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...
The Local Taste of Scottish Strawberries
The first locally grown Scottish Strawberry of the season have finally arrived and are being snapped up by local supermarkets. Strawberries are always a sure ...
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...
An early taste of summer
First West country strawberries of the season go to market
A farm near Axbridge has beaten the chill to produce its first crop of the year.
Trays of the summer fruit...
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...
Asda wins with Kentish berries
Asda and UK soft-fruit supplier AMS are reaping the benefits of Asda’s Local Choice campaign, particularly in Kent, where punnets marked ‘Kent Strawberries’ and showing...
ASDA buys Produced in Kent Strawberries for Ashford, Rochester and Kings Hill stores.
It is often said that Supermarkets are not interested in supporting local produce and we at Kent County Council a...
Strawberries go local
Kent grower Andrew Boxall is supplying his strawberry crop direct to three local ASDA supermarkets in the county.
In a pioneering arrangement which matches the ideals of Sir D...
AMS awarded total British top fruit supply to Asda
Advanced Marketing Services (AMS) have been awarded the job of supplying the UK’s number 2 retailer, Asda, with their total requirement of British t...
Pioneering packaging
Thursday 25th November saw the exciting launch in all 270 ASDA stores of an original new concept in cherry packaging. Brand new to the soft fruit industry, the 250g vertical for...
Strawberry and Cream Sampling at ASDA House
In celebration of the start of Wimbledon, AMS was asked to join an event to promote british strawberries and cream at ASDA house in Leeds. New AMS employee...
You don`t need to be nuts to enjoy our strawberries, but...if you`re local it helps.
The success of the delivered direct to store" scheme in 2003 has been greater than we at AMS could have expected, ...
Impressive early results.
Procurement and marketing company Well-Pict European are reporting impressive early results from their attempts to recruit more UK growers to their fold for this season and ...
ASDA buys Produced in Kent strawberries for Ashford, Rochester and Kings Hill stores
It is often said that Supermarkets are not interested in supporting local produce and we at Kent County Council ap...
Asda Fruit Review
2005 saw some changes for ASDA’s soft fruit category. Despite good sales of strawberries and berries over 2004, the categories full potential was still not being fully realised. Thi...
A Boxall & Son and Well Pict supplying strawberries to ASDA for 10 years
Mr David Boxall announced today that he was retiring from the apple industry and had sold “Griffin Farm” and packhouse based i...
Scots way behind on consumption
Scottish people have failed to improve their diets over the last 10 years, despite a decade of government initiatives aimed at increasing consumption of fruit and...
Local farmers pilot fresh food in supermarket trial
A farmer owned soft fruit company is trailing a new direct supply of fruit and vegetables into ASDA superstores across Devon & Cornwall.
From the...
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...
Pioneering Packaging:
Pioneering Packaging: Thursday 25th November saw the exciting launch in all 270 ASDA stores of a brand new concept in cherry packaging.
Brand new to ...
Positive media boosts sales
Positive media boosts sales: 2004 has been another successful year with sales performance by volume increasing by 15% over all categories year on year.
Strawberry sal...
The Great British Plum
The humble plum has been part of Britain’s heritage for many thousands of years with the earliest recorded cultivation of the fruit during the Roman age. When the Tudor ship th...
Positive media boosts sales
2004 has been another successful year with sales and performance by volume increasing by 15% over all categories year on year.
Strawberry sales saw a 14% increase in volu...
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 thos...
Locals overtake organics
Attempts at regional branding and differentiation in the UK go back 40-odd years, and in some cases even more. Welsh lamb was first promoted in the UK as a speciality food pr...