Banana news archive – Page 93
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ArticleEcuadorean president makes banana threat
Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa is threatening to nationalise banana exports and imprison those exporters that do not respect the official banana price.
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ArticleCamposol denies worker allegations
Large scale Peruvian exporter Camposol has hit back at allegations of worker abuse levelled at it in a new report which has upped the pressure to introduce a groceries adjudicator.
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Communication is first step in good marketing
Years ago, a now long retired senior executive rang me up to ask my advice. It concerned the arrival of a new chief executive
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ArticleCourt dismisses Dole lawsuit
Multinational reveals that lawsuit brought by Nicaraguans claiming to have been banana workers has been thrown out
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ArticleEcuador tightens banana regulations
Ecuadorean Ministry of Agriculture brings into force new measure to establish fixed price per box of exported fruit
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ArticlePhilippines primes China for Class A bananas
China’s growing purchasing power and huge population has caught the eye of the Filipino banana industry
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ArticleAus-Philippine banana row escalates
The Philippine banana industry is calling for a strong national stand against Australia's non-tariff import barriers
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ArticleFairtrade sales break £1bn
Fairtrade sales have broken the £1 billion barrier with a 40 per cent jump to £1.17bn in 2010.
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ArticleFyffes ahead of expectations
Fyffes has posted preliminary results for 2010 ahead of expectations.
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ArticleCanaries launches new PR campaign
Advertising campaign will focus on highlighting nutritional qualities of Canaries bananas in Spanish domestic market
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ArticleChiquita suffers 'difficult' year
Chiquita Brands has reported a fall in full-year and fourth-quarter results for 2010 following a banana trading year that company chief executive Fernando Aguirre described as “one of the most difficult in decades”.
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Article‘Difficult’ year for Chiquita hits results
Multinational says challenging operating environment in Europe and adverse weather was behind fall in sales during 2010
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ArticlePhilippine rebels burn Sumifru equipment
Communist guerrillas have attacked a facility belonging to banana trader Sumifru in the southern Philippines
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ArticleDel Monte reports Q4 sales fall
Del Monte is optimistic for the year ahead despite reporting a fall in sales for the fourth quarter.
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ArticleSainsbury's strives for record Fairtrade sales
UK retailer wants to sell more Fairtrade bananas than ever and enhance position as world's largest Fairtrade retailer
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ArticleDominican Republic faces tough task
The Dominican Republic (DR) could be “like South Africa after de-regulation” with small exporters fighting for a place in the market, Savid has warned.
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ArticleWaitrose takes on Ocado
UK supermarket Waitrose has spent £10 million relaunching its online home-delivery service.
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Mexican bananas eye UK market
Mexican banana exporter Coliman is growing exports to Europe as part of a push to reach out to new markets.
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ArticlePlaying fair
As Fairtrade Fortnight gets everyone talking about ethical shopping, Anna Sbuttoni asks what supermarket price wars mean for the brand and how sales of certified fresh produce can make a comeback after a difficult 12 months
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ArticleCo-op kicks off new ethical era
The Co-operative Group set a new benchmark for ethical trading last week when it unveiled a ground-breaking strategy to overhaul radically operations at one of the UK’s major retailers.