Kiwifruit news archive – Page 80
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ArticleInnovation struggles to get on shelf in the New Year
After a turbulent year in which the prepared fruit and vegetable category saw a slowdown for the first time, the sector has mixed feelings for the year ahead. Elizabeth O’Keefe rounds up the views
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ArticleNZ kiwi season draws to a close
Zespri’s final shipments of New Zealand kiwifruit have now been completed, signalling the end of the export season.
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ArticleNZ completes kiwifruit export programme
Zespri completes its final shipment, signalling the end of a "successful" export season for the country's kiwifruit industry
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ArticleChileans focus on ready to eat
The Chilean kiwifruit industry is to concentrate on producing ripe and ready-to-eat produce for the UK market, following research by the Chilean Kiwifruit Committee (CKC) on what consumers want.
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ArticleSeeka to tie up Te Awanui Hukapak deal
New Zealand's largest kiwifruit grower is due to finalise a deal with Te Awanui Hukapak today
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ArticleSeeka set to buy Te Awanui Huka Pak
Kiwifruit exporter Seeka looks all but certain to seal its imminent purchase of packer Te Awanui Huka Pak
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ArticleNZ minister backs Zespri monopoly
David Carter says he backs growers' support for the kiwifruit export system and calls on T&G to work more closely with Zespri
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Zespri dismisses latest deregulation call
In the latest bout of the fight between Zespri and Turners & Growers over the future of the New Zealand kiwifruit industry, Zespri has said it considers the NZ government’s 2025 Productivity Taskforce recommendation to remove kiwifruit regulations as completely unacceptable.
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ArticleZespri accuses Turners & Growers
Tony Gibbs refutes Zespri CEO Lain Jager's allegation that T&G colluded with the US government over export monopoly issue
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ArticleZespri slams policy review paper
Marketer criticises 2025 Productivity Taskforce for advocating removal of regulated single-desk system for NZ kiwifruit exports
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ArticleSeeka posts lower H1 profit
New Zealand kiwifruit group sees a slight fall in first-half profit after writing off its Vital Foods investment
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Zespri ignores T&G's swipes
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri has said it is focusing on ensuring a successful finish to the season rather than getting embroiled in a media debate on whether or not its detractor, Turners & Growers, colluded with foreign powers to break the single-desk system.
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ArticleNZ engineer creates kiwifruit picker
New Zealand engineer Dr Rory Flemmer has won a national award for creating a robotic kiwifruit picking machine
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ArticleSigns of opposition to T&G kiwifruit plan
Growers in New Zealand's South Island have reportedly taken down Enza signs in protest at calls to deregulate the industry
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ArticleT&G campaign sparks US enquiry
The US administration has asked questions of Zespri in the wake of Turners & Growers' campaign against the single-desk export system
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ArticleZespri chairman honoured for achievements
John Loughlin has been given the honour of Fellowship of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants
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ArticleMr Fruitness project extended
The European Commission has approved another three years of funding for the “Fruitness enjoy it!” project.
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Huge cash boost for NZ kiwifruit R&D
The New Zealand government and Zespri have announced a massive NZ$37.5 million (£16.7m) investment into a joint seven-year Zespri- Plant & Food Research programme to develop new kiwifruit varieties.
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ArticleAustralia advance for Italian kiwifruit
Southern Hemisphere country agrees to allow cold treatment of Italian kiwifruit exports in transit for the first time
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ArticleSeafreight confronts challenges
The seafreight sector has faced turbulent times in recent years, with overcapacity and the global recession throwing the industry off kilter. Doris Lee Butterworth reports