All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 94
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ArticleHDG to open new office in Shanghai
Dutch firm targets emerging market for quality assurance in Asia, working initially with fruit exporters to region
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ArticlePhilips Smits to leave The Greenery
Dutch fresh produce marketer's general manager confirms plan to step down, with Albert Knol taking over in the interim
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ArticleGF Group finances under scrutiny
Bank of Italy lifts lid on "favourable" loans to "friends" of Ligurian bank Carige, which allegedly underplayed losses
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ArticleApple cooperative to leave La Trentina
Consortium's largest apple supplier SFT understood to have confirmed plans to establish its own producer organisation
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ArticleCapespan launches finance joint venture
Capespan Capital says it will provide grower-suppliers with dedicated financing options unavailable elsewhere
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VideoWhat do 'organic' and 'ethical' mean?
TV presenter Jasmine Harman explores the concept of organic, Fairtrade and ethical fresh produce on behalf of South African exporters
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ArticleWhole Foods to sell Starbucks juices
Retailer agrees deal with multinational coffee company to stock range of Evolution Fresh juices as well as new fruit snacks
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ArticleDole marks Banana Split Day
Company provides bananas and other fresh fruit to festival marking Latrobe, Pennsylvania as birthplace of dessert
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ArticleMalta fresh produce trade rebounds
EU's smallest member state sees value of fresh fruit and vegetables sold through wholesale sector increase in second quarter
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ArticleVOG aims to sell more branded apples
Italy's largest apple supplier confirms it wants to increase production and step up marketing of Kanzi, Jazz and Envy
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ArticleApple supplier predicts 'return to normal'
Gerhard Dichgans of Italian group VOG assesses the prospects for the European apple business this season
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ArticleGolden Bay breaks 1m-carton barrier
New Zealand apple exporter achieved considerable growth this season, shipping almost a third more fruit to export markets
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ArticleExpectations low for fresh-cut in east
Large swathes of eastern Europe regarded as not yet ready for significant growth in sales of fresh convenience products
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ArticleKiku New Zealand to exhibit in Hong Kong
Apple brand set to exhibit for first time at Asia Fruit Logistica, following similar move at recent Fruit Logistica in Berlin
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ArticleDole helps revive Haiti banana trade
Company providing technical support to initiative aimed at developing large-scale banana production in Caribbean country
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ArticleDamco spends more to maintain growth
Logistics specialist says chasing expansion in new, emerging markets cost it more than expected during first half of year
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ArticleTesco in the dock over berry promo
Retailer fined after running misleading half-price promotion on strawberries sold in 2,300 stores across England and Wales
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ArticleStaay to take over bankrupt Van Rijn
Further consolidation in Dutch trade as management of troubled import-export business works with rival group to find solution
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ArticleEating more produce 'could save trillions'
Coordinated efforts to increase fruit and vegetable intake in the US could result in a substantial saving on annual medical costs
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ArticleRussian importers under huge pressure
Country's fresh produce market growing, but middlemen finding themselves increasingly squeezed out by retailers