Banana news archive – Page 142
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Supermarkets enter cost-cutting battle
Fresh produce suppliers could feel the squeeze even more over the coming weeks, as UK supermarkets continue to cut costs on hundreds of lines.
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Fresh Del Monte announces acquisitions
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc has bought two Costa Rican fruit producers and an affiliated sales and marketing business in a deal worth $403 million (£204.6m).
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ArticleNo taking the biscuit with EiC
With UK business estimated to be losing 175 million sick days every year, Eat in Colour (EiC) has called on the country’s workforce and their bosses to take “The Bowl Not Biscuit Challenge”.
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AgroFair reveals 60 per cent boost in turnover
Pioneering and specialist Fairtrade fruit company AgroFair UK has announced an annual turnover of £7.3 million, with year-on-year growth figures of 60 per cent to December 2007.
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ArticleBanana price wars condemned
The latest round of price-cutting in the banana category has been condemned by overseas aid charities.
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ArticleFairtrade awareness rising fast
Consumer awareness of the Fairtrade mark has shot up from 57 to 70 per cent in the UK in the last 12 months, according to latest research commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation.
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ArticleFresh waste mountain
When the results of a study conducted by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) into household food waste were revealed earlier this month, the national media was quick to pounce on the shocking statistics. Unsurprisingly, fruit and veg came out as one of the prime candidates for being binned - even while in edible condition. Laura Gould examines what steps consumers, and indeed the whole supply chain, can take to minimise their food waste footprint.
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EU to appeal banana ruling
The European Commission has said it will appeal a ruling against its banana import regime made on Monday, when the World Trade Organisation (WTO) backed a complaint brought by the US.
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EU to appeal against WTO banana verdict
A WTO ruling that EU banana tariffs break international trade rules will be challenged
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ArticleWTO makes fresh banana ruling
The European Union was hit by a second ruling against its banana import regime yesterday when the World Trade Organisation backed a complaint brought by the US.
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ArticleClimate challenges for Costa Rica
The Costa Rican banana industry is getting serious about combating climate change following yet another very dry summer. Contrary weather has brought an increasing amount of damaging pests to the Central American country’s banana-producing regions, so exporters’ association Corbana - the National Banana Corporation - is making it its mission to solve the problem, while maintaining the high-quality standards the UK and European markets have come to expect. Elizabeth O'Keefe
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Chiquita finalises Atlanta sale
Chiquita announced on Tuesday that is to sell its German distribution business Atlanta AG to Univeg.
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ArticleGarden of Europe
Spain truly is the market garden of Europe, providing not only its own fruit and vegetable needs, but also a substantial proportion of those of the rest of the continent and beyond. Kathy Hammond looks across a handful of the different sectors.
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ArticleCould exotics become a credit crunch casualty?
Demand for exotic fruit has been strong over the last quarter, although supply issues on certain lines have made life tough for importers. However, could sales be set to fall as the usual summer lull and the credit crunch make their impact felt? Laura Gould reports.
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First quarter "excellent", reports Chiquita
Multinational banana giant Chiquita has reported strong first quarter results for 2008, and claims improved banana pricing has more than offset rising costs.
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ArticleCosta Rica expects fall in banana exports
Recovery from cold weather set to take time as export volumes slip to around 100m boxes
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ArticleFrench West Indies banana shipments return to France
CMA-CGM vessel lands in Dunkirk bringing 4,500 tonnes of bananas from Martinique, Guadeloupe and Suriname
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WTO backs Ecuador in EU banana tariff battle
Bonita Europe calls ruling a "ratification" of dollar suppliers' position but a spokesman for the European Commission says it will consider launching a further appeal against the panel's "purely formalistic approach"