All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 88
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VideoTotal Produce trials NFC technology
Near field communications and beacons will enable marketer to speak directly to consumers' smartphones in store
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CommentFuture fresh berry trends
Following the Global Berry Congress 2014 in Amsterdam, Eurofruit editor Mike Knowles sums up the event’s findings
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ArticleBayer Cropscience rebrands Nunhems
Unit becomes Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds, reflecting greater integration into parent group it joined in 2002
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ArticleBerry business aiming to stop leaks
New technology is providing leading players in the international soft fruit category with a means of cutting wastage
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ArticleFyffes expertise 'rescuing' Chiquita
Former Chiquita director Manuel Madrid believes proposed merger could secure US company's market leadership
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ArticleOpal's natural status officially recognised
Branded apple variety verified as non-GMO by North America-based independent organisation
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ArticleOTC predicts further organic growth
Dutch firm OTC Holland marks tenth anniversary by forecasting continued expansion for organic fruit and veg sales
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ArticleDemand for kalecot set to boom
Buyers keen on new cultivar, which successfully combines common apricot with healthy traits normally found in brassicas
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ArticleNew study: Five-a-day 'not enough'
Researchers at UCL identify apparent link between increased fresh fruit and vegetable intake and lower risk of death
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ArticleSesame Street marketing kit unveiled
PMA and Sesame Workshop launch fresh produce marketing programme Eat Brighter to boost consumption
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ArticleOnline fruit retailer attracts investment
Fruitday.com, which delivers 2m cases of mainly imported fruit per year to Chinese consumers, attracts new funding
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ArticleBayWa ready to spend as profits rise
Expanding fruit business helps double group's agriculture revenues as it eyes up potential acquisitions in NZ, Chile and Peru
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ArticleChiquitaFyffes impact 'hard to predict'
CEO of Univeg's fresh produce says he believes change is inevitable if merger of Chiquita and Fyffes goes ahead
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ArticleZespri developing peelable kiwifruit
World's largest kiwifruit marketer hoping to improve product convenience by identifying new varieties
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ArticleGerman asparagus season comes early
Regional focus important as campaign begins, according to one of country's leading marketers Landgard
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ArticleHarvest House copes with EU funding loss
Withdrawal of European subsidy changing commercial landscape for vegetable growers in the Netherlands
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ArticleEU warns India over export quality
Apeda responds with plan to route all fresh fruit and vegetable exports to Europe via approved packhouses
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ArticleMissing flight MH370 'carrying mangosteens'
Malaysia Airlines aeroplane was taking four-tonne consignment of tropical fruit to China, it has been revealed
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ArticleMelinda brand adds berries and cherries
Leading Italian apple brand set to be used to market soft fruit produced in Trentino's Val di Non region
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ArticleBlueberry demand rising in Europe
Category expert predicts sizeable growth as consumers see health benefits and improvements in product quality