All articles by Carl Collen – Page 417
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Airlines fined for price-fixing
Four more companies have been hit with fines as the global investigation into airfreight cargo rates continues
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Freshfel welcomes EU School Fruit Scheme
The European Fresh Produce Association has hailed the EC's proposals regarding free fresh produce in schools
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Slow Q1 for Japanese retailers
Cuts in consumer spending and high fuel and food costs have led to sluggish first quarter results
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Waitrose joins c-store battle
The retailer will launch its first chain of convenience outlets early in 2009, reports The Independent
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M&S to close in Taiwan
The retailer is to end a joint venture in the country following poor sales
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Net profit fall for Dia
The Spanish retailer has attributed a drop in full-year net profit to the purchase of Plus stores
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Barack Obama urges Tesco union talks
The presidential candidate has emphasised the need for unionisation in order to give employees a voice
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Groups sign up for Fast Forward initiative
Zespri is just one of the private sector companies that have joined the New Zealand government's Fast Forward scheme
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Carrefour ups Chinese JV stake
The French company has increased its share in Guangzhou Jiaguang Supermarket to 80 per cent following a CNY40m share purchase
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Retailers sign Romanian deal
An agreement has been reached between retailers and producers over a government proposal to help keep food prices stable
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Movers & Shakers | July 2008
Full round-up of all the latest major appointments and departures within the European fresh produce industry over the past month
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Wal-Mart and McDonald's pull tomatoes
Two of the biggest names in US food retailing have taken action to withdraw certain varieties of tomato following last week's Salmonella outbreak
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M&S shares fall on second-quarter results
A fall in like-for-like sales during the second quarter of 2008 has led to a drop in share price for Marks & Spencer, and the removal of Steve Esom from his role as director of food
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Asda wins environmental excellence award
The retailer has walked off with a highly sought-after prize at the 2008 Environmental Leadership Awards this week
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Seatrade orders two new reefer vessels
Reefer giant announces order for two new vessels from Japanese yard and due for delivery before 2014
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Wal-Mart launches Marketside website
The US retail giant has unveiled the site for its new small-store format outlets, thought to be in competition with Tesco's Fresh & Easy stores
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Fyffes confirms earnings forecast
Despite rising fuel costs and "relatively more difficult" market conditions, Fyffes is expecting a slight increase in its earnings for 2008
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Ahold completes Schuitema sale
CVC Capital has completed the purchase of Schuitema from Dutch retail group Ahold
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Chile named Fruit Logistica partner
The South American country follows on from Morocco in 2008 as the partner country of the world's biggest fresh produce event
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Migros prepares for discounters
Following the purchase of a stake in Denner, Migros Switzerland is set to restructure its buying department