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New research from global market analysts Plimsoll Publishing Ltd has identified 22 inspirational companies who are prospering within the UK Fresh Produce sector.

British clothing retailers have been hitting the headlines in recent months, among store closures and claims that sales have “fallen off a cliff”, the sector certainly seems to be going through a difficult time.

A new report from Plimsoll has analysed the financial health of the UK Fresh Produce industry.

Founded in 1993, The Cruise Line is the UK’s original luxury cruise specialist and is renowned for providing outstanding service with competitive pricing and value for money. Based in Sussex, they are experts in creating tailor-made, worldwide itineraries unique to each customer.

Economic activity has rebounded strongly in most countries after the pandemic. Record growth has been seen in wide sections of the economy over the last quarter, as supply struggled to match 18 months of pent-up demand flooding into markets. However, after an explosive first quarter of growth, after restrictions were eased, economic reality appears to be starting to bite. Growth has fallen to its lowest level in 6 months as slower consumer spending in the face of rising infection rates.

The annual Plimsoll Mood Survey never fails to throw a surprise or two. Our end of year survey gauges how business leaders are feeling heading into the next trading year,  and 2020’s survey results are the most surprising to date.

The coronavirus is, without doubt, the biggest disruption most businesses and their leaders will ever face. While the magnitude of the impact it has had on the health of companies and markets is only now starting to become clear, there are, among the despair of job losses and closures, some companies that continue to ride a wave.

The UK tech sector has retained its position as the biggest in Europe and the third biggest globally with a combined value of more than US$1 trillion. However, there are growing concerns that this jewel in the British industrial crown could get sucked into the maelstrom of staffing, energy and administrative crises enveloping other industries.

Waste management is going through a period of flux as the sector fragments into shifting lifestyle trends, increased end-user convenience and macroeconomic shifts.

Zombie companies have been kept afloat by cheap money and favourable governance over the past decade and a half. The economic crises from the ‘Great Recession’ that followed the 2008 financial crash, to the impact of Brexit and onto the pandemic, didn’t force as many companies out of business as a normally would have been expected.