Banana news archive – Page 112
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ArticlePGI status ‘soon’ for Canaries bananas
Producers believe bid for protected status will boost efforts to gain access to markets outside Spain
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ArticleGM bananas split opinion in Uganda
GM trials continue in Uganda in an attempt to combat destructive banana diseases, but resistance to the technology remains strong
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ArticleEcuadorean president makes banana threat
Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa is threatening to nationalise banana exports and imprison those exporters that do not respect the official banana price.
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ArticleCamposol denies worker allegations
Large scale Peruvian exporter Camposol has hit back at allegations of worker abuse levelled at it in a new report which has upped the pressure to introduce a groceries adjudicator.
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Communication is first step in good marketing
Years ago, a now long retired senior executive rang me up to ask my advice. It concerned the arrival of a new chief executive
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ArticleCourt dismisses Dole lawsuit
Multinational reveals that lawsuit brought by Nicaraguans claiming to have been banana workers has been thrown out
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ArticleEcuador tightens banana regulations
Ecuadorean Ministry of Agriculture brings into force new measure to establish fixed price per box of exported fruit
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ArticlePhilippines primes China for Class A bananas
China’s growing purchasing power and huge population has caught the eye of the Filipino banana industry
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ArticleAus-Philippine banana row escalates
The Philippine banana industry is calling for a strong national stand against Australia's non-tariff import barriers
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ArticleFairtrade sales break £1bn
Fairtrade sales have broken the £1 billion barrier with a 40 per cent jump to £1.17bn in 2010.
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ArticleFyffes ahead of expectations
Fyffes has posted preliminary results for 2010 ahead of expectations.
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ArticleCanaries launches new PR campaign
Advertising campaign will focus on highlighting nutritional qualities of Canaries bananas in Spanish domestic market
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ArticleChiquita suffers 'difficult' year
Chiquita Brands has reported a fall in full-year and fourth-quarter results for 2010 following a banana trading year that company chief executive Fernando Aguirre described as “one of the most difficult in decades”.
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Article‘Difficult’ year for Chiquita hits results
Multinational says challenging operating environment in Europe and adverse weather was behind fall in sales during 2010
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ArticlePhilippine rebels burn Sumifru equipment
Communist guerrillas have attacked a facility belonging to banana trader Sumifru in the southern Philippines
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ArticleDel Monte reports Q4 sales fall
Del Monte is optimistic for the year ahead despite reporting a fall in sales for the fourth quarter.
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ArticleSainsbury's strives for record Fairtrade sales
UK retailer wants to sell more Fairtrade bananas than ever and enhance position as world's largest Fairtrade retailer
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ArticleDominican Republic faces tough task
The Dominican Republic (DR) could be “like South Africa after de-regulation” with small exporters fighting for a place in the market, Savid has warned.
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ArticleWaitrose takes on Ocado
UK supermarket Waitrose has spent £10 million relaunching its online home-delivery service.
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Mexican bananas eye UK market
Mexican banana exporter Coliman is growing exports to Europe as part of a push to reach out to new markets.