Banana news archive – Page 49
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ArticleChiquita makes a scene at Piccadilly Circus
Banana brand continues its London marketing campaign with a two-week advertising and tastings schedule at Piccadilly Circus
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ArticleBrands pay to label emojis their own
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri and trade promoter Avocados from Mexico have already sponsored a character
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ArticlePrice hike for bananas in Malaysia
Popular pisang abu variety fetching up to RM6 per kg in some parts of the country, after short domestic harvest
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ArticlePeruvian produce finds favour in Japan
Shipments of organic bananas and mangoes up despite effects of El Niño
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Colombian fruit exports rise sharply
A new report by Maersk shows containerised fruit exports from the South American country are booming
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ArticleProduce packaging fails: a brief history
Following the discovery of individually shrink-wrapped potatoes, Fruitnet compiles its own collection of extreme packaging
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ArticleDP World to build deep-water port in Ecuador
Port will provide much-needed extra capacity for existing Guayaquil terminals
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ArticleCocaine worth £23m found in Ecuadorian bananas
Customs officers found 900kg of cocaine in a consignment of bananas in the port of Rotterdam
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ArticleBanana business sets ethical standards
UK retailers have been falling over themselves to switch their banana supplies to sustainable sources this year, boosting their CSR credentials
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ArticleChiquita links up with world-famous Nickelodeon brand
The banana brand is aiming to follow up on its 2015 consumer marketing successes, which helped double the company’s sales figures
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ArticleCosta Rica president attends trade lunch on first UK visit
President Luis Guillermo Solís gave his first-ever public address in the UK at a high-level lunch attended by fresh produce firms and ministers
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ArticleBanana waste a potent source of energy, says study
Research in Ecuador reveals power of harnessing the energy of waste from banana production
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ArticleFyffes backs Seafarers campaign
Seafarers UK launches campaign to raise maritime awareness in primary schools
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ArticleEarl wins appeal against 'fruit aisle fight' conviction
The Earl of Cardigan, 63, was cleared of launching a tirade of abuse at his ex-caretaker while she was choosing bananas at Waitrose
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Article'Hundreds' of spiders crawl out of man's Tesco bananas
Cameroon-sourced product at heart of allegation made by 22-year-old from Greater Manchester
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ArticleGerman appetite for Fairtrade bananas grows
The country’s import volume of the product rose by a third in 2015 to 68,000 tonnes
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ArticleRewe makes major banana donation
German retailer raises €400,000 to aid sustainable banana production in Central America
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ArticleCrackdown on ‘seductive’ banana consumption
China imposes new laws on ‘erotic’ consumption of fruit in stand against ‘inappropriate’ content
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ArticleGreggs makes Fairtrade fresh produce move
The trial - which will run for several weeks - forms part of the chain's commitment to extending its healthy snacking options
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ArticleAldi in banana sustainability pledge
Entire range of bananas will be sourced from either Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance Certified farms before the end of the year