News from Fourayes, views on the industry and markets from the team, the factory and the farm. Plus updates about our product innovations.
It occurred to me the other day that Major Bramley, an illustrated character associated with the Fourayes brand since 1998, may be largely unknown to many of our customers now; especially those customers who have joined us in recent years. Whilst Major Bramley and his cohort [...]
For those of you who may not know, Major Bramley has been a part of Fourayes since the 1998, when he first appeared as the lead figure in a marketing campaign. He's been wondering why we've been neglecting him... Then, he was [...]
Squeaky Chair Syndrome Following two years of Zoom, Teams and other forms of virtual meetings resulting from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, I can reveal a startling observation: in almost every meeting, someone has a squeaky chair.... Although everyone on the call can [...]
September was quite a month for us here at Fourayes, as we ‘broke ground’ on one of the biggest investments in our history – the construction of our Environmental Water plant More of that as the programme progresses. And September was also the month we [...]
Fourayes' MD Phil Acock joined the Q&A for the latest Rural Policy Group Report launch on 16th September 2021. Dealing with many of the most pressing challenges, and most important opportunities facing the rural economy and titled "The Interdependency of Sustainable Finance, Food, Health, & Environmental Social Governance (ESG) [...]
Job Title: Night Hygiene Operative We’re looking for a new team member to join the Fourayes' night hygiene crew at our rural site in Bicknor, Kent. Reporting to: The Night Hygiene Supervisor Position: Permanent and full-time, Mon-Fri. Some weekend working when required Hours: Standard shift 22:00-06:00 but times may [...]
The hot news is that we’re putting up hotels all over Fourayes Farm. Most of my posts focus on events in our factory, so it’s a welcome change to focus this time on the Farm. The hotels I refer to are not the bricks and [...]
Ask why a manufacturing process is bad, and it’s not surprising to hear the response that there are too many reasons to explain. Ask the same question about a great manufacturing process and the response is often exactly the same.What does that mean in the [...]
We have invested in new state-of-the-art peeling, coring & seed-celling equipment for processing our English Bramley apples more efficiently and faster than ever. The move helps ensure increased through-put of products, as well as eradicating the potential for overpeeling, as reported on Insider Media website [...]
Fourayes MD, Phil joined the Rural Policy Panel for the April RED Talk on the subject 'Food after BREXIT'This RED Talk took place on Thursday 15th April 2021 and celebrated the first anniversary of the 'Rural Economic Development' forums. Set up at the start of the [...]
