Banana news archive – Page 158
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ArticleRetail fanfare for Fairtrade Fortnight
Fairtrade Fortnight kicked off this week with the major retailers pledging further commitment to the cause and undertaking significant in-store activity.
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ArticleSteep learning curve
Giving free fruit to children seems admirable in anyone’s book, but the school scheme appears to have courted nothing but negative attention in recent months. Elspeth Waters caught up with some of the key players in the SFVS to get a more balanced evaluation of its activities.
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ArticleFyffes profits rise 27.9 per cent
Fyffes has reported a 27.9 per cent rise in pre-tax profits for the year to the end of December 2005.
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ArticleFairtrade fair world
Demand for Fairtrade products is at an all-time high but many supporters believe more can still be achieved. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Drugs call scuppers EU sending
Bolivian president Evo Morales is in hot water with the banana industry only a month into office
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Banana union "irresponsible"
The president of the Panamanian banana producing co-operative Coosemupar, Gutiérrez, has labelled the union Sitrachilco as “irresponsible”.
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Chiquita upbeat despite losses
Chiquita has announced triumphant results for 2005 despite severe losses.
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Ethical training for produce
UK Produce companies are showing their commitment to ethical trading with a significant number signed up for the Ethical Trading Initiative’s brand new training programme.
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ArticleFresh new service into Dover
Dover Cargo Terminal has secured a third liner service for 2006 with a new weekly service from Central America.
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Transitory banana arrangements set
A European Commission management committee for bananas has approved a transitory regime for ACP banana exports to the EU.
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Where is the value in adding value?
It’s an interesting concept isn’t it? - creating a PR campaign that aims to add value to your existing volume of
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Peru looks to export expansion
Peruvian producers are looking to expand their product range on the export market.
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Fairnando banana success
A German-based importer is having success across Europe with a Fairtrade organic banana.
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Belize gets EU aid for bananas
The European Commission last week presented a cheque for BZD3m (£870,000) to the Belize government...
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ArticleSalanova wins innovation award in Berlin
Salanova, a unique lettuce range from Rijk Zwaan has been crowned Innovation of the Year at Fruit Logistica 2006.
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EU expansion fears only partly founded
Were the fears expressed by European fruit and vegetable growers regarding the latest round of expansion of the EU justified? Only in some respects, according to Dr Wilhelm Ellinger of the Central Market and Price Reporting Office (ZMP) in Bonn.
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ArticleColombia’s flower power
Carnations were the foundation for the Colombian flower business as it began its rise to global prominence in the mid-1960s. While roses often steal the show, Colombia is the world’s largest exporter of carnations and one of the biggest exporters to the UK is Aposentos Flowers. Tommy Leighton visited Britania Farm, one of the company’s four farms in close proximity in the Bogotá Savannah.
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Mixed bag for banana countries
While some celebrate export earnings, volumes are down and Ecuador is wary of the impact of the new EU regime.
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ArticleProduced in Taiwan
Taiwan may have been famed for its cheap and cheerful consumer goods, but now the country is hoping to achieve wider recognition for its high quality fruit and vegetable production as it looks to rebuild in the wake of a major natural disaster. Ed Bedington reports from Taiwan.