News from Asiafruit – Page 409
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ArticleFlorida citrus to increase Korean promotions
The US citrus industry will work to boost awareness of its grapefruit in Korea this season after significant sales growth was recorded last year
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ArticleAgrinurture to distribute Del Monte Pacific pineapples
Come April Agrinurture will take over the distribution of Del Monte Pacific’s fresh pineapples in China
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ArticleWal-Mart/Future Group talks stir up speculation
Rumours abound of a possible alliance between the world's largest retailer and India's biggest supermarket group
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ArticleCold-chain gets boost in Himachal Pradesh
Indian authorities have provided funding for the state of Himachal Pradesh to upgrade its fresh produce infrastructure
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ArticleWalmart reopens Japanese outlets
Walmart has reopened 12 of the 24 outlets it was forced to close in the wake of the 11 March earthquake and tsunami in Japan
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ArticleMaersk cuts Hong Kong calls
Container shipping giant Maersk will cut the number of ship calls at Hong Kong by a quarter from April
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ArticleSeeka's earnings ahead of guidance
Nine-month results reflect a 'better operating performance', according to the company
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ArticleTesco Lotus goes green
Tesco Lotus is planning to open its first South East Asian zero-carbon store in Thailand
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ArticleIndia mulls retail-producer tie-ups
The Indian government may give domestic retailers incentives to source from local grower cooperatives and invest in their supply chains
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ArticleCamposol waves goodbye to Michael Horney
Long-time marketing employee resigns from Peru’s largest fresh fruit and vegetable supplier
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ArticleNo Australian grapefruit for Japan
The former Rewards red grapefruit orchard in Western Australia will not export fruit to Japan this year following quality concerns
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ArticleSingapore widens block on Japanese imports
Singapore has extended a ban on Japanese food imports to new areas following detections of radioactive contaminants in four vegetable samples
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ArticleJapanese leek imports decline
Japanese leek imports have steadily declined as consumers reject Chinese imports, but other suppliers have not taken up the slack
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ArticleEnzafruit gains IFS Logistic
The topfruit grower and marketer has won IFS Logistic certification, hailed by the company as a "great achievement"
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ArticleHK blocks imports from radiation zone
Hong Kong bans imports of agricultural produce from parts of Japan after detecting excessive levels of radioactive iodine in spinach and turnip samples
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ArticleJapan issues vegetable warning
The Japanese government has urged people to avoid eating leafy vegetables grown near the country's quake stricken nuclear plant
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ArticleIndian onion volumes tipped to rise
Predictions are that India’s spring harvest of onions will be up almost 10 per cent on last year
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ArticleThailand reveals approved exporters list
Only government-approved exporters will now be able to send certain lines of Thai vegetables to the EU
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ArticleJapanese shoppers on food safety alert
Detections of excessive radiation levels on spinach and other vegetables from areas around Fukushima nuclear plant have put Japan’s fresh produce shoppers on high alert
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ArticleEcuador hopes to grow trade with Korea
The Ecuadorian ambassador plans to boost exports of fresh produce to South Korea