Angelica Camacho-González, trade specialist at ProColombia UK

Julia is joined by Angelica Camacho-González, trade specialist at ProColombia UK. Angelica helps Colombian food producers understand the UK market and make the most of export opportunities here.

Colombia is well known as an exporter of bananas and coffee, but there is so much more to the country and its food sector. Angelica talks about the growth in Colombian avocados and efforts to bring new exotic fruit and added-value food products to the UK market. Plus, she shares her perspective on how the country is responding to the threat of climate change and what its trading relations have been like with the UK post-Brexit.

Articles discussed by Angelica and Julia:

Consumer demand for sustainably sourced products sees Fairtrade sales boom | Confectionery News

Scrap produce packaging, says WRAP | Fruitnet

Risks to global supply chains rising as climate change worsens, IPCC warns | FT

Links to the big food and grocery retail stories this week:

Tesco launches relief operation to help refugees fleeing Ukraine | The Grocer

Halewood to move production of J.J Whitley vodka from Russia to UK | The Grocer

Sainsbury’s to close 200 cafes putting 2,000 jobs at risk | BBC News

Grocery prices in UK rise at fastest rate in eight years, data shows | The Guardian

Supermarket sweep: Lidl’s market share pips Co-Op | The Times

Convenience store giant McColl's scrambles to stave off collapse | Sky News

Tesco to stop selling baby wipes that contain plastic in first for UK supermarkets | The Guardian

Cosmic Crisp makes European entry | Fruitnet