future
Borough Market has made dual changes to leadership roles in the past week that CEO Jane Swift calls “a fantastic partnership and a real force to be reckoned with.” Shane Holland, executive chairman of the Slow Food movement in the UK, has become Chair for the Market; whilst Claire Pritchard, CEO of social enterprise the […]
Sainsbury’s makes strong commitment to Fairtrade bananas, growers and workers
Sainsbury’s announced this week it was committing money from all bananas sold in stores to paying better wages to workers and growers in Cameroon, Colombia, Dominican Republic and Ghana. The world’s biggest retailer of Fairtrade bananas has stepped up three years ahead of the standard set in an agreement through IDH with nine other supermarkets […]
Nectarines from South Africa looking good despite tough conditions for stone fruit overall
South African growers are increasing plantings of nectarines on the back of rising demand and better financial returns at grower level, although the industry is still under financial pressure. Young nectarine orchards that were planted in the last few years are now coming into production, with new higher-yielding varieties further boosting volumes and the use […]
Fruit Logistica: New ripening innovations from Interko help save on energy
Netherlands-based Interko, which designs, manufactures and installs state-of-the-art fresh fruit ripening rooms, announced that it has cut the energy consumption of its flagship Ultimo rooms by a further 20 per cent, after launching the second generation of its revolutionary Reverso reversible fans. Ultimo’s design and technology also has been adapted to enable the room to be used […]
Four new hybrid mandarin varieties being developed in Spain for UK market
It might be hard for Brits to believe, but Europeans actually like having pips in their mandarins. And that’s resulted in a challenge for consumers looking for satsumas in the UK. There are just fewer satsumas being produced as Spain and Morocco have concentrated on other types. “Traditionally the European market preferred clementines, which are […]
