The Fresh Ideas Show

Kikokà is preparing for a major step up in supply after completing its first centrally managed commercial campaign, with European production forecast to more than double to around 11,000 tonnes next season.In this episode of The Fresh Ideas Show, CEO Fabio Zanesco explains how the yellow kiwifruit project is expanding its footprint across Italy, Greece, France and Spain, while laying the foundations for future counter-seasonal production in the Southern Hemisphere.He also tells Mike Knowles why Kikokà’s model goes further than a traditional fruit ‘club’, how consistency of quality and value underpin its premium positioning, and why he believes the wider kiwifruit category still has considerable room to grow.This episode is brought to you by Dole, the number one name in global fresh produce.The Fresh Ideas Show is a podcast about the fruit and veg business hosted by Mike Knowles and Maura Maxwell.Follow Mike Knowles on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/mikefruitnetFollow Maura Maxwell on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/maurafruitnetPart of the Fruitnet Podcast Network, the show is produced, recorded, and edited by Fruitnet Media International.For more great content that can help you grow your business, visit www.fruitnet.comTo sponsor or advertise in an episode, contact advertising@fruitnet.com

Bananas might be the world’s most popular fruit, but disease, climate pressures, and a lack of genetic diversity mean that Cavendish – the variety most people buy in the shops – faces a serious threat to its future survival.In this episode of The Fresh Ideas Show, Mike Knowles speaks with Professor James Dale, one of the world’s leading banana researchers. He led the recent development of the world’s first genetically modified banana approved for commercial production, and is the author of a new book called The Future of Bananas.James explains why bananas are in fact unlikely to be heading for extinction, despite the alarming headlines. Plus he explores the genuine threats facing Cavendish, considers the potential for a more diverse range of bananas through new techniques like gene editing, and explains why regulators, not scientists, could play a key role in the industry's banana rescue mission.This episode is brought to you by Dole, the number one name in global fresh produce.The Fresh Ideas Show is a podcast about the fruit and veg business hosted by Mike Knowles and Maura Maxwell.Follow Mike Knowles on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/mikefruitnetFollow Maura Maxwell on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/maurafruitnetPart of the Fruitnet Podcast Network, the show is produced, recorded, and edited by Fruitnet Media International.For more great content that can help you grow your business, visit www.fruitnet.com

New Zealand kiwifruit brand Zespri is all set for major growth in North America, as it uses an array of marketing activities to push its SunGold and Ruby Red varieties to buyers and consumers.As the company’s regional sales director Chris Wilson explains in this latest episode of The Fresh Ideas Show, the group has now extended its commercial efforts from initial trials on the US West Coast to the country’s East Coast as well as Canada.Having made a stack of fresh connections with influencers and retailers, the company is now developing a range of different packaging formats as it looks to replicate last year’s record sales growth.This episode is brought to you by Dole, the number one name in global fresh produce.The Fresh Ideas Show is a podcast about the fruit and veg business hosted by Mike Knowles and Maura Maxwell.Follow Mike Knowles on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/mikefruitnetFollow Maura Maxwell on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/maurafruitnetPart of the Fruitnet Podcast Network, the show is produced, recorded, and edited by Fruitnet Media International.For more great content that can help you grow your business, visit www.fruitnet.com

Faced with changing consumer demand, fiercer competition, and the effects of a warming climate, Italian company Cherry Passion had no choice but to rethink its business model.In just a few years, it has transformed its fresh fruit and veg export business and become a leading importer of Belgian and Dutch produce.In this exclusive interview, the group’s founder and director Stefano Pezzo explains how it coped with a major loss of production and diversified to survive.This episode is brought to you by Dole, the number one name in global fresh produce.The Fresh Ideas Show is a podcast about the fruit and veg business hosted by Mike Knowles and Maura Maxwell.Follow Mike Knowles on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/mikefruitnetFollow Maura Maxwell on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/maurafruitnetPart of the Fruitnet Podcast Network, the show is produced, recorded, and edited by Fruitnet Media International.For more great content that can help you grow your business, visit www.fruitnet.com

Cesena-based company Jingold is aiming to repeat its recent success with branded kiwifruit by introducing Italian consumers to homegrown avocados.So why has one of the world’s leading kiwifruit brands decided to start selling avocados as well? And how big a market share can it achieve as it looks to carve out its own market share alongside Europe’s traditional suppliers?These are among the big questions for Alessandro Fornari, general manager of Italian company Jingold, as he speaks exclusively to Fruitnet’s Mike Knowles ahead of the Fruitnet Tropicals Congress in Barcelona, where Fornari will offer more detail on the future of the avocado category in general.This episode is brought to you by Dole, the number one name in global fresh produce.The Fresh Ideas Show is a podcast about the fruit and veg business hosted by Mike Knowles and Maura Maxwell.Follow Mike Knowles on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/mikefruitnetFollow Maura Maxwell on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/maurafruitnetPart of the Fruitnet Podcast Network, the show is produced, recorded, and edited by Fruitnet Media International.For more great content that can help you grow your business, visit www.fruitnet.com

Mike and Maura return with their latest episode of The Fresh Ideas Show to discuss a new trend towards premium and local in tropical categories like avocados, pineapples and mangoes, the potential impact on the fresh produce business from what’s been dubbed a ‘Super El Niño’, and the idea that fruit and veg could be sold for hundred of pounds a piece.This episode is brought to you by Dole, the number one name in global fresh produce.Register now for the Fruitnet Tropicals Congress in Barcelona at fruitnet.com/tropicalscongress.The Fresh Ideas Show is a podcast about the fruit and veg business hosted by Mike Knowles and Maura Maxwell.Follow Mike Knowles on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/mikefruitnetFollow Maura Maxwell on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/maurafruitnetPart of the Fruitnet Podcast Network, the show is produced, recorded, and edited by Fruitnet Media International.For more great content that can help you grow your business, visit www.fruitnet.com