All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 171
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ArticleFood retailers under greater scrutiny
Retail operators in both Russia and the UK face stricter regulation after new government controls are introduced this month
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ArticleUniveg subsidiary improves cold chain
Turkish supplier Alara Agri Business confirms it has installed a new quality monitoring system provided by StePac
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ArticleUniveg CEO denies share offer plan
"No concrete plans" for public listing of Univeg group of companies, one of Europe's leading fresh produce suppliers
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ArticleItalian fruit suffers as vegetables thrive
CSO reveals major downturn in value of country's fruit exports last year, but an increase in vegetable export sales
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ArticleGrowth for Italian fresh convenience firm
La Linea Verde, one of Italy's leading suppliers of salads, fresh-cut produce and smoothies, posts rise in turnover for 2009
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ArticleVI.P aims to build apple exports
Group outlines marketing plan for Germany and Spain as new venture From aims to sell 25,000 tonnes in Russia this season
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ArticleDole Europe to enter berry market
Company confirms plans to achieve full European coverage by the end of the year following recent trials in the Italian market
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ArticleNew service to track consumer taste
Taste Radar offers unique and dedicated combination of panel feedback and market analysis for the fresh produce business
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ArticleEarly start for UK cucumber season
First volumes available from Thanet Earth greenhouse, with forecast production set to exceed 700,000 tonnes per week
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ArticleThe Greenery seeks pineapple supplier
Dutch importer The Greenery/Hagé International looking for additional source in Costa Rica as European demand grows
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ArticleMelinda returns to Italian screens
New television advertisement reprises campaign first seen in Autumn of 2008, focusing in particular on the Melinda brand
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ArticleEU fruit project begins in Holland
Werkfruit initiative rolls out across the Netherlands, focusing promotions on commuters at Dutch railway stations
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ArticleUniveg to market new apple varieties
The group's Belgian subsidiary Univeg-Legumex Trade has reportedly acquired the exclusive rights to two new cultivars
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ArticleSouth Africa launches 2010 campaign
Campaign aims to replicate success of three-month pilot scheme for plums, which saw volumes grow by almost 50 per cent
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ArticleSchool's in for VOG Products
Italian fresh-cut apple supplier working hard to boost sales through involvement in number of school fruit schemes
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ArticleGreenery to market John Baarda produce
Leading glasshouse grower agrees 'in principle' to market vegetables through UK arm of Dutch marketing organisation
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ArticleChildren 'prefer crunchy vegetables'
New research suggests young consumers would consume more vegetables if they were given the opportunity to choose
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ArticleDole liner service to call at Salerno
US company's South America-Mediterranean shipping service adds southern Italian port to one of its key European routes
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ArticleFresQ results 'better than expected'
Thanet Earth project contributes to solid performance during 2009 for one of the largest Dutch vegetable grower associations
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ArticleItaly sends first ever citrus to Brazil
Sicilian company Oranfrizer sets sail on new export venture, with plans to ship three container-loads of red-fleshed Moro oranges