Banana news archive – Page 163
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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.
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ArticleJP Fruit backs rower's Olympic bid
JP Fruit is launching a banana campaign with top Olympic oarsman Andy Hodge.
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ArticleSpreading the news
British Summer Fruits and Winter Berries won this year’s Re:fresh Marketing Campaign of the Year award, sponsored by Pr2. The campaign is devised and run by London PR agency Sputnik Communications and Tommy Leighton asks Lucy Rickett what made it into an award winner
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ArticleDover success down to cranes
New cranes at Dover Cargo Terminal have been instrumental in getting the port new business.
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ArticleEcuador ready to challenge EU
Ecuador has said it is ready to take the EU to a World Trade Organisation disputes panel over the €176 tariff regime introduced on January 1, this year as political pressure mounts in the country for action.
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Back to the grind and half a glass
Now we’ve all finished watching grown men dive and cheat their way through what is meant to be the world’s
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Friendly fruit from Ecuador
Ecuadorian exporter Exporganic SA is hoping to capitalise on the perceived health and environmental benefits of organic food by branding its bananas Friendly.
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Ecuador's growers threaten strike
In Ecuador growers are threatening to strike if the government does not take action to enforce payment of the official banana price.
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ArticleConvenient resilience
The entrance of multiple retailers into the convenience store arena was greeted despondently by many in the sector, some of whom said it was the preliminary sounding of the death knell for traditional c-store operators. As Tommy Leighton reports, it has so far proved more of a rallying cry and, for fresh produce, it has opened new avenues of opportunity.
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ArticlePassionately trying to make a difference
Duncan White, was part of the brains trust that brought Fairtrade fruit to the UK. As Fairtrade enjoys a period in the spotlight this month, he talks to Elspeth Waters about the challenges and rewards of working with an alternative business model for exporting fruit.
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Winds ravage Panama
Recent high winds in Panama have severely affected banana production in the Central American country.
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Fairtrade bananas triumph at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's has announced its sales growth in Fairtrade bananas is outstripping conventional bananas three to one.
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ArticleRedbridge snacks in national rollout
Redbridge’s trials selling loose individual pieces of fruit in stores in the Greater London area have proved such a success that its new 5 A DAY fruit snacking range will be rolled out nationwide.
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ArticleFairtrade sales rocket
Agrofair kicked off the 10-year anniversary of Fairtrade fruit imports to Europe, this week, with the announcement of record sales.