Banana news archive – Page 155

  • Heading for new waters
    Article

    AEL moves service out of Dover

    2005-01-18T16:01:01Z

    Compagnie Fruitière shipping subsidiary Africa Express Line (AEL) is switching arrival ports from Dover to Portsmouth for its West African banana and pineapple service to the UK.

  • Article

    Fyffes court case moves home

    2005-01-17T10:01:01Z

    Fyffes €85m insider trading action against DCC and its chief executive Jim Flavin is set to move to a new home.

  • Article

    Ugandan bananas on course for UK

    2005-01-15T11:01:00Z

    Ugandan exporters are carrying out a trial shipment of bananas by land and sea via Mombasa to Felixtowe Port in the UK with the hope of opening up a new land/sea route.

  • Article

    Label rage the new phenomenon

    2005-01-13T16:18:00Z

    New-look labels seem to be all the rage in 2005, writes David Shapley.Marks & Spencer has certainly gone to town with its

  • Article

    Joined-up approach

    2005-01-13T16:17:52Z

    To start the new year, the Journal’s monthly look at the 5 A DAY campaign features one of its five integral strands -

  • Article

    Costa Rica counts flood costs

    2005-01-13T16:01:00Z

    Banana production areas on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica have suffered following heavy rainfall and flooding on Sunday and Monday this week.

  • Banana Wars Two?
    Article

    Banana Wars Two?

    2005-01-08T14:01:00Z

    The European Union is under increasing pressure to delay revising its banana import regime as the only way to avoid reigniting the bitter "banana wars" of the 1990s, Caribbean producers said yesterday.

  • Tesco optimises its offer
    Article

    Tesco optimises its offer

    2005-01-06T17:26:07Z

    By Ananbella de Sousa

  • RHG improves its fitness
    Article

    RHG improves its fitness

    2005-01-06T17:25:27Z

    The 2004 grape tender at Tesco left Kent-based Richard Hochfeld Group (RHG) in a much stronger position with the UK’s leading retailer. Not only has the company benefited from larger programmes, RHG has examined every facet of its business to emerge a fitter organisation, better equipped to meet the expectations of its major UK customer. Tommy Leighton reports.

  • Onward and upward at JP
    Article

    Onward and upward at JP

    2005-01-06T17:21:10Z

    JP Fruit Distributors (JPFD) has expanded its grape business as the category as a whole enjoys a continuous and healthy upward sales spiral. Tommy Leighton talks to the Dartford-based supplier.

  • Article

    Mandy in first talks on bananas

    2005-01-04T16:01:01Z

    EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson is in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana this week to hold talks with trade ministers and discuss bananas.

  • Article

    Taiwan looks to expand banana horizons

    2005-01-01T16:01:01Z

    The Taiwanese Council of Agriculture (COA) will continue its pilot program next year to allow unrestricted exports of bananas from the country.

  • Article

    Fruit donations for schools

    2004-12-24T17:01:00Z

    Youngsters in Oswestry have been tucking into some healthy treats, thanks to a local fruit and veg supplier’s donations.

  • Article

    Fyffes faces backlash

    2004-12-20T12:01:00Z

    Fyffes is under scrutiny following the revelation that the company’s 1999 accounts were boosted by a previously undisclosed provision of €19 million.

  • Ivory the ACP engine room
    Article

    Ivory the ACP engine room

    2004-12-16T15:49:28Z

    Despite political troubles in the Côte d’Ivoire, as the Ivory Coast is now officially known, the country remains the largest ACP exporter of fresh produce to the European Union.

  • Article

    DCC insistent in Fyffes shares case

    2004-12-15T17:01:00Z

    DCC insisted Wednesday that its controversial sale of Fyffes shares was "entirely lawful", the High Court in Ireland heard.

  • Article

    Fyffes court case continues

    2004-12-13T10:01:02Z

    The Fyffes court case rumbles on in ireland, with attention centred on Worldoffruit.com.

  • Chiquita releases banana price details
    Article

    Chiquita releases banana price details

    2004-12-12T17:01:01Z

    Chiquita Brands International has announced regional information on banana prices and volume for the first two months of the 2004 fourth quarter.

  • Jones
    Article

    Sainsbury's widens organic offer

    2004-12-12T08:00:59Z

    Sainsbury’s is hoping to boost its organic category by widening the selection, said organics buyer, Rhian Jones.

  • Mandy makes bananas a priority
    Article

    Mandy makes bananas a priority

    2004-12-10T17:01:00Z

    New European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson has already placed bananas high on his agenda, after less than a month in his new post.