All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 77
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ArticleFresh liquidity: new direction for Chiquita
New owners Cutrale and Safra have wasted no time in building a team with the potential to diversify and expand
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ArticleOwnership tussle delays Chiquita recovery
Chiquita reveals it made a US$62.5m loss in 2014, mainly due to the costs it incurred trying to merge with Fyffes
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ArticleDansk to promote berries with cosmetics
Danish supermarket group, which operates Netto, Føtex and Bilka chains, reveals plan for cross-category campaign
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ArticleBayWa buffeted by Russian ban
Acquisition of Apollo Apples in New Zealand boosts profit margin, balancing out a fall in fruit division revenues
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ArticleBrands crucial to berry growth
GBC2015: Key players in global berry business say they regard branding as hugely important to its future development
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ArticleHillFresh Italy open for business
Moreno Bonfatti talks about the work being done to establish an import-export arm of Dutch company HillFresh in Verona
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ArticleEurofruit May 2015 – focus on consumers
Take part in our next issue, which features a broad range of topics designed to showcase the best in the industry
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ArticleTrade mourns loss of Willem Baljeu
The former FrugiVenta director and leading member of Dutch fresh produce business has passed away at the age of 69
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ArticleHillFresh joins sustainability scheme
Company commits to fully sustainable imports by 2020 after signing Sifav covenant with Sustainable Trade Initiative
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ArticleAlbert Heijn removes plastic from veg range
Retailer responds to consumer concerns over excessive use of plastic by changing how some of its vegetables are delivered
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ArticleFyffes 'not weakened' by Chiquita episode
Chairman David McCann underlines company's determination to continue growing in markets new and old
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ArticleNZ kiwifruit trade braced for storms
Weakening ex-Cyclone Pam poses threat to production, although country's overall crop still set to be larger than last year
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ArticleZespri defends buyer visit to NZ
Group issues statement describing all-expenses trip for international buyers as "great opportunity" to secure kiwifruit sales
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ArticleAustralia worried by China's fake citrus
Industry association Citrus Australia raises concerns over alleged artificial colouring and rebranding of Chinese fruit
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ArticleChefs help Zon launch asparagus campaign
New promotion for homegrown white asparagus should help marketer maintain its leading position in the Dutch market
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ArticlePink Lady adds new apple varieties
The brand's US division says the addition of five new varieties means new-season supplies could arrive up to two months earlier
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ArticleMozambique bananas head for South Africa
Joint venture exporter The African Fruit Company says it has sold around half of its production through Desert Sun Trade
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ArticleLuca Granata set to leave Melinda
Charismatic boss of Italy's leading apple marketer set to take up new role with co-operative in Emilia Romagna
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ArticleSanLucar berries plug new movie
Shaun the Sheep features on new strawberry pack on sale in Germany and Austria, as well as McDonald's Happy Meals
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ArticleUniveg launches new exotics brand
Exclusive: Soul Fruit will be licensed to one retailer per country, with Rewe already selling the branded range in Germany