Banana news archive – Page 150
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ArticleUK apple market on song
The apple market in the UK is performing well for southern hemisphere fruit, despite a sluggish performance on the Continent.
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ArticleMarks & Spencer raises banana bar
Marks & Spencer has become the first major UK retailer to stock 100 per cent organic loose bananas.
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Apple juice no wheeze
Increased consumption of apple juice or bananas may prevent childhood asthma, new research suggests.
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ArticleFruity Friday to top last year's fundraising total
The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) held its annual Fruity Friday last week and hopes to raise £220,000 for its worthy cause.
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Profit warning from Fyffes
Fyffes the Irish fruit distributor, has issued a profit warning.It has revised its adjusted operating profit target for 2007 down to about €15 million from €20 million.
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ArticleBananas in Sars claim
A bizarre rumour that bananas from the island of Hainan can cause the Sars virus is doing the rounds on the streets of China, according to reports from Bejing, where food scares are rife.
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Summer kicks off in style in produce aisles
At this time of year, there always seems to be plenty going on in produce departments. Summer is in the air, with the first
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Wales: totally sub-tropical
Wales’s reputation as home of dour, sensible veg: leeks, carrots, cauliflowers, has taken a battering with the production of the country’s first indigenous bananas.
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Pratt's under investigation
Pratt’s bananas will launch a “thorough and detailed investigation” into working conditions at its packing plant in Luton, Bedfordshire, in response to a BBC probe accusing the firm of exploiting migrant workers.
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Jamaican banana firm beset by profit fall
Banana exporter Jamaica Producers’ net profit fell dramatically for the first quarter of 2007, and the situation for the rest of the year is set to be equally tough.
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Dole settles out of court
Despite stating that two lawsuits leveled against it were without merit, Dole Food has settled out of court to end a dispute over alleged banana price fixing.
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ArticleSainsbury's sets out its stall
The push for corporate responsibility in the food industry has shifted from the government to the supermarkets, Sainsbury’s category manager Jat Sahota told the Re:fresh conference, before showcasing a number of initiatives led by the retailer.
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Red plums antioxidant miracle
New research carried out at the Volcani Center in Israel has found that red-skinned plums contain higher levels of antioxidants than any other deciduous fruit grown in the country.
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ArticleFoodservice award goes to Chef's Connection
Chef’s Connection was the deserved winner of the JP Fresh Foodservice Supplier of the Year award. Despite its growth and success, Chef’s Connection has remained entirely dedicated to its core ethos - supplying friendly, personal customer service of the very highest degree.
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ArticleRe:fresh treble for Waitrose
Waitrose has won the Foods from Spain Multiple Retailer of the Year at Re:fresh for the third time in four years. Obviously standing out from the crowd, Waitrose was singled out as the UK’s favourite retailer in the Consumer Satisfaction Index 2007 survey, scoring highly on quality, ambience, layout and customer service.
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Deal sealed for Chiquita vessels
Global banana giant Chiquita has struck a shipping agreement with Eastwind Maritime and NYK LauritzenCool, to sell its 12 refrigerated cargo vessels for $227 million (£114m).
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ArticleLondon commuters treated to free strawberries
Thousands of punnets of strawberries were given on Friday ahead of Cancer Prevention Week in May.
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ArticleFoundation slams pricing announcement
The Fairtrade Foundation has expressed its great regret at the decision by UK retailer Asda to slash the price of loose bananas by around 15p a kilo to 70p/kg, a move that has triggered yet another round in the ongoing price war on bananas between supermarkets and has already been followed by Tesco.
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Chiquita reports steady progress in 2007
Chiquita Brands International has released financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2007, revealing a 3 per cent year-over-year increase in net sales to $1.2 billion (£602 million).