Month: June 2014

As befits a company nominated for the Fresh Produce Consortium’s 2014 Fresh Award for innovation, Polymer Logistics has a strong focus on adding value by developing products that offer new solutions for transporting and presenting fruits and vegetables in fresh and interesting ways. A case in point is the firm’s Market Place crate. But the award-nominated crate will only be one of a series of innovative products that the company will be showcasing at this year’s London Produce Show.

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The produce left over at the end of this year’s London Produce Show is all being donated to Community Shop, the UK’s first "social supermarket,” located in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Community Shop will shortly be opening stores in London, and we’re delighted to have Sarah Dunwell, director of social and environmental affairs for parent organisation, Company Shop, at the event to explain the concept. As well as giving us an introduction to the social supermarket model, she will be explaining how the fresh produce industry can reduce waste and enhance sustainability by diverting surpluses to support shoppers struggling with poverty and on benefits. …

English poet, lawyer, priest and satirist John Donne wrote that No Man is an Island and Hillary Clinton, erstwhile First Lady, US Senator, Secretary of State and Presidential Candidate, wrote that It Takes a Village, and both, were they speaking about the establishment of The London Produce Show and Conference, would have been speaking the truth. None of this would have been possible without the financial, intellectual and reputational support of many industry leaders. Our four Platinum Sponsors each contributed uniquely to the establishment of this new industry institution. …

Stop by Booth #1261 in the Fresh Marketplace pavilion at the United Fresh show June 10-13 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago to find out why NatureSweet is the nation’s leading producer of flavor-packed small tomatoes. The full lineup of NatureSweet tomatoes will be on display, including NatureSweet’s new line of Cherriots Tomatoes, and available for sampling. …

For more than 50 years, Red Jacket Orchards has mastered the art of making premium fruits and juices. Now, Brian Nicholson, third-generation owner, and food writer Sarah Huck have partnered to create the first farm-oriented cookbook solely dedicated to all things fruit, sharing recipes, tips and tricks of the business and a history of growing in the Northeast. …