Pineapple news archive – Page 28
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ArticleExpoglobal unveils pineapple offer
The Ecuadorean banana grower-shipper says the pineapple business venture is part of a new strategy for the group
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ArticleDole Fresh UK makes redundancies
One of the UK’s largest fresh produce importers has made three employees redundant, including two directors.
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ArticlePhilippines pledges infrastructure development
The country’s government has pledged to develop agricultural infrastructure in Mindanao to increase food production there
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Dole and Del Monte to close CR facilities
News reports in Costa Rica have revealed that US-based fresh produce multinationals Dole Food Company and Fresh Del Monte are to close facilities in the country as a result of higher operational costs caused by the drop in value of the dollar.
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ArticleDole hits back over pineapple reports
Dole has hit back at allegations levelled at it in a film produced by Consumers International and Guardian Films on the Costa Rican pineapple trade.
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ArticleUK pineapples 'come at a cost'
Investigation by Consumers International claims to have found a "catalogue of damage" caused by intensive tropical fruit production in Costa Rica
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ArticleDole responds to Costa Rica allegations
EXCLUSIVE: Dole responds to report and documentary by Consumers International and Guardian Films on intensive tropical fruit production in Costa Rica
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ArticleDeal or no deal?
The number of discount and multi-buy promotions run by retailers has hit record levels in the past year. But, asks Michael Barker, are the supermarkets’ promotional strategies sustainable or will they have no option but to scale back?
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ArticlePrepared fruit and veg sector emerges well from recession
Innovation and the prepared fruit and vegetable industry go hand in hand, and as the country emerges out of the recession fitter and leaner, retailers are becoming more adventurous with their fresh-cut and prepared ranges. And a wide range of new product development is increasingly finding its way onto shelves, as Elizabeth O’Keefe reports
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ArticleNaked Fruit pots hit Budgens
Del Monte has launched its Naked Fruit range into Budgens.The snack pots of mango, tropical fruit salad, melon medley and Del Monte Gold extra sweet pineapple will have a £1 price point and come with a built-in spork.
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Fluctuations in price prove a tricky prospect in exotics trade
Price fluctuations on several key products have proved a key, recurring theme over the last three months in the exotics category. Alex Lawson studies the market and talks to key figures across the wide-ranging exotics sector
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New names and formats make their retail debuts
Meet Monica. While the pineapple market is dominated by the mega names, it is more unusual to meet if not necessarily a
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ArticleAustralia breeds new pineapple
Australian scientists claim to have bred a new pineapple with double the Vitamin C of existing varieties
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ArticleFyffes sees pre-tax profit drop
Fyffes has revealed that pre-tax profit fell 28 per cent through the first six months of 2010, down to €13.1 million from the €18.1m recorded last year.
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UK melons cause a stir
Home-grown melons have hit wholesale markets across the UK with Britain increasingly showing a taste for exotic crops.
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ArticleWhen East meets West: growing the Asian link
The relationship between the UK and the fast-growing economies of Asia will become increasingly interlinked in the future. This will see produce flowing in greater volumes from the likes of India, China and Thailand to the EU and UK market. The other way, there will be a rise in key unique services, technologies, training and education from the West being sought in Asia to accelerate their supply chain development. Rebecca Lewis from Promar International picks up on some emerging trends
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Abundant produce on show in stores during the summer
While produce shelves are still groaning under the weight of summer fruit, a visit to some of Kent’s orchards last week
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ArticleBradford’s wholesale market shows commitment to success
The tale of Bradford’s wholesale market is not the usual one of struggle: the units are full, the tenants work together for the common good, the relatively new building that houses the fruit and vegetable companies is being continually refurbished and independent retailers - their main customers - are still booming. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out more
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Fresh cut takes centre stage in the summer of sunshine
The mass of summer fruit combined with the spell of hot weather must have been a blessing for the expanding fresh-cut sector.
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ArticleDole quarterly results improve
US produce giant Dole has released its results for the second quarter, with operating profit climbing by 57 per cent on 2009 levels.