All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 28
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Bakker Belgium secures Delhaize supply deal
Greenyard's Belgian subsidiary has been invited to take care of the retailer's entire fresh produce sourcing operation
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Larger peach and nectarine crop for Europe
Exporters in Spain, Italy, France and Greece waiting to see if consumer demand will warm up in the coming weeks
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Tommies buckets switch to recycled plastic
Greenco has made its snack veg brand more sustainable, a move welcomed by partners Jumbo and The Greenery
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Zespri sets SunGold expansion target
The kiwifruit marketer has opened a new office in Bologna and plans to double SunGold production in Italy
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Lidl rethinks switch to Fairtrade bananas
Not all of the discount retailer's German and Swiss customers have embraced the idea of fairly traded bananas
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Battaglio welcomes Conad's Auchan deal
Acquisition of French group's store network in Italy creates a new leader in the country's food retail sector
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Italian industry demands government action
Production and export associations have told Italy's agriculture ministry to pull out all the stops in securing new market access
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Ilip unveils smart avocado packaging
New system can indicate whether the fruit is ripe and ready to eat, as well as providing advice on how to use the product
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Use tech better to boost sales, says Ilip
Existing technology is not being used in the right manner, according to new research commissioned by the Italian company
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Fresh Del Monte cuts cloth accordingly
The company has reorganised its produce operations to deal with rising costs and lower demand for bananas
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Growers extend Germany's strawberry season
Investment to boost domestic supply will be supported by more counter-seasonal berries from elsewhere, says Landgard
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Asda gives away veg for free again
Excess unsold stock of cabbage, carrots, parsnips and swedes given away free of charge in the days after Easter
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Fields of vision
Renzo Piraccini of Italian trade fair Macfrut discusses how organics, superfoods and local are driving new demand
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Ambrosia performs well in export markets
Stronger demand noted in Germany, Asia and the Middle East for club variety grown in Piedmont and South Tyrol
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Orsero opens third fresh-cut facility
New centre will broaden company's distribution network for fresh convenience products in the north of Italy
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ICA follows Ikea with salad farm first
Freight Farms container outside Maxi store will grow lettuce, spinach and herbs, and could eventually grow 'non-native' crops
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Chiquita speeds up search for new banana
New CEO Carlos Lopez Flores talks exclusively to Eurofruit about fighting disease, faster logistics and finding a new variety
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Ikea pieces together local lettuce plan
Company says it is ready to serve up salad crops grown in containers outside its stores in Malmö and Helsingborg
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Video: BBC considers US avo shortage
Fruitnet's Mike Knowles speaks to Aaron Heslehurst about Donald Trump's threat to close the US border with Mexico
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France takes action over kiwifruit fraud
Mislabelled Italian product at the centre of major investigation conducted by consumer protection officials