Remember Kim Carr’s dire warning: ‘The government has effectively signed the death warrant on Australia’s last fresh-fruit cannery, ensuring the destruction of thousands of jobs.’ Bear in mind the Labor stalwart’s cacophony when you ponder the stunning turnaround in SPC Ardmona’s fortunes. Far from being propped up by taxpayer handouts, the fresh fruit business owes everything to the sound principles embraced by federal cabinet and, more importantly, to thousands of individual consumers.