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Africa, breadbasket for a new world? (October 2009)Food prices have been on the rise globally – to the dismay of many a consumer and government official who is trying to keep voters happy and fed. The recent spate of anti-competitive actions against large South African food companies and comments from various consumer groups about the continuing rise of food prices have in many cases been attributed to greedy retailers and collusion by large food companies.Read more... ·ÇÖÞ¨CÊÇ·ñÒ»¸öÐÂÊÀ½çµÄÃæ°üÀº×Ó£¿È«ÇòʳÎï¼Û¸ñ²»¶ÏÉÏÕÇ - Áîµ½ºÜ¶àÏû·ÑÕߺÍΪÌÖºÃÑ¡Ãñ£¬ÈÃËûÃdzԵñ¥µÄÕþ¸®¹ÙÔ±Êܵ½¾ª 㵡£×î½üÒ»Á¬´®Õë¶ÔÄϷǶà¼ä´óÐÍʳÎïÆóÒµµÄ·´¾¤ÕùÐж¯£¬ÔÙ¼ÓÉ϶à¸ö±£ÕÏÏû·ÑÕß×éÖ¯µÄ ÅúÅ꣬·´¶ÔÎï¼ÛÉÏÕÇ£¬¶¼ÊÇÖ¸ÔðÌ°ÐÄÎÞÁ¼µÄÁãÊÛÉÌÓë´óÐÍʳÎïÉú²úÉÌ´®Ä±¿ØÖÆÎï¼Û¡£ËäÈ» ÑèÓïÓеÀ¡¸ÎÞ»ð²»ÉúÑÌ¡¢ÎÞ·ç²»ÆðÀË¡¹£¬µ«ÊÇÑÛ¿´ÕâÒ»¡¢Á½ÄêµÄʼþ£¬²»ÄÜÍêÈ«¹é¾ÌÔÚ ¡¸Êг¡²Ù×Ý¡¹µÄÀíÂÛÉÏ¡£ÓÐÃûµÄ¾¼ÃÂÛѧÕß°¢µ±¡¢Ê·ÃÜ·òÏÈÉú³ÆνµÄ¡¸ÎÞÐÍÖ®ÊÖ¡¹µÄÈ·ÔÚ È«ÇòµÄÅ©Òµ¡¢Á¸Ê³ºÍÎïÁϼ۸ñÖƶÈÄÚÎÞ¼ä¶ÏµØ²Ù¶¯¾¼Ã¡£ËùÒÔÄϷǺͷÇÖÞ¹úÃñÓ¦¸Ã¾¡¿ì¿´ ׼ʱ»ú£¬×¼±¸Ó½Ó¹©Çó¹æÂÉÕâ¸öÌôÕ½¡£Read more... AGRI-BEE PARTNERSHIP YIELDS FRUIT (October 2009)In October 2008, Ryton Estates, a 250 hectare citrus and avocado farm recently acquired by the Department Rural Development (DRD) and Land Reform, was on the verge of becoming another agri-bee statistic. The farm’s electricity was about to be cut off, fertilizer and sprays were not applied and only a skeleton staff was employed.Vutsela Investments, a group of black agri-entrepreneurs came to the rescue and acquired a long term lease from the DRD for Ryton. They then proceeded to enter into a joint venture with the Unlimited Group, a diversified and established player in the fresh produce sector. Management of the farm was transferred to the newly established joint venture on 1 October 2008, and a recovery plan was immediately implemented to turn operations around. The workforce was re-appointed and the farm currently employs 90 people permanently and 300 seasonal workers during harvest. Read more... UNLIMITED GROUP CONSOLIDATES FRUIT OPERATIONS (August 2009)Further to the formation of the new Unlimited Group in July 2008, the Unlimited Group announced the final phase of the merger on Monday, August 3rd through the consolidation and streamlining of all fruit activities previously conducted in three companies (Fruits Unlimited, Asiafresh & Fruition).All Unlimited Group fruit operations will now be conducted in a single new entity trading under the trade name “Fruits”. This move is the final step to unlock more value for both producers and stakeholders through savings generated by centralizing admin, procurement and marketing and through advantages created by unlocking economies of scale. GOING GREEN PRESENTATION (June 2008)2008 Southern Hemisphere Conference by Riel Malan, MD, Unlimited Group Click here to view the Presentattion. UNLIMITED GROUP ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE IN SMARTIE TOWN (June 2008) Fruits Unlimited, part of the Unlimited Group, completed their baseline carbon footprint in 2007. They offset this baseline footprint by greening colourful Smartie Town through the planting of 204 Trees for Homes through Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA).
A leading South African fruit supply chain manager specialising in the export of top quality fruit, Fruits Unlimited were the first company of its kind to take this voluntary climate change action and have now rolled the carbon footprint out to the rest of the Group. The 2008 carbon footprint includes Fruits Unlimited, Unlimited Logistics, Unlimited Holding Group, Fruition Fruit and Asiafresh and the 2008 carbon footprint for the head office in Paarl will be offset by planting trees. Following the first calculation there has been a reduction in the emissions per employee at the head office. This is commendable and it is hoped other companies take up the challenge to measure, reduce and offset. Calculations and an evaluation of their carbon footprint was conducted using the guidelines set by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and were based on the financial year July 2007 to June 2008 carbon emissions associated with all business related travel such as flights and rental car transport, as well as electricity. The 224 indigenous trees needed to offset their baseline carbon emissions will add to the 204 trees planted at Smartie Town near their Paarl head office in the Western Cape last year. The residents of this nearby government housing initiative, affectionately known as Smartie Town because of its brightly coloured buildings, are delighted to again be the beneficiaries of the Unlimited Group’s action against global warming and look forward to welcoming the group’s delegates on the 29th of May 2009. The event will take place at the Rainbow Educare in Milky Town, Ward 14. For more information or if you would like to attend this event, please contact Lucky Xaba on 083 710 2544 or Joanne Rolt of FTFA on joanne@trees.org.za or 011 803 9750. FRUITS UNLIMITED GROUP & YUKON GROUP MERGES TO FORM “UNLIMITED GROUP” (May 2008)The Fruits Unlimited Group and Yukon Group are pleased to announce the merger of the two group’s operations with effect May 1st 2008. The new Group’s interests will comprise 8 subsidiary companies being:
A key motivator for the formation of the group is the joint resources that can be applied to further expand production and distribution operations of fruit and specialized vegetables. Announcements of further acquisitions and additions to the Unlimited Group will be forthcoming. |
