Melon news archive – Page 33
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Melon man promotes Keelings fruit
Keelings (UK) Ltd linked up with fresh melon customer Costco to mark the cash-and-carry operator’s new warehouse opening in Coventry.
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Famosa makes UK banana market move
Brazilian bananas will be a growing presence on the UK market this year as supplier Agrícola Famosa looks to significantly ramp up sendings.
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Naked Fruit pots hit Budgens
Del Monte has launched its Naked Fruit range into Budgens.The snack pots of mango, tropical fruit salad, melon medley and Del Monte Gold extra sweet pineapple will have a £1 price point and come with a built-in spork.
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First throes of autumn bring new varieties to store
There are increasing signs that autumn is on the way with Marjorie’s Seedling plums now in place on the shelves
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Fluctuations in price prove a tricky prospect in exotics trade
Price fluctuations on several key products have proved a key, recurring theme over the last three months in the exotics category. Alex Lawson studies the market and talks to key figures across the wide-ranging exotics sector
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A step ahead
Taking responsibility is back, big time. That warm feeling is coming to a boardroom near you, if the move towards social and environmental priorities continues at the rate it has since the start of the year. Anna Sbuttoni sets the scene for the fresh produce industry’s corporate responsibility surge
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Honduran rain dogs melon plantings
Unseasonably heavy and persistent rainfall in Honduras is seriously delaying melon plantings.
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Chinese get taste of the Caribbean
Seed-breeder Rijk Zwaan is launching its Caribbean melon concept to the Asian market at Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong next week.
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Fyffes sees pre-tax profit drop
Fyffes has revealed that pre-tax profit fell 28 per cent through the first six months of 2010, down to €13.1 million from the €18.1m recorded last year.
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Imports creeping back as summer comes to an end
While the volume of English cherries harvested this year must be something of a record on the back of an extended season,
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Strong watermelon campaign for Spain
Growers in Murcia are celebrating achieving “better than expected” results from this year’s watermelon campaign
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Asian launch for Caribbean melon
Dutch group Rijk Zwaan will launch melon concept at Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong on 8-10 September
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UK melons cause a stir
Home-grown melons have hit wholesale markets across the UK with Britain increasingly showing a taste for exotic crops.
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Charentais melon in crisis
Last week, the French Charentais melon was declared to be in crisis as a result of oversupply, causing prices to plummet
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Banana trade struggles as new price war is declared
The banana trade remains tough going as the traditional summer slump takes full effect. As if that wasn’t enough, the first signs of a new price war among the supermarkets are in evidence that could see retails plummeting. Alex Lawson reports
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Fairtrade takes novel angle to power fruit sales
The Fairtrade Foundation took an innovative approach to driving fruit sales last week. Alex Lawson considers the thinking behind the new Power Up Your Fruit Bowl campaign and its implications
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Del Monte Q2 profits fall
Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced that net income attributable to the group fell to $21.1 million through the second quarter of the year, down from the $52.2m recorded in the corresponding period last year.
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New melon headed for UK
The UK is being used as a test market this season for a new range of small melons designed for northern European consumers
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New melon set for UK
A new range of small melons specifically produced for the northern European consumer is set to launch in the UK.
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Have melon sales run out of juice?
Melons have hit the mainstream and are no longer considered the luxury exotic that they once were, but how can the sector grow consumption and take the category forward when margins have been squeezed to the point where many are reconsidering their options? Anna Sbuttoni reports