Banana news archive – Page 54
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ArticleBanana report slams supermarkets on CSR
A new report into the banana industry accuses European supermarkets of neglecting workers and farmers
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ArticleFirm turns university link into banana supply
Martyn Fisher meets the directors of leading foodservice banana supplier JN Fox & Sons to hear about its pioneering sourcing plans
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ArticleMinions promo pays off for Chiquita Italia
Company reveals it enjoyed huge response to its Vinci con Minions promotion during September and October
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ArticleBanana industry meets in Guayaquil
Panama Disease was expected to be the focus of discussion of the first day of the World Banana Summit
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ArticleMexican workers count cost of Patricia
Ex-mayor of Cihuatlán warns that thousands of jobs lost as a result of the storm could lead to social unrest
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ArticlePrices affecting fruit consumption in Japan
Fruit consumption in Japan continues to decline due to high prices, with kiwifruit bucking the trend
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ArticleDel Monte highlights avo, fresh-cut success
Fresh produce gaints reports on higher sales and net income for the third quarter of the year
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière sponsors Peanuts
The French company has tied up with a new film based on the original comic strip, with promotions planned for France, the UK, Spain and Portugal
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ArticleTough year for Fyffes as UK turnover drops
Fyffes' UK sales fell from £287.2m to £273.5 during the last financial year, while profits were hit by £12m 'exceptional charges'
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ArticleLaos hosts Chinese banana rush
Several investors from China have spent the past decade establishing banana plantations in the north of the country
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ArticleBelize banana group reacts to Fyffes’ pull-out
Meridian Farms says sudden withdrawal by the Irish multinational has resulted in hundreds of job losses
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ArticleFyffes invests US$45m in melon and banana business
Irish fresh produce company Fyffes has invested in its melon import business in the US and acquired additional banana farms in Costa Rica
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ArticleProfits fall at Del Monte UK as prepared sales slide
The business also saw turnover for the year ending 26 December 2014 fall from £62.4 million in 2013 to £39m
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ArticleEcuador braced for El Niño losses
The weather phenomenon could affect almost a third of Ecuadorean banana farms, conference told
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ArticleCF opens new ripening facility
France’s Compagnie Fruitière has constructed a modern banana ripening facility in western France to respond to strong growth
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ArticleChiquita launches first-ever UK consumer campaign
Branded taxis across London and breakfast events at wholesale markets will aim to boost Chiquita sales and awareness
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ArticleMoko threatens Suriname bananas
Disease has impacted nearly a quarter of the country's banana crop and "threatens survival of the fruit in the country"
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ArticleWoman 'finds lizard in Tesco bananas'
Natasha Oliver, of Shropshire, said the alleged discovery "scared the life out of me"
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ArticleInside the minds of marketers
Fruitnet speaks with Jennifer Sherry of FunMobility, who worked with Chiquita on its Minions marketing campaign
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ArticleFruit shortage hits Japan
A shortage of fruit over Japan's summer months has seen prices rise and consumption drop