Banana news archive – Page 143
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GM banana plants resist disease
An Israeli bio-technology company has genetically modified banana plants so that they are completely resistant to pathogenic nematodes.
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ArticleFyffes announces surprise de-merger
Fyffes has announced it plans to de-merge its general produce and distribution business into a new business separate from its banana, pineapple and melon operation.
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ArticleHodge hogs the podium
Andy Hodge, the rower sponsored by JP Fruit as he builds towards the 2012 Olympics, showed he is in pretty good shape already, as his GB coxless fours team landed gold in the World Rowing Championships at Dorney Lake, Windsor.
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Banana proposal denied
Insiders close to the president of the European Parliament have denied Josep Borrell proposed a 20 per cent reduction in the import tariff for bananas arriving in the EU
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ArticleAgrofair bananas for bikers
Fairtrade company Agrofair UK will donate 800 bananas to the annual Action 100 cycle ride over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
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Expectations are sized up again
The late Florian Brann, who ruled the Outspan Organisation in Europe during the 1960s and into the 1970s, believed public
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ArticleTesco way ahead in online battle
Tesco.com takes 66 per cent of all online grocery orders placed in the UK, according to research results published by comScore Networks. But Sainsbury’s online delivery charges came out cheapest.
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Banana dumping causes Greek stand-off
The proposed disposal of 2,000 tonnes of rotting bananas has caused a dispute in Greece.
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ArticleBlythman singles out unethical suppliers
An ethical meal would comprise Innocent Smoothies and Abel and Cole organics, but would exclude South African apples and produce from Dole, according to food journalist Joanna Blythman.
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ArticleIsrael on slow road to recovery
Reconstructing and recovering the war damages to the agricultural infrastructure in Israel’s war-damaged northern region will require from three-to-five years, according to minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon.
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New packaging to reduce banana bruising
Bruised bananas could be a thing of the past with a Banana Saver launched this week.
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ArticleFairtrade lifeline for Dominican banana growers
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica has urged consumers to keep buying Fairtrade bananas, to help boost the Windward Island’s economy.
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ArticleJS consumers prioritise fruit and veg
The fresh produce health message may be getting through to consumers, with 92 per cent of the population putting both fresh fruit and some kind of fresh vegetable in their shopping basket each week, research by Sainsbury’s has revealed.
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ArticleSales and profits down at Del Monte
Global fresh fruit producer, marketer, and distributor Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc has announced a drop in net sales and gross profit for the second quarter of 2006, compared with the same period last year.
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ArticleBanana tariffs affect Chiquita results
The banana import regime in Europe has been cited for a reduction in net profit at Chiquita Brands International in Q2, 2006.
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Telling great stories with fun and flair
Tina Fotherby is managing director of PR agency, the Yes Consultancy. She talks to Elspeth Waters about the whys, wherefores and myths surrounding public relations and what it can offer fresh produce companies, in particular.
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Rival ripeness sticker ready for launch
A US academic has developed a sticker that tells consumers when fresh produce is ready to eat.
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ArticleUK gets US inspiration
A surge in new soft-fruit varieties from the US is forming the backbone of production in an extended UK season.
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ArticleEU offers banana olive branch
The European Union has offered a new proposal to four Latin American countries to try and avoid legal action by them against its banana import regime before the WTO.
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More produce gets cartoon treatment
Children’s entertainment brand Nickelodeon is teaming up with US food firms to launch a children’s range of fruit and vegetable products featuring some of its popular cartoon characters.