All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 118
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ArticleEU fresh produce intake keeps falling
Freshfel reveals worrying decline in European consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables continued during 2010
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ArticleTotal Produce launches QR reader app
Branded smartphone app will allow shoppers to scan codes on product packaging and download targeted content
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ArticleFreshfel fosters food safety ties
Four quality assurance schemes from France, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland set to work more closely in future
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ArticleUniveg embarks on modernisation drive
New service centre in Germany has been given go-ahead as group targets upgrades across European distribution network
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ArticleTrade on alert over salmonella outbreak
Possible link to watermelons still unconfirmed as cases of Salmonella Newport infection are reported in UK and Germany
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ArticleBlueberry pigment helps create black tomato
Due to be unveiled next month, Black Galaxy's distinctive dark pigment is said to be derived from blueberries
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ArticleSector must broaden its approach
Freshfel Europe calls on industry to adopt 'holistic approach' to marketing inherent qualities of fresh fruit and vegetables
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ArticleStrikes threaten Sicilian citrus harvest
Trucker blockades reported to have curtailed shipments of citrus, as retail networks struggle to cope with disruption
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ArticleGF Group shows off F.lli Orsero boxes
Company unveils innovative cartons designed to allow easy presentation of pineapples and bananas at point of sale
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ArticleTruck strikes hit Italian trade
Fresh-cut suppliers particularly badly hit as blockades on main transport routes cause major disruption to deliveries
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ArticleThe Greenery unveils 2inOne promotion
Dutch marketer aiming to boost demand for Conference pears among German consumers by underlining fruit's versatility
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ArticleChecking the trade's temperature
The reason most people find themselves braving the Berlin winter year after year to attend Fruit Logistica is to gauge the temperature of the trade more accurately
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ArticleGF Group to unveil Fratelli Orsero brand
New label to be used on Italian company's fruit following decision to end long-standing marketing deal with Del Monte
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ArticleTough market for Italian kiwifruit
Exporters are attempting to sell an increased volume of fruit this season in several highly competitive markets
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ArticlePiazza Italia prepares for Fruit Logistica
Leading Italian companies to offer warm welcome to existing and new industry contacts at exhibition event in Berlin
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ArticleInnovative Fresh appoints director
Exclusive: Former manager at Eosta and The Greenery preparing to join industry analyst as its director of quality
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ArticleOxfam slams German banana retailers
'Bitter Bananas' study criticises Edeka, Rewe, Aldi, Lidl and Metro for alleged violations of worker rights in Ecuador banana industry
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ArticleChiquita offered seat on airport board
Company reportedly turned down offer of board membership during negotiations with Cincinnati over its planned relocation
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ArticleBlue Whale offers kids sweeter kiwifruit
French company supplying trays of riper fruit with higher sugar levels in bid to increase consumption among children
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ArticleEVA Apples launches EVA prime
New brand, due to be launched next month, will be used to market the very best of Austria's fresh apple production