The BFJA Annual Symposium took place on Thursday 20 June 2024 at the Innholders Hall, London. The theme was Natural Sugar Reduction in Fruit Juice- What does that mean for the Industry?
The speakers were:
David Hammond- Eurofins
Franz Ennser- Austria Juice
Gali Yarom, Better Juice (Israel)
The event was chaired by David McDiarmid from Princes. You can find David’s presentation here and Franz’s presentation here.
The next BFJA Annual Symposium will take place on Thursday 19 June 2025
There is currently a scarcity of orange juice across the world – we are, at this moment, in a very difficult situation, as orange juice is at the lowest availability for more than 50 years,
This severe shortage is due to crop failures in Florida and historically low juice inventories in Brazil. With extreme weather becoming more frequent & tree diseases diminishing harvest yields, price increases are expected.
Suppliers and manufacturers are working hard to manage the situation to limit these shortages but realistically this situation could be with us for a while.
British Fruit Juice Association Celebrating the British fruit & vegetable juice industry...
The British Fruit Juice Association (BFJA) represents the interests of those who utilise fruit juice within the United Kingdom. Founded in 1941 by the then Ministry of Food, our role was to ensure the continued supply of high quality juices. Since this time, the organisation has evolved considerably.
The BFJA now provides a focal point for knowledge-sharing, networking, up-skilling and resource-sharing amongst businesses working in the juice industry. The BFJA’s membership is diverse, consisting of fruit juice importers, contract packers, transport and storage professionals, blenders, fruit and vegetable processors, category managers, new product developers, distributors, juice creators and those that bring risk management services to the industry. The BFJA represents businesses who are involved across the entire supply chain of fruit juices that are both large, small and anything in-between, including a number of start-ups.
Read our pamphlet on the facts about 100% fruit juice.
Click here for a video which explains the benefit of fruit juice
BFJA's focus
TRADE
SUSTAINABILITY
NUTRITION
Membership
Member benefits include the following and click here to find more details:
Lobbying
Knowledge transfer
Information and education
Events and networking
A collective voice of the UK fruit juice industry
Sustainability tips
Shared resources
Fruit Juice Matters (FJM) campaign
An insight to what’s going on in the external agenda
Fruit Juice contacts
Partnership working with similar associations
Membership of IFU
A monthly newsletter
The Fruit Juice Science Centre
The BFJA works closely with the Fruit Juice Science Centre, a science information centre, whose mission it is to provide evidence based information to consumers, journalists and healthcare professionals on the role of 100% fruit juice in diets and health.
Here are some resources they have developed outlining the benefits of 100% fruit juice: