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Care Study Zaluski Strawberries

1

1. 
   False – strawberries are rich in Vitamin C and are high in fibre.
   
2. 
   True
   
3. 
   False – the USA is the biggest producer of strawberries in the world.
   
4. 
   True
   
5. 
   True
   
6. 
   True
   
7. 
   True
   
8. 
   Nobody is certain about the real origins of the name.
   
9. 
   True
   

2

1. 
   A consumer would probably want strawberries that are clean, ripe, bright red all
   

over, firm, sweet, not bruised and not decayed.

2. 
   Because Schuurman have just upgraded to refrigerated display units and they want to be sure that incoming fruit is of top quality, to extend shelf life and reduce wastage.
   
3. 
   Hank Batten’s email speaks of ‘industry best practices’, implying that Schuurman have a modern, proactive approach to quality, while Zaluski’s website promotes the traditional side of production.
   
4. 
   She will probably want to contact Zaluski to see what can be done to improve quality.
   

3

She wants to fix a date for a supplier audit, sooner rather than later!

4

Suzanne will certainly need to investigate the facts relating to all the key factors listed under each bullet point.

5

1. 
   picking bonus
   
2. 
   training
   
3. 
   10 cm
   
4. 
   three or four
   
5. 
   three degrees
   
6. 
   records
   
7. 
   training
   
8. 
   bonus
   
9. 
   refrigeration system
   
10. 
    two or three
    

6

The main areas of improvement that should be covered are the following: train the pickers and pay bonuses based on fruit quality, not just quantity reduce the depth of trays to five centimetres

reduce the transport time from the field to the cooler (one hour maximum)

cool berries to 0–1 °C

keep records of cooler and storage shed temperatures train packers and pay bonuses for good packing check the refrigeration system on each truck

monitor the phasing-out of nitrogen fertilizers

4.