Severe floods in Ecuador continue to disrupt banana production and supply, sending prices up at £985/t, bananas are now 20.1% more expensive than last year and have risen 3.1% in the past month. The situation in Ecuador has been compounded by unusually cold weather in the Caribbean, especially in the Dominican Republic, leading to delays…
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Birds eye iglo chief executive Martin Glenn aims to spearhead a frozen food renaissance building on the category’s current success, but acknowledged its consumer image had been slow to improve. Attendees at the second annual British Frozen Foods Federation (BFFF) conference in Warwickshire heard that frozen food performs best in a recession because it is…
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The following content was taken from the Grocer Magazine 17/12/2011

Brits get more adventurous with more exotic fruit Julia Glotz Brits are getting increasingly adventurous in the fruit aisle, with exotics such as pomegranates and persimmons thriving whiles sales of better known exotics such as mangoes and pineapples are declining. Total volumes for these lesser-known fruits are still relatively small, but the growth rates they…
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By JOHN M. SAULNIER, QFFI Chief Editor & Publisher Attributes of frozen and canned products in spotlight at PROFEL Conference, which addresses issues ranging from health and nutrition to price trends and CAP reform. The advantages and benefits that frozen and canned vegetables, as well as those distributed in jars, have over so-called “fresh” produce…
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