Banana news archive – Page 143
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ArticleTotal commitment
Since making the fresh produce world sit up and take notice at the beginning of this year, Total Produce, created by the demerger of Fyffes’ general produce business and bolstered to superpower status in this industry at least by the acquisition of Redbridge Holdings, has gone about its business relatively quietly. For the first time, the company’s managing director, Seamus Mulvenna, and chairman Denis Punter lift the lid on the last eight and a half months and the process that led to the venture becoming a reality.
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ArticleOrganics: has it extended beyond the middle classes?
A new report published by the Soil Association has shown sales of organic food to have risen beyond the £2 billion mark. But has the organic movement reached its limit, or will it continue to expand its appeal? Emma Haslett investigates.
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Exotic fruit causes a Greenhouse Sensation in Mawdesley
Many a summer has been spent picking your own strawberries - but a greenhouse in Mawdesley, Lancashire, wants visitors to pick something altogether more exotic.
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ArticleCo-op members to get green vote
The Co-operative has announced that it is to consult its four million members on the development of an ethical food policy.
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ArticleFyffes profits take a dip
Fyffes has announced a year-on-year fall in operating profit in the six months to June 30, 2007, down to £8.6m on group revenue of £193.5m.
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ArticleFurther acclaim for school scheme
Just three weeks after getting the thumbs up from one research organisation, the School Fruit & Vegetable Scheme has received further positive acclaim.
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Dean damage extends
Initial reports from the agricultural authorities in Mexico and Belize suggest that Hurricane Dean has affected banana, citrus and papaya production.
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Supplier fear factor grows
Pressure is building on the Competition Commission (CC)’s investigation into the grocery market with MPs calling for a watchdog and a new survey showing a staggering level of fear among suppliers.
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ArticleSpalding - still got it
The UK’s foremost fresh produce hub is situated in the heart of the fens in Spalding and, with a network of related businesses based within a few miles of each other, the area is a major focal point for the trade. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleSainsbury's makes a difference with Fairtrade
Sainsbury’s has launched a new fund to help growers in developing countries.
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ArticleBananas in potential shortage after Dean
Banana crops in the Caribbean will not recover fully until at least next year from the effects of Hurricane Dean, potentially leaving the European banana market to feel a shortage in the short term.
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Holding our breath in vain?
TNS Worldpanel figures released this week show that consumer spend slowed down in the 12 weeks to August 12, a statistic that
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Dean ravages Caribbean banana industry
Hurricane Dean has wiped out entire swathes of the banana crop on three small eastern Caribbean islands.
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ArticleStudy endorses schools scheme
The Schools Fruit and Vegetable Scheme has been strongly endorsed in a new study, which states that the programme is ‘an effective way’ of improving childrens’ diets.
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Bananas and pineapples to go carbon neutral
A ground-breaking project that aims to set up a carbon neutral supply chain for bananas and pineapples supplied from Costa Rica to Europe and the US was launched last week.
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ArticleColouring up summer eating
Children tucked into the free fruit and vegetables handed out by the Eat in Colour team on its 1,500 mile trip around the UK.
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Mexicans on a fruit mission
The trade Commission of Mexico in the UK is inviting companies to join two outgoing missions to Mexico to look at fruit and organic produce.
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ArticleTriumph for Fyffes
Ireland’s highest court ruled last week that Jim Flavin, founder of business services group DCC, had inside knowledge of Fyffes when he sold €105 million (£70m) of its shares in three separate trading deals in February 2000.
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ArticleBelize banana warning
Belize must become more competitive in the banana sector if it is to remain in the market, sector leaders have said.
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ArticleFirmly in the saddle
While it may have had something of a makeover since its thriving heyday in the 1970s and 1980s, the Paddock Wood trading estate in Kent has still managed to maintain a key presence in the UK’s fresh produce sector in recent years. Laura Gould visited some of the companies based on the site to find out why.