All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 176
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ArticleBelgian vegetables feel the pinch
Rising input costs and the lowest average prices for 14 years are heaping pressure on vegetable growers, says Europe's largest vegetable auction
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ArticleFood sales to remain steady in Austria
USDA report suggests increased demand for healthy products will push up sales despite anticipated economic slowdown
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ArticleCup 'n Go opens first Dutch store
Convenience format dedicated specifically to potatoes and sweetcorn begins pilot scheme in the Netherlands following German roll-out
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ArticleNo time to cut and run
The European fresh-cut convenience market maintained good growth in 2008, but the year ahead may provide a sterner test
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ArticleExotic fruit sales plunge in Italy
CIA reports 25 per cent year-on-year fall in sales of pineapples, bananas, avocados and mangoes during festive period
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ArticleItalian minister "misguided" says trade
Leading fresh produce association Fruit Imprese expresses dismay at Luca Zaia's calls for a boycott on pineapples
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A steady ship on rough seas
The fresh produce sector is well equipped to ride out the global economic storm, which looks set to continue raging well into 2009
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ArticleOlympic Fruit acquires TNI shares
Leading import-export company becomes major shareholder in Dutch vegetable supplier alongside growers group FrEsteem
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ArticleRoyal honour for Euro Pool chief
Former CEO receives prestigious royal honour in recognition of his contribution to industry and society
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ArticleChiquita move progressing well
European chief Michel Loeb says company is on course to complete its relocation to Switzerland, as well as to launch several new products, in 2009
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière makes port switch
Company set to transfer entire European import programme from Port of Antwerp to Belgian coastal port of Zeebrugge
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ArticleChile "well placed" to weather storm
Asoex chairman and Chilean Agriculture Minister welcome delegates to Eurofruit Southern Hemisphere Congress 2008
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ArticleLain Jager appointed as Zespri CEO
Former supply chain and human resources manager given leading role following five months as acting chief executive
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ArticleItalian orange production to fall
Country will import larger volume of oranges this season, according to Ismea, as production across southern Italy decreases
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ArticleBrand Dossier | Zespri
Luc Clerx of Zespri Europe looks back on the company’s European campaign for New Zealand kiwifruit
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Seeds of change for premium suppliers
Consumers are increasingly turning to their own gardens as the global economic climate continues to slow
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The secret of fruit is in the...timing
Product and brand quality is essential to companies as consumers in Europe feel the financial pinch
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Sustainability is the change we need
With Europe on the verge of a recession, opportunities remain for groups to serve the fresh produce market in the right way
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ArticleVI.P ready for tough campaign
Despite strong competition, a "good year" is anticipated thanks to larger volumes of high quality, well-sized fruit
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ArticleVOG reveals strong results for 2007/08
Price fluctuations seen during previous campaign unlikely to be repeated this time around, insists company director Gerhard Dichgans