WEEK 43: General: We are now rapidly approaching the time of year when we switch from northern European crop to southern European and North African crops. As is expected this can be a rather turbulent time for both price and quality as we finish with one and start with another. Be assured that our QC
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Aubergines: Overall, the availability from Holland has improved in relation to previous weeks whilst the UK local production remain limited and will soon be coming to an end all together. Nevertheless, Spain has been slowly increasing the volume on offer as a result, we have seen the prices dropping. The quality of the Dutch is
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As the nights start to draw in and the temperature starts to drop we will begin to move away from some UK crops. English salads and English lettuce will begin to be phased out for Spanish product towards the end of the October. UK berries will also start to be withdrawn and replaced by european
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The nights are closing in and the temperatures are dropping, winter is just around the corner. That said it is a great time for fresh produce with some old favourites coming back into season as we transition from predominantly UK Dutch crops onto mainly southern European. SALAD Products such as cucumber, peppers, tomato and majority
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The nights closing in, signals that we are currently transitioning between growing seasons. We start to move away from British crops for soft fruits and salad lines and start to introduce our Spanish and southern European growers. On the flip side, the good news is that this time year is when we introduce British growers
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It’s that time of year where we start to get some fantastic mushrooms arriving. This week we have some amazing yellow chanterelle, black trompette and cepe available for your orders. Contact the sales office or your account manager for more details.
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Yorkshire Charcuterie We are delighted to announce that we are now working with Lishmans Butchers in Ilkley West Yorkshire. Lishmans is a multi award winning butchers sourcing all of the meat from Yorkshire to create these stunning charcuterie products. David Lishman grew up on a farm where his family kept pigs and he learnt the recipe
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Hello and Welcome to the August 2017 edition of the CFF newsletter. Within this newsletter we aim to bring you up to speed with what is happening out and about in the markets. Although this summer has been not as great as first promised there is still plenty of great produce out there to shout
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Welcome to the new CFF website and the first edition of the new newsletter. With the launch of the new website we are striving to extend our communication with our customers, helping you to manage the seasons, to keep you up to date with what is happening in the volatile world of fresh produce and
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