Tru-Cape: now for a bigger slice of the fruit market pie
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing's supply of apples and pears is growing - and so are its marketing ambitions. The company plans to increase market share in Africa, the Middle East and the Far East, says Tru-Cape MD Roelf Pienaar.
What were the main highlights and challenges of your first year as managing director of Tru-Cape?
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It has been a massive adjustment and challenge to go from a retail environment at Pick n Pay, where I dealt with suppliers, to an agribusiness where I had to deal with retailers. But because of my background in finances and the retail sector, I came with a fresh approach to the fruit industry. In the retail business I was driven by operating plans, budgeting and strategising, and I've been able to bring that ability to strategise to the table and apply it in fruit marketing...
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