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.
Four of Europe`s leading berry companies involved in developing new varieties are going to be speaking at the Global Berry Congress organised by Eurofruit Magazine.
Well Prepared ... Well Presented ... Well Placed ... Well Produced ... EXPECT SO MUCH MORE. We are so much more than just a grower and a packer. Our involvement starts long before a seed is sown and con...
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...
Production increases after a successful 2005
Over the tough 2005 Iberian season Well Pict European’s farm in Portugal managed to maintain its quality record and win the respect of customers across Eu...
First WPE South African strawberry exports
For the first time since sanctions were imposed on the South African economy, strawberry exports have once again found their way onto European supermarket s...
"The" Farm to work at in Portugal
Good plants, the right fertilizer programme and crop protection are just a few of the things needed to have a successful strawberry crop, but even if all these are p...
Superb Sabrosa
Perched on the rugged coastline of western Portugal, surrounded by national park nestles a gem of Iberian strawberry production. Well-Pict European Farms is the only UK grower producin...
Transport Co. hauls itself into 2005
KJZ Logistics was renamed Fresh Logistics in October 2004 as part of a strategy to update its image and form a closer link with Well-Pict European’s increasing tr...
Earliest ever crop
The Well-Pict European farm in Portugal has started picking earlier than ever before this season; the first harvest of festival was on the 29th November, almost a month earlier tha...
KJZ: Flexibility keeps them ahead
Since its conception in 1999 KJZ has seen an unprecedented growth rate, none more so that in 2004 with the company’s turnover increasing by 25% year to date. Co foun...
What effect do imported strawberries have on UK growers?
The effect of imported strawberries on UK growers varies on the country from where they come from i.e. the time of year, for example Spanish a...
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 ...
KJZ "Berries to Birds"
Over the last month or two KJZ has managed to secure yet more contracts, one being with Concordia foods (a subsidiary of Sun Valley Foods) for the distribution of frozen chicke...
South African strawberries making a comeback
South African strawberries are set to re-emerge on UK supermarket shelves thanks to the market expansion of international soft-fruit procurement company ...
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...
Strawberry fields forever
UK based Linear Composites has supplied 4.5kn of Paraweb Fence – specifically designed as a windbreak – to protect Well-Pict European’s strawberry farm in Portugal from wind...
Well-Pict European offers a bigger choice of varieties out of Spain for UK retailers.
Rasberries:
Quality on the whole has been very good and growers have planted more this year. The main variety we h...
Lack of labour conditions delaying sector growth
The delays in foreign labour employment is slowing down the growth of the soft fruit producers in Portugal.
Well-Pict Portugal grows in around 45 he...
Sweet Brejão
Thirty years ago, in California, a group of dedicated growers joined efforts to develop the best strawberry known to mankind.
The very particular climate in Brejão, is the dominant fac...
No tropo da distribuição
Investir e esperar
Made in Portugal são também os morangos sa Asda/Wal-Mart. São produzidos na Costa Vincentina, em São Teotónio, numa quinta da Well-Pict, empresa britânica...
Doce Brejão
Há trinta anos, na Califórnia, um grupo de dedicados agricultores juntaram esforços para criar o melhor morango ao cimo da terra.
A climatologica muito particular do Brejao tem sido u...
Máo-de-obra condiciona crescimento do sector
As demoras nos processos de contratação de mão-de-obra estrangeira estao a abrandor o ritmo de crescimento das grandes empresas produtoras de morango e pe...
Well Pict South Africa Leading The Supply Of Sabrosa
Well Pict European South Africa supplies strawberries and raspberries to the UK, and, according to the company’s Chris Charter, strong demand fo...