All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 132
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German association slams E.coli response
Head of DFHV strongly criticises authorities over handling of recent outbreak, arguing mismanagement risked damaging trade
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Marnix van Fraassen leaves Olympic
Dutch company confirms departure of overseas import manager and says it will announce replacement in coming weeks
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Russian ban "major blow" for Dutch
Companies and officials preparing to face major difficulties over the coming days as export consignments are returned
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Del Monte ends 30-year Simba deal
US company's long-standing partnership with GF Group subsidiary comes to an end as it targets new growth in Europe
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E.coli: 'Source still not identified'
Hamburg health minister confirms test results show "no link" between Spanish cucumbers and outbreak of bacterial infection
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Inova Fruit to manage apple sales
Breeder establishes commercial arm to oversee sales strategy on behalf of several of the Netherlands' leading topfruit marketers
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Germany, Holland: 'No source of E.coli'
Inspectors in both European countries say they have found no potential trace of E.coli in their own horticultural industries
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Russia bans German and Spanish veg
Country to seize all vegetable imports from Germany and Spain, with threat of further sanctions against other EU suppliers
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Spanish cucumbers linked to E.coli cases
Officials confirm organic cucumbers from Almería and Málaga are source of deadly E.coli outbreak in north of Germany
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Prada, Suno, Stella McCartney, Fyffes…
Leading fashion houses like Prada and Stella McCartney may have started putting bananas and citrus on their clothing designs, but Laurence Swan has been wearing fruity ties for years...
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Gert Mulder is new Frugi Venta director
Dutch horticultural marketing expert set to take over from Willem Baljeu, who is due to retire this coming September
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Chinese products given EU protection
EU grants Chinese pomelo, apple and yam protected status under its geographical indications scheme, with others set to follow
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Asda adopts new melon technology
Walmart-owned retailer rolls out FFT's ethylene removal system on imported Galia and Cantaloupe from Latin America
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Edeka marked out as service star
Quality of service in Edeka stores better than any other German retailer, according to new study by Hamburg-based institute
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Fyffes increases 2011 earnings target
Positive start to year and better performance in European banana business enables company to revise target upwards
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Zespri monopoly must go, says OECD
New report published by international economic organisation favours removal of group's single-desk status
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Zespri questions OECD report findings
Company argues that its single-desk status has in fact helped the New Zealand kiwifruit industry to grow its export earnings
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Bigger Sharon fruit crop for South Africa
Recent industry expansion is set to mean a greater volume of the fruit is available for sale on the domestic market, says SFOSA
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Chiquita Italy updates smoothie range
As company's spring marketing campaign gets into full swing across Europe, its Italian arm repackages successful smoothie range
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Edeka stores win top fruit prizes
Independent store operators scoop total of three national awards at the annual German Fruit Prize ceremony