Green SuperFood launches European Marketing Arm
Green SuperFood, a producer-exporter of premium and sustainable fresh fruit and one of the largest Hass avocado growers in Colombia and Brazil, will launch its new European marketing and distribution arm called Farmers Home Europe at Fruit Attraction 2021 (Stand 6F03A in Hall 6). Farmers Home Europe, which will be the European office for GSF’s Latin American […]
Tesco to expand use of train service from Spain for fresh produce amid truck driver shortage
Tesco plans to expand its use of a train service to bring goods from Spain into the country which helped it cut emissions and protect deliveries through a truck drivers’ shortage, its CEO told Reuters. Ken Murphy said in an interview for the upcoming Reuters Impact conference that the last three months had been “quite challenging” […]
Supply chain stakeholders rally to launch new initiatives to meet retail demands
While it comes with its challenges, addressing sustainability measures to limit climate change, resource depletion and labor inequality has made made an impact in bolstering the fresh produce industry and the communities it serve
A Vow for Continuous Improvement
To be a wholesaler in Boston, as far a major market from the big produce-production areas on the West coast as exists in the country, is to make one deeply sensitive to reefer trucking costs.
Tesco’s new mission: Net zero emissions across chain by 2050
UK supermarket chain Tesco is making a further commitment to world climate sustainability by saying it would reach net zero emissions in its value chain by 2050. The action will include all of the products that are in its stores as well as throughout supply chains, which will meet the goals set out by the […]
Amidst Optimism, There Are Societal Breakdowns
In many ways, this is a time for optimism. With vaccines rolling across the globe, the hope for a post-pandemic future is real. Indeed, even when we look at problems, such as the Delta variant, it is somehow enormously hopeful to realize that we are people who came up with an incredible vaccine in less […]
Morrisons first supermarket to ban plastic packaging from bananas
Morrisons has become the first UK supermarket to ban plastic packaging from all bananas sold in its stores. The supermarket giant – one of the ‘Big Four’ in Great Britain – announced a pledge to replace plastic bags with paper bands on some of its bananas – which is the second most bought item in stores. […]
Celebrating 35 Years — Vanguards Who Made a Difference: Lisa Cork
Over the course of the year, we pay tribute to 35 living Vanguards and 12 departed heroes. This month’s featured Vanguard is Lisa Cork, Fresh Produce Marketing Ltd. ward-winning strategist Lisa Cork is American born, and firmly New Zealand-based, yet her arresting influence on the industry knows no borders. For more than three decades, she […]
