All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 182
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Trade mourns passing of Nando Bonomo
One of the Italian fresh produce sector's leading lights has passed away at the age of 42, following a heart attack
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ArticleCal Citrus joins Sunkist network
Company set to add more than 800ha of oranges and lemons to marketing cooperative's citrus production
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ArticleItalian kiwifruit firms await green light
Exporters are waiting on the approval of new kiwifruit protocols in China that could significantly open up the Asian market
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ArticleContainer firms launch Asia-Europe service
China Shipping and CMA CGM will each run four vessels between China, Malaysia and Zeebrugge, Hamburg and Rotterdam
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ArticleWalmart food safety expert joins Naturipe
Michael Bentel has been appointed as the company's new director of food safety and quality assurance
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ArticleDemand for tomatoes up in Germany
Imports increase by 16.7 per cent to 730,000 tonnes as consumption levels reach an all-time high
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ArticleNew Californian grape on sale in UK
Sweet Surrender, developed by California's International Fruit Genetics, has been commercially harvested for the first time
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ArticleNZ company claims carbon neutral first
New Zealand Fresh Cuts says it is the first fresh produce company in the world to achieve carbon neutrality
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ArticleNew technical director at Sant'Orsola
Leading Italian soft fruit specialist appoints former academic to identify improved production methods and better varieties
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ArticleSharp increase in German fruit prices
Weak supply of key products blamed for a 13 per cent year-on-year increase in monthly fresh fruit prices
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ArticleLeading Italian pear cooperatives merge
Eurofrutta and Campogalliano join forces to create Fruit Modena Group in a bid to increase competitiveness on world markets
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ArticleBio-Planet opens fifth store in Belgium
Colruyt-owned organic retail chain continues to expand in Belgium following last May's closure of its only Dutch store
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ArticleTotal Produce targets fresh acquisitions
In an interview with Eurofruit Magazine, CEO Rory Byrne has underlined the company's plans to double its turnover by 2012
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ArticleRijk Zwaan bids for Olympic glory
Dutch vegetable seed company reveals it is supplying tomatoes and mini cucumbers to Beijing's Olympic Village
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ArticleChiquita posts rise in Q2 net profit
Sale of Atlanta to Univeg expected to enable increased focus on supplying customers, says company
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ArticleChiquita prepares for tough second half
The next six months are likely to be more difficult as volumes flatten, although pricing remains favourable, says the company
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ArticleLatin Americans agree EU banana deal
Reports suggest trade negotiators have achieved crucial breakthrough which may lead to resolution in banana dispute
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ArticleChiquita Europe confirms Swiss move
European boss confirms to television channel SF that proposed move away from Antwerp to Rolle will go ahead
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ArticleRevenue up at Norbert Dentressangle
Christian Salvesen acquisition helps group push sales up by 83 per cent during first half of the year as new CEO takes reins
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ArticleTesco sets target of 150m English apples
As the first home-grown fruit goes on sale, the retailer says it expects to achieve record sales of English apples this season