All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 45
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AnalysisPanama disease: the point of no return?
The future looks bleak for the banana business as it struggles to contain the disease TR4, but Professor Gert Kema believes an escape route could be within reach, provided the industry works together. He speaks exclusively to Mike Knowles and Michael Barker
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ArticleNew Hoogsteder DC prepares for take-off
The Greenery's international export business is moving to a brand new, airfreight-equipped facility in 2019
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ArticleNorthern kiwifruit crop around 800,000 tonnes
Production in Europe's largest producing country Italy set to rebound, buoyed by new plantings of yellow-fleshed fruit
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VideoRespack offers industry space to breathe
Asia Fruit Logistica: Making its industry exhibition debut, the Malaysian company offers a unique solution for produce pallets
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ArticleEurope's latest apple forecast ‘too high’
Val Venosta commercial director calls into question recent Prognosfruit prediction, which suggests 12.6m-tonne crop
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ArticleCosur rebrands as Battaglio Argentina
Italian-owned firm has become a major exporter of apples and pears, as well as a key importer of bananas and pineapples
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VideoRockit founder turns attention to cherries
Asia Fruit Logistica: Phil Alison wants to develop a brand presence for Cherri International, focusing on direct marketing to Asia
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ArticleOmnifresh targets Asian apple market
New venture, which represents 20 per cent of Italy's apple production, could expand to other product categories in future
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VideoMSC delivers on Spain's fresh produce promise
Asia Fruit Logistica: Reefer manager Julio Nestar says Spanish melons, stonefruit and soon persimmons on way to Asia
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ArticleDutch greenhouses facing CO2 shortage
Efforts to reduce emissions have had an unwanted knock-on effect in reducing the volume of carbon dioxide available
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ArticleBanana trade 'losing fight against TR4'
Leading authority on fungal disease threatening to wipe out Cavendish bananas says variety's days are numbered
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ArticleSpain 'yet to replace Russian produce market'
Head of produce export association Fepex suggests efforts to secure alternative markets have not been enough
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ArticlePound at lowest euro rate since October
Devaluation piles pressure on produce business, with more than half the UK's fruit and veg imports bought from the eurozone
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ArticleDelhaize delights in Drôles range success
Belgian retailer says it has managed to rescue more than 500 tonnes of previously unsold fresh fruit and vegetables
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ArticleAustrian produce wholesaler declared bankrupt
Zeilberger's import, storage. ripening, sales and distribution operations are to be restructured, says administrator
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ArticleCarrefour debuts new organic area
New Bio Experience department at its Chambourcy hypermarket includes local, seasonal and responsibly sourced produce
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ArticleLawsuit says Walmart stole freshness tech
Tech firm Zest Labs accuses retailer of copying its Zest Fresh system to develop project of its own called Eden
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ArticleLeave room for marketing, says packaging provider
Italian company Sorma Group is poised to return to Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong as demand in Asia grows
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ArticleScientists identify TR4-resistant bananas
A team of researchers working in the Netherlands has apparently found cultivars that might eventually replace Cavendish
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ArticleStar quality key to Rainier success
A delicate, thin-skinned rarity, the limited-edition cherry is enjoying its moment in the supermarket spotlight