Banana news archive – Page 61
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Costa Rican banana exports to EU up
Corbana sums up 2014 as a positive year for the export industry in Europe
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Chiquita move comes under scrutiny
The motivation behind Cutrale-Safra's decision to use Vlissingen as its northern European banana port instead of Antwerp has been strongly questioned by the Belgian New Fruit Wharf
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Chiquita swaps Antwerp for Vlissingen
Chiquita bananas are reportedly set to unload at the Dutch port of Vlissingen in the future, instead of Antwerp in Belgium
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Cutrale-Safra seals Chiquita merger
Brian Kocher appointed as multinational's interim chief executive following departure of Ed Lonergan
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Spend to halt global banana crisis, UN body urges
FAO claims US$47 million is needed to tackle the new and deadly Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of Fusarium wilt disease
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Cutrale-Safra clears regulatory hurdle
Brazilian group secures approval from Ukrainian antitrust authorities and now awaiting clearance from Honduras and Ecuador
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AgriNurture sells stake in banana plantation
The Philippines' grower-exporter AgriNurture has sold its 51 per cent stake in Tagum Resources
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Ernst Schulte to leave Chiquita
Company's business director for Germany and Austria is set to pursue new challenges away from the company
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Lasers could be used to monitor ripeness
Franco-Lebanese research group tests new method of monitoring a fruit's 'biospeckle' to gauge ethylene emission rate
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Banana cartel fines "should remain"
EU High Court adviser recommends that fines imposed on Dole and Fresh Del Monte for banana price fixing should be upheld
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Shoppers ask Tesco and Asda for Fairtrade
Fairtrade Foundation says 100,000 emails have been sent to supermarkets asking them to stock Fairtrade bananas
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St Lucia sets record for UK banana exports
Figure reflects growers' success in overcoming an outbreak of a disease, Hurricane Tomas and the flooding of Christmas Eve 2013
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Brazilians extend Chiquita deadline
US$14.50 per share offer has a new deadline of 23 December, after less than three-quarters of Chiquita's shares were tendered
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Cocaine worth £40m found in banana shipment to UK
Approximately 300kg (660lbs) of the drug was seized following a search of a cargo vessel in Portsmouth on Monday
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BanaBay extends product range
BanaBino and Tommy Atkins and Kent variety mangoes to form part of growing brand's arsenal, being unveiled at Fruit Logistica
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Ecuador eyes new banana market
ProEcuador has launched a retail campaign for bananas at supermarkets in China
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Dole subsidiary hailed by GlobalGAP
Standard Fruit de Honduras picks up award from global organisation focused on safe, sustainable agriculture worldwide
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Fairtrade targets Asda and Tesco banana offering
But Tesco claims it already does more than certified suppliers and pays workers more than Fairtrade minimum wage
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Safra Group buys London skyscraper
Not content with merely owning banana giant Chiquita, Joseph Safra has bought London’s Gherkin skyscaper
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BanaBay to double size of UK HQ
Appointments in 2014 in sales, marketing, quality control and customer services have boosted international team to 18 people