Banana news archive – Page 172
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Chiquita goes direct
Banana multinational, Chiquita Brands International, is making the UK its first port of call in Europe.
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Honduras on road to recovery
Authorities in Honduras are predicting that banana production in 2001 will near levels achieved prior to the devastating hurricane Mitch of 1997.
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Banana dispute settled
EU agriculture ministers have approved a new, first-come-first-served regime for the import of bananas by a 14 to one majority.
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New lease of Fyffes
Fyffes has given its Glasgow wholesale market facility a complete overhaul in the past six weeks.
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Bananas about sport
Promotion of sports events is unlocking important markets for Fyffes bananas.
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Wibdeco goes direct
The Windward Islands Banana Development Company is to starting trading directly in the UK.
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Costa Rica sees banana exports tumble
Inclement weather earlier in the year is still having an impact on sendings of bananas from Costa Rica.
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Reefers join forces
Two of the biggest names in reefer shipping have joined up to corner the global fruit shipping market.
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Geest Bananas restructures
The Fyffes-Wibdeco joint venture, Geest Bananas, is restructuring its UK activities.
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Chiquita farms certified by Better Banana Project
Chiquita becomes the first large banana company to achieve 100 per cent certification for its owned farms under the Rainforest Alliance's Better Banana Project.
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Banana Group lauds unsung heros
The winners of the Banana Group-sponsored Unsung Hero/Heroine of Sport prizes were announced last week at an award ceremony held at the Park Lane Hotel in London.
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Chiquita and Dole at odds over EU Banana proposals
Two of the largest banana companies in the world have given opposing reactions to the EU's proposals for a first come, first served method of solving the long running banana dispute.
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Sainsbury's launch independent fruit giveaway
Sainsbury's unveils plans to provide free fruit to schoolchildren, in a move that is not connected to the recent government plans to run a similar scheme.
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Banana regime solution nears
The latest proposals from the European Commission to settle the dispute over the EU's banana import regime are aimed at helping former colonies of member states to adapt to increased competition.
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ABP reports booming banana business
Associated British Ports' facility at Southampton sees banana business grow by almost half during first six months of 2000.
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5-a-day campaign gets lottery funding
A campaign to encourage people to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day will start by targeting 7-11 year olds from low income families, following a £650,000 award from the lottery.
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Bananas get into carnival mood
Supporters of Windward Islands growers are joining forces to promote Fairtrade Mark bananas at the Notting Hill Carnival in London this weekend.
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Latin Americans reject EU banana proposals
Ten Latin American banana-producing countries have branded the latest EU banana import regime proposals unfair.
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Costa Rica fears banana price crash
Independent banana growers in Costa Rica worry that low prices being paid for their fruit will fall still further by the end of the year.
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The Sun shines on Banana Group
The Sun newspaper has become the Banana Group's media partner.