All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 166
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ArticleVersdirect.nl abandons takeover plans
Acquisitions of Combilo and Scherpenhuizen will not go ahead after board of directors voted against the move
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ArticleKIKU kicks off new RSA venture
Five of South Africa's leading apple exporters team up to market and export KIKU-branded apples from 2010
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ArticleAgralys completes Terr'Loire takeover
French agricultural company confirms it has taken control of potato and vegetable supplier following its recent bankruptcy
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ArticleRewe to launch premium private label
Feine Welt (Fine World) products will be priced around 15 per cent lower than comparable branded, premium items
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ArticleGeorge Hammond director to retire
Brian Madderson, a highly regarded figure in the global reefer shipping and logistics business, will step down at the end of October
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ArticleLeading reefer executives join event
Thomas Eskesen of Maersk Line and Rick Kimura of MOL Liner to take part in panel discussions at Cool Logistics 09 in Germany
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ArticleSicilian citrus bears brunt of Italian storms
Damage to fruit and vegetable production being assessed by Coldiretti across large swathes of country's Tyrrhenian Coast
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ArticleMFC Italia opens office in Moscow
New centre will offer market research and promotional support to Italian companies looking to build a presence in Russia
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ArticleGermany approves EU school fruit scheme
Federal Council reaches agreement on how project will be funded, meaning project can get underway this year
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ArticleItalian apple sector unveils From brand
New joint venture marketing concept for apple exports aimed at helping boost sector's standing in emerging non-EU markets
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ArticleFreshfel lobbies EU over China access
Organisation calls on China to be more open in terms of its fresh produce trading relationship with EU countries
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ArticleKorean grapes closer to China access
Country could begin sending table grapes to China in 2011 following government's decision to speed up pest risk assessment
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ArticleDamco launches new Asia-Baltic service
Company adds less-than-container-load option for companies in the Baltic countries looking to source from Asia
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ArticleBNFW launches new produce terminal
The new €40m facility was officially unveiled this week, boasting some 22,000m2 of coldstorage capacity and 3,500 TEU of container bays
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ArticleNew grape varieties arrive in Europe
UK company Mack takes delivery of first commercial volumes from 15-year project run by US company Giumarra
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ArticleNew management team for Univeg
Francis Kint to head up group's fresh produce business unit, with Tom Paemeleire named chief operating officer and Eric Aelvoet as CFO
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ArticleProminent stands out
One of The Greenery’s leading tomato suppliers is considering handling its own sales, underlining the pressure felt in the market
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ArticleEuropeans out in force in Hong Kong
Several of Europe's leading fresh produce companies exhibited at this year's Asia Fruit Logistica trade show
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Turning the light back on
With financial indicators suggesting an end to the economic downturn is in sight, what emerges could be a new kind of prosperity
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ArticleSunshine through economic clouds
There have been a number of positives for Asia's fresh produce industry as a result of the economic downturn, delegates at the Asiafruit Congress heard