Chris White

1 week ago | fruitnet.com | Chris White

Driscoll’s has taken its UK operations to the next level with the opening of a new headquarters in Kent that combines cutting-edge R&D, production and packing on the same site. Fruitnet MD Chris White visited the revamped site when it was officially opened in May. He spoke to Driscoll’s global R&D head Scott Komar and European managing director Wyard Stomp about what the investment means for the business.

1 week ago | fruitnet.com | Chris White

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3 weeks ago | fruitnet.com | Chris White |Fred Searle

The UK has joined California and Mexico as one of three strategic sites now operated by Driscoll’s worldwide for cutting-edge research and development in berries. So says Driscoll’s global R&D head Scott Komar, who was in Kent in early May with European managing director Wyard Stomp to open Driscoll’s newly refurbished offices at Linton, near Maidstone.

1 month ago | secnewgate.co.uk | Chris White

A year ago, Mike Amesbury won the Runcorn and Helsby seat with 52% of the vote at the General Election, and Keir Starmer returned 411 Labour MPs, close to a record high for the party. Less than a year later, Labour lost the seat to Reform by six votes in last week’s by-election. It is easy to mark this down to local politics. The outgoing Labour MP was forced out after being convicted of punching a constituent, leaving a discontented local electorate and a government struggling in the polls.

Feb 21, 2025 | fruitnet.com | Chris White

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