Banana news archive – Page 164
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ArticleBanana producers prepare for new regime
Latin American producers will gather in Costa Rica to discuss the viability of the new EU banana import regime
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ArticleMangoes move up ladder
Produce-savvy consumers are demanding more from their mangoes than ever before and with seasonality, fairtrade and speciality types climbing high on the list of priorities, the race is on for suppliers and retailers to keep up with an increasingly sophisticated demand. Emma Hardy reports.
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ArticleFavorita offers seminar solution
Favorita Fruit Company in Ecuador is offering its suppliers cost-free best practice seminars.
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ArticleCarnival date for bananas
Caribbean bananas will once again benefit from promotion at the Notting Hill Carnival.
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ArticleA bitter sweet Symphony
With the Environment Agency slamming major retailers on their pollution records and the EU Waste Directive altered to include biodegradable plastics in its recycling targets ñ isn't there room for some serious improvement in the food packaging industry? Allan Blacher of Symphony Environmental thinks there is.
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Beacon targets fruit drinks
Brecon-based Beacon Foods is aiming to conquer the fruit-drinks market.
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ArticleConvenience sweeps supermarkets
I have always been surprised that retailers have not cottoned on to selling a mix of apple varieties sooner. There are some examples of poly-bagged product admittedly, but is is difficult to see exactly what you are getting regardless of the information on the label, writes the Journal's David Shapley in his regular retail column.
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Whiter than white
It seems that of late bananas have been on the minds not just of Journal staff, as we prepared last week's banana supplement,
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ArticleBanana NGOs re-active
Non-governmental organisations in the banana sector are becoming more active again after a prolonged period of apparent inactivity as banana price deflation has hit 30 per cent over the past 12 months.
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Kiwi appeal
Scientists at New Zealand's HortResearch are working hard on developing a kiwifruit that peels as easily as a banana.
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Chiquita goes bananas for regeneration scheme
Four UK schools have been awarded £20,000 each by Chiquita bananas to transform their school grounds.
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Sainsbury's results disappoint City
Sainsbury's chief executive Sir Peter Davis has expressed his dissatisfaction with the supermarket group's sales growth, which last quarter fell below city forecasts.
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Supasweet proving attractive
I've already touched on the launch of Supasweet onions, but while driving to the onion fields of Bedfordshire, I came across
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Waitrose spreads ethics of Windwards
Waitrose has been using shelf barkers to hammer home the message to customers that emphasise the ethical and political issues relating to the banana industry.
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Summer boost for banana category sales
The Banana Group has joined forces with TV celebrity chef and barbecue expert Ross Burden to launch a nationwide "Go bananas on your bbq" consumer campaign.
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Sainsbury's responds to Fairtrade profit claims
Sainsbury's has responded to a Sunday Times report which accused the group and other supermarkets of exploiting customers' goodwill by overcharging for Fairtrade products.
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Bananas need lasting solution
Pressure group Euroban has chosen the 10th anniversary of the EU banana regime to call for a lasting solution to global banana trade strife.
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Top two retailers make mango commitment
Both Tesco and Sainsbury's are to stock Burkina Faso-grown Fairtrade mangoes.
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Tanzania full of promise
With a supply portfolio similar to Kenya, Tanzania has the potential to substantially increase its exports of fresh fruit and vegetables to Western Europe.
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Sainsbury's "first for fresh"
Sainsbury's went on the road last week to launch its new "first for fresh" campaign to all of the chain's duty and produce managers and today launched it to the national press.