Photo Caption: Fyffes Imogen Christmas (centre, with award); Toni Direito; Lucy Mitchell; Roger Crudge; John Hopkins – and fellow Fyffes colleagues – pictured receiving the ‘Ethical Sustainability Excellence’ 2025 award at the annual FPC Fresh Awards gala ceremony held in London recently.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- (Friday 3^rd October, 2025)

Fyffes has been commended for its ongoing contribution to environmental sustainability at the prestigious FPC Fresh Awards gala ceremony held in London recently.

The global banana and fruit producer was honoured with the ‘Ethical Sustainability Excellence’ 2025 award, on foot of what adjudicators termed ‘Fyffes respect for people, communities and planet’. “The organisation sets a shining example of how multi-national businesses can engage collective efforts to grow produce responsibly, and enrich people’s lives for a fairer, resilient future,” they added.

Chief amongst the measures taken by Fyffes – and cited by the judging panel – were the ‘significant strides made with water management, sustainable packaging, and greenhouse gas emissions,’ coupled with wider ethical practices that include ‘dedicated human rights impact assessments, gender equality programmes, and concentrated efforts to repurpose surplus food and reduce food waste’.

Accepting the award on behalf of the organisation, John Hopkins, Managing Director of Fyffes UK, thanked adjudicators for their recognition, adding: “We are proud to see the measures we have implemented towards environmental sustainability acknowledged. Sustainability is at the heart of Fyffes and our relationship with farmers, local communities,  customers and consumers.  The threat of climate change is not going away.  Our aim is to always be at the forefront of sustainability innovation and action to protect people and planet.” 

For further information, please contact: Sarah Hegarty / Fyffes Director of Communications / shegarty@fyffes.com

About Fyffes

For over 130 years Fyffes has brought a choice of tropical produce to countless millions around the world. We achieve the highest quality by nurturing relationships with our growers, supporting our employees, and diligently serving each link in the chain: production, procurement, shipping, ripening, distribution, and marketing. This approach has earned Fyffes leadership across multiple markets; today we are the largest importer of Fairtrade-certified bananas in the world. We are also one of the largest banana and pineapple importers in Europe and the biggest melon importer in North America. We became part of the Sumitomo Corporation in 2017, advancing our industry leadership in many exciting ways.

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