All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 83
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ArticleTesco suspends GFS boss Matt Simister
Head of Group Food Sourcing one of four directors under investigation after retailer overstated its profits by £250m
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ArticleUS opens door wider to Italian fruit
Introduction of import protocol for Italian apples and pears said to be progressing well, as new campaign gets underway
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ArticleCapespan invests in Far East distributor
South African marketer takes 25 per cent stake in Good View Group to boost presence in Hong Kong and Macau
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ArticleMorocco could send more fruit to Russia
As their new campaign begins, citrus exporters in particular are hoping Russian buyers will take more fruit this season
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ArticleRussian ban: risks but also opportunities
Fruit Logistica manager suggests embargo will alter trade, making annual networking opportunity in Berlin all the more crucial
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Article700,000 MT of Polish apples "stuck"
Czeslaw Adam Siekierski joins other MEPs in bemoaning alleged lack of adequate suport from EC following Russian import ban
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ArticleItalians accuse Poles of EU funding grab
Alleanza Coop accuses Polish producers of taking 90 per cent of €125m set aside for EU growers hit by Russian import ban
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ArticleGF Group ready to sell companies
Italian produce giant reveals plan to safeguard future of Fruttital by offering bank creditors equity and focusing on core business
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ArticleCutrale-Safra bid to delay Chiquita vote
Brazilian companies enter into confidentiality agreement with Chiquita and confirm support for merger decision adjournment
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ArticleMaersk predicts mango revolution
Application of CA technology to Star Cool containers could extend export season in West Africa, company suggests
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ArticleAuditor refuses to sign off Fruttital accounts
GF Group subsidiary faces uncertain future after failure to renegotiate debt prompts Deloitte & Touche to decline approval
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ArticleChiquita investors given more time
Fyffes grants Chiquita permission to adjourn shareholder meeting and engage in discussions with Cutrale and Safra
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ArticleEdeka produce chief Uwe Bockius departs
Head of German retailer's fresh produce sourcing unit Edeka Fruchkontor understood to have left with immediate effect
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ArticleFratelli Orsero trials fresh-cut fruit range
Company reveals it is running test sales of chopped fruit packs through retail channel in Italian regions of Tuscany and Lazio
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ArticleTotal Produce: more acquisitions likely
Company says it is ready to buy more companies in order to drive its growth during the coming months and years
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ArticleTotal Produce invests in California
Company secures deal for eventual majority share in Eco Farms, a key supplier of avocados, citrus and exotics
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ArticleBelgium bins large part of pear crop
Dependence on Russia means it has been forced to remove some of its production after Moscow banned EU produce imports
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ArticleCanada set to import more US produce
USDA forecasts increase in shipments north of border and suggests total export value could exceed grain and feed for first time
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ArticleUSDA bans leading Florida importer
Importer-exporter falls foul of US law governing payments to suppliers, following investigation by government's AMS agency
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ArticleEU topfruit support could reach €82m
Commission places upper limit on proportion of €125m emergency funding that can be claimed by apple and pear sector