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Jupiter’s Founder and MD Mark Tweddle was delighted to chat to Mark Bennett MBE from Performance Development Systems (PDS), in the latest broadcast of The POD. 

In this episode, the duo discuss the positive influence PDS has had on both the Group and Jupiter’s Mark personally.  

Now embedded as a coaching program throughout the entire Jupiter employee base, the PDS methodology has enabled a streamlined approach to achieving the agreed ‘lighthouse’ goal of the business with a common language and shared commitment.

The Jupiter Group is an award-winning fresh produce grower with a simple vision – to be the most transparent company in fresh produce. With a year-round supply and innovative new variety development, Jupiter is hailed as one of the world’s leading fresh produce companies. Beyond their speciality in growing grape and citrus, Jupiter’s expertise also covers avocado, pineapple and kiwi in all formats and sizes across retail, wholesale, and food service businesses globally. Jupiter Group are different because they have digitised their supply chain and control a true seed to shelf process. The result? A consistent, transparent, trusted and traceable supply. On Jupiter’s own farms and those of their growing partners, the way they do business has British standards, global cultural heritage and unrivalled entrepreneurial spirit. Jupiter’s BRCGS AA rated prepared fruit facilities in the UK provide a range of pots, punnets and trays alongside co-branded products such as their Babybel® Light Cheese, Apple & Grapes snack pack. They have ranked consecutively for three years in the prestigious The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for International Growth, most recently at number 17.

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PDS coaching - www.pdscoaching.com

In this episode the duo talk about the upcoming Newport Show, ‘Shropshire’s best one day show’ taking place on Saturday July 9th 2022.

The annual agricultural event, close to our UK HQ sees upwards of 11,000 locals flock to Chetwynd Deer Park to enjoy varied and exciting entertainment and more.

During the Pod, Sally and Gareth discussed the fun on offer for the whole family including our fantastic fruit shy competition taking place near the Festival of Food’s ‘Little Foodies’ tent, which we’re also sponsoring.

The Little Foodies tent will offer local children attending the opportunity to make ice-cream using dry ice as part of the morning’s exciting activities.

The Jupiter Group is an award-winning fresh produce grower with a simple vision – to be the most transparent company in fresh produce. With a year-round supply and innovative new variety development, Jupiter is hailed as one of the world’s leading fresh produce companies. Beyond their speciality in growing grape and citrus, Jupiter’s expertise also covers avocado, pineapple and kiwi in all formats and sizes across retail, wholesale, and food service businesses globally. Jupiter Group are different because they have digitised their supply chain and control a true seed to shelf process. The result? A consistent, transparent, trusted and traceable supply. On Jupiter’s own farms and those of their growing partners, the way they do business has British standards, global cultural heritage and unrivalled entrepreneurial spirit. Jupiter’s BRCGS AA rated prepared fruit facilities in the UK provide a range of pots, punnets and trays alongside co-branded products such as their Babybel® Light Cheese, Apple & Grapes snack pack. They have ranked consecutively for three years in the prestigious The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for International Growth, most recently at number 17.

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In the latest episode of The Pod Jupiter Group's Head of Sales, Gareth Wilcock was joined by Grapa Varieties R&D Director, Uzi Yaron to speak about'What makes a good table grape'.

With interesting insight from the growing and commercial side you can be sure there is plenty to discuss!

The Jupiter Group is an award-winning fresh produce grower with a simple vision – to be the most transparent company in fresh produce. With a year-round supply and innovative new variety development, Jupiter is hailed as one of the world’s leading fresh produce companies. Beyond their speciality in growing grape and citrus, Jupiter’s expertise also covers avocado, pineapple and kiwi in all formats and sizes across retail, wholesale, and food service businesses globally. Jupiter Group are different because they have digitised their supply chain and control a true seed to shelf process. The result? A consistent, transparent, trusted and traceable supply. On Jupiter’s own farms and those of their growing partners, the way they do business has British standards, global cultural heritage and unrivalled entrepreneurial spirit. Jupiter’s BRCGS AA rated prepared

fruit facilities in the UK provide a range of pots, punnets and trays alongside co-branded products such as their Babybel® Light Cheese, Apple & Grapes snack pack. They have ranked consecutively for three years in the prestigious The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for International Growth, most recently at number 17.

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Jupiter Group's Head of Sales, Gareth Wilcock was joined by Andy Nudds-Hunter, Sharpak Aylesham’s UK Retail Director to discuss how the Prevented Ocean Plastic™ (POP) initiative has provided a fantastic, recycled solution for our prepared fruit punnets.

The Jupiter Group is an award-winning fresh produce grower with a simple vision – to be the most transparent company in fresh produce. With a year-round supply and innovative new variety development, Jupiter is hailed as one of the world’s leading fresh produce companies. Beyond their speciality in growing grape and citrus, Jupiter’s expertise also covers avocado, pineapple and kiwi in all formats and sizes across retail, wholesale, and food service businesses globally. Jupiter Group are different because they have digitised their supply chain and control a true seed to shelf process. The result? A consistent, transparent, trusted and traceable supply. On Jupiter’s own farms and those of their growing partners, the way they do business has British standards, global cultural heritage and unrivalled entrepreneurial spirit. Jupiter’s BRCGS AA rated prepared fruit facilities in the UK provide a range of pots, punnets and trays alongside co-branded products such as their Babybel® Light Cheese, Apple & Grapes snack pack. They have ranked consecutively for three years in the prestigious The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for International Growth, most recently at number 17.

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Jupiter Group's Procurement Manager Thinus Delport hosts Kobus Botha, Head of Farming SA to discuss the forthcoming season of South African citrus.

Learn more about Jupiter's SA farms, citrus varieties and how a packhouse upgrade has improved the quality of the fruit.

The Jupiter Group is an award-winning fresh produce grower with a simple vision – to be the most transparent company in fresh produce. With a year-round supply and innovative new variety development, Jupiter is hailed as one of the world’s leading fresh produce companies. Beyond their speciality in growing grape and citrus, Jupiter’s expertise also covers avocado, pineapple and kiwi in all formats and sizes across retail, wholesale, and food service businesses globally. Jupiter Group are different because they have digitised their supply chain and control a true seed to shelf process. The result? A consistent, transparent, trusted and traceable supply. On Jupiter’s own farms and those of their growing partners, the way they do business has British standards, global cultural heritage and unrivalled entrepreneurial spirit. Jupiter’s BRCGS AA rated prepared fruit facilities in the UK provide a range of pots, punnets and trays alongside co-branded products such as their Babybel® Light Cheese, Apple & Grapes snack pack. They have ranked consecutively for three years in the prestigious The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for International Growth, most recently at number 17.

Contact [email protected]

In the first episode of 2022, our Head of Sales, Gareth was joined by Damian, our Head of Grapes to discuss our latest season of Indian table grapes.

Speaking about our Growing Together partners in India, Sahyadri Farms, Gareth and Damian discussed the awarding of the exclusive ARRA™ varieties production rights back in 2019, as well as the development of our state-of-the-art new variety nursery and the facilities found on farm.

The Jupiter Group is an award-winning fresh produce grower with a simple vision – to be the most transparent company in fresh produce. With a year-round supply and innovative new variety development, Jupiter is hailed as one of the world’s leading fresh produce companies. Beyond their speciality in growing grape and citrus, Jupiter’s expertise also covers avocado, pineapple and kiwi in all formats and sizes across retail, wholesale, and food service businesses globally. Jupiter Group are different because they have digitised their supply chain and control a true seed to shelf process. The result? A consistent, transparent, trusted and traceable supply. On Jupiter’s own farms and those of their growing partners, the way they do business has British standards, global cultural heritage and unrivalled entrepreneurial spirit. Jupiter’s BRCGS AA rated prepared fruit facilities in the UK provide a range of pots, punnets and trays alongside co-branded products such as their Babybel® Light Cheese, Apple & Grapes snack pack. They have ranked consecutively for three years in the prestigious The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for International Growth, most recently at number 17.

Contact [email protected]

To discuss our forthcoming season of South African citrus, our Junior Farm Manager Rotondwa joined our Head of Citrus Kenny in this short helping of The Pod.

The Jupiter Group is an award-winning fresh produce grower with a simple vision– to be the most transparent brand in fresh produce. With a year-round supply and innovative new variety development, Jupiter is hailed as one of the world’s leading fresh produce companies Beyond their speciality in growing grape and citrus, Jupiter’s expertise also covers avocado, pineapple and kiwi in all formats and sizes across retail, wholesale, and food service businesses globally. Jupiter Group are different because they have digitised their supply chain and control a true seed to shelf process. The result? A consistent, transparent, trusted and traceable supply. On Jupiter’s own farms and those of their growing partners, the way they do business has British standards, global cultural heritage and unrivalled entrepreneurial spirit. They have ranked consecutively for three years in the prestigious The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for International Growth, most recently at number 17.

Produced by Jupiter Group from their UK HQ, this podcast is aimed at those in the fresh produce industry or individuals with an interest in the fruit business

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As a way of celebrating the upcoming festive period our Head of Citrus Kenny, alongside our Marketing Manager Nathan delved into the history of one of Christmas’s most loved traditions; finding an orange in your stocking...

The Jupiter Group is an award-winning fresh produce grower with a simple vision– to be the most transparent brand in fresh produce. With a year-round supply and innovative new variety development, Jupiter is hailed as one of the world’s leading fresh produce companies Beyond their speciality in growing grape and citrus, Jupiter’s expertise also covers avocado, pineapple and kiwi in all formats and sizes across retail, wholesale, and food service businesses globally. Jupiter Group are different because they have digitised their supply chain and control a true seed to shelf process. The result? A consistent, transparent, trusted and traceable supply. On Jupiter’s own farms and those of their growing partners, the way they do business has British standards, global cultural heritage and unrivalled entrepreneurial spirit. They have ranked consecutively for three years in the prestigious The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for International Growth, most recently at number 17.

Produced by Jupiter Group from their UK HQ, this podcast is aimed at those in the fresh produce industry or individuals with an interest in the fruit business

Contact [email protected]

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In our most recent podcast from our series, ‘The Pod’, our Head of People Teresa was joined by Clinical Psychologist and expert in all things happiness, Dr Vikki Barnes.

Launched earlier last month, Free Happiness: the art and science of positivity, Dr Vikki’s first book, is an accessible, life affirming book that includes inspiration of how to live your best life, no matter what.

The Jupiter Group is an award-winning fresh produce grower with a simple vision– to be the most transparent brand in fresh produce. With a year-round supply and innovative new variety development, Jupiter is hailed as one of the world’s leading fresh produce companies Beyond their speciality in growing grape and citrus, Jupiter’s expertise also covers avocado, pineapple and kiwi in all formats and sizes across retail, wholesale, and food service businesses globally. Jupiter Group are different because they have digitised their supply chain and control a true seed to shelf process. The result? A consistent, transparent, trusted and traceable supply. On Jupiter’s own farms and those of their growing partners, the way they do business has British standards, global cultural heritage and unrivalled entrepreneurial spirit. They have ranked consecutively for three years in the prestigious The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for International Growth, most recently at number 17.

Produced by Jupiter Group from their UK HQ, this podcast is aimed at those in the fresh produce industry or individuals with an interest in the fruit business

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Learn more about Dr Vikki Barnes: https://www.drvikkibarnes.com/

In our latest episode from The Pod, our Head of Citrus Kenny MacLeod was joined by Jupiter’s Head of Sales Gareth Wilcock to discuss our forthcoming season of Moroccan citrus.

In what is our 21st podcast release, the duo spoke about the unique nature of citrus production in Northern Africa, our points of difference in the industry and how we’re continuing to demonstrate our commitment to be the most transparent brand in fresh produce.

The Jupiter Group is an award-winning fresh produce grower with a simple vision– to be the most transparent brand in fresh produce. With a year-round supply and innovative new variety development, Jupiter is hailed as one of the world’s leading fresh produce companies Beyond their speciality in growing grape and citrus, Jupiter’s expertise also covers avocado, pineapple and kiwi in all formats and sizes across retail, wholesale, and food service businesses globally. Jupiter Group are different because they have digitised their supply chain and control a true seed to shelf process. The result? A consistent, transparent, trusted and traceable supply. On Jupiter’s own farms and those of their growing partners, the way they do business has British standards, global cultural heritage and unrivalled entrepreneurial spirit. They have ranked consecutively for three years in the prestigious The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for International Growth, most recently at number 17.

Produced by Jupiter Group from their UK HQ, this podcast is aimed at those in the fresh produce industry or individuals with an interest in the fruit business

Contact [email protected]