Andrew Boxall had been growing the finest strawberries in Kent and that in the past 10 years Andrew had been supplying “Local” strawberries to ASDA in Kent.
The sweet, melodious sounds of Xhosa women singing resonates over the strawberry fields on a Geelhoutboom farm where all types of berries thrive alongside a clear mountain stream
A report compiled for the British government’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has further illustrated the crucial role of seasonal migrant workers and the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Scheme (SAWS) to the horticulture sector.
Cobnuts make retail breakthrough
Kent cobnut growers have received a boost from Yorkshire through additional multiple retailer programmes with Asda and Morrisons.
Picking of the largest crop for...
Super powers
From Goji berries to broccoli – the amount of fresh produce claiming superfood status seems to be growing all the time. Emma Twyning spoke to leading purveyors of the concept to find...
Asda goes local on soft fruit
Asda is extending the scope of its local sourcing when it comes to strawberries, with a little help from Advanced Marketing Services.
Essex has been added to the list...
ASDA Customers say it with fruit
ASDA ran a trial with supplier/grower AMS & Well-Pict European with the launch of a LOVE HEART shaped strawberry pack into 50 of their stores.
All parties are exc...
Earth Exotics makes a splash
The last eighteen months may have been a very busy and exciting time for our operation. As we began developing our own line of vegetable products there were so many quest...
AMS Exotics – Thriving Exports
2005 was a prosperous year for exports. We had unseasonably busy winter months in Jan and Feb with green asparagus and iceberg lettuce to Switzerland and Holland. A bou...
France joins the Well Pict European family
Lots of changes have been occurring for AMS European over the start of 2006. AMS European was formed in the Summer of 2004 as a partnership between AMS Exot...
Exotic’s display at PMA
What does a natural harbour and mating place for Orcas (Killer whales), large schools of tuna fish, sardines, anchovies, home to some of the loudest sea lions in the world and...
Value Added Efficiency in LA
At the start of January Duncan Mills, operations manager for Well-Pict European took up an offer from Thierry Delapre and Sinera Chau Pech to visit AMS exotics in Califor...
Elsanta in early at Asda
Some of the first arrivals of UK Elsanta strawberries hit the shelves in Asda today (April 12) – two weeks earlier than last year – supplied by UK berry grower and mark...
After the storm a ray of sunshine
The site is located on the west coast, in the Laenteja region of Portugal. Acquired some 6 years ago, it has taken longer than expected to turn the farm into a flags...
AMS Exotic enjoys an active Mexican grape season.
If you listen to the media, this side of the Atlantic is falling into total paranoia about terrorism but as the weather warms up and people start to ...
New Faces
Mike LeBarre is in charge of foodservice sales. He has been with various companies in California before, the last one being Del Monte.
Javier Najanro has been hired to enhance our presence...
UK and Northern European Season
UK Strawberry exploded into life in late April and has continued to go from strength to strength as the season progressed through the summer. Volume has grown circa 15...
A.M.S. Exotic Review
After only two years in the retail market, A.M.S. Exotic has seen its fresh-cut Earth Exotics vegetables grow to about 60 percent of its business.
The company has been around fo...
Letter from America
Retail
Things are being put in place for the Fall and Winter. On the sales side we have our partner Los Angeles Salad Company lining up new business every week. We should have 30...
A.M.S. Exotic adds value to specialty produce
After only two years in the retail market, A.M.S. Exotic has seen its fresh-cut Earth Exotics vegetables grow to about 60 percent of its business.
The c...
A.M.S. Exotic announces the introduction of our New Earth Exotic’s Cooked Vegetable line.
We specialize in Retail, Food Service and Wholesale Baby Vegetable products nationwide.
We are very excited...
An Exotic Experience Made easy
In my single days, I had only one exotic (if you could call it that) recipe in my repertoire to impress a young lady who came over to my hosue for dinner. That legend...
A.M.S Exotic takes line national
Los Angeles-A.M.S Exotic LLC has introduced a line of premium, packaged baby vegetables nationwide, said Scott Lehann, director of sales and marketing.
Earth Exotic ...
A.M.S. Exotic introduces all new Earth Exotic`s cooked vegetables with 60 day shelf.
Los Angeles, California, August 15th, 2006 – A.M.S. Exotic announces the introduction of our New Earth Exotic’s C...
A.M.S. Exotic launches all news Earth Exotic`s value added baby vegetables
A.M.S. Exotic announces the introduction of our Newly Redesigned Earth Exotic’s Premium Vegetable line. We specialize in Ret...
Have We Gone Back To The Future?
In many ways the produce industry has, in order to prosper, gone back to the future. Just look around your own city, Farmer’s markets are booming all over the co...
A new alliance between A.M.S. Exotic LLC and Wayne E. Bailey Produce Co. will have Bailey division George Foods packing and shipping A.M.S. Exotic`s entire Earth Exotics line of baby vegetables from P...
Asda scoops BBC award
Congratulations to ASDA for winning the BBC Food and Farming award for best retailer. The BBC Food programme has a strong leaning towards specialist foods and in particular tho...