Banana news archive – Page 163
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ArticleTesco sees red on kiwifruit
Red-fleshed kiwifruit go on sale exclusively at Tesco this week.
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ArticleGM fights arrested adolescence
Genetic modification technology has officially come of age, but it still looks like a case of arrested adolescence in Europe, according to a leading researcher.
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ArticleBanana battle divide
As Latin American governments plan to unite against the EU’s €230 a tonne banana import tariff, producers are at odds.
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The fascination of descriptions
I am becoming increasingly fascinated by the use of quite legal descriptive terms which keep appearing on fruit and veg
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EU banana proposals enrage
There is a definite split in the EU over the European Commission’s latest proposal for a banana import tariff in its upcoming negotiations with the World Trade Organisation.
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Article30 years strong
Cast your mind back to 1974 and what do you think of? On the football front Germany beat Holland in the World Cup and Liverpool won the FA Cup. In fashion kipper ties and flared trousers, and tottering platform shoes ruled. Meanwhile, ‘Tricky Dickie’ and his Watergate scandal was all over the newspapers, vying for column inches with our home-grown scandal, Lucky Lord Lucan and his vanishing act.In the world of food, McDonalds opened its first outlet in the UK. Peppers, courgettes and mangoes were exotic produce. Pineapple and cheese on sticks was the height of sophistication and Cadbury’s Smash was the last word in convenience. Eating out was, for the majority, a special occasion. Oh, and the traders of Covent Garden made the short, but life-changing trip south to New Covent Garden, a state-of-the-art wholesale centre in Vauxhall. thirty years on, Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleBanana Wars - final chapter
The fourth and final part of our Banana Wars excerpts concludes that the EU is in the position to make a difference in the Caribbean - if it, and other parties, are prepared to adopt a more flexible trading attitude.
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Sainsbury's expands pineapple offer
Sainsbury’s will be stocking Fairtrade pineapple from next week, marking major progress for the marque in the UK fresh produce sector.
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ArticleBanana Wars - the trilogy
The Journal is serialising Banana Wars, by former MAFF and Caribbean Banana Exporters’ Association employee Gordon Myers, throughout this month. This week, the author, pictured, highlights the growing political manoeuvres and negotiations to hammer out a new deal for the banana regime and, with it, the growing threat to Caribbean producers.
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Acorn celebrates 10 years
The Cambridgeshire labels business looks back on its first decade.
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ArticleBanana Wars - the sequel
The Journal is serialising Banana Wars, by former MAFF and Caribbean Banana Exporters’ Association employee Gordon Myers, throughout this month. This week, the author, pictured, outlines the importance of bananas to the Caribbean community and the beginning of the realisation that the future was not quite as protected.
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Off the shelf
I wonder if pomegranates are experiencing a breakthrough: based on the volumes of the fruit appearing on supermarket shelves
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ArticleEcuador's banana sector splits
Ecuador’s negotiations with the EU over banana tariffs are causing deep division in the country's banana industry.
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ArticleCanadian competition tough
Canadian apples complement the warmer climate varieties of the southern hemisphere arriving in the UK. Previously, Canada offered UK buyer’s price competitive supplies from North America. However, with the decline in the USD, attractive prices are no longer the only reason that Canadian apples remain popular, writes Anabella de Sousa.
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ArticleChiquita safeguards reputation
UK consumers have become used to reading stories about the allegedly unethical practices of multinational banana companies. The industry was placed in a position where it had to put its house in order, and Chiquita has led the way.
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ArticleBanana wars - the serial
Last month, the Journal reviewed a newly published book by Gordon Myers called Banana Wars. As part of our month-long profile on bananas, we will serialise parts of the book, over the next four weeks.
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When Polish eyes are smiling
If I was a Polish mushroom grower with an eye on the UK market, I would be delighted to hear that the Irish industry, prompted
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ArticleNew appointment for Chiquita
Chiquita Brands International has appointed Tanios Viviani as the new vice president of Fresh Cut Fruit.
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ArticlePineapples on course
The UK pineapple job got off to a sluggish start in 2004, but heavy promotional work, firstly in February and March and then in the summer months, pushed huge volumes through stores. However, much of the value was wiped out because the promotional work was price-oriented. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleReach for the Star
The Banana Group is preparing for yet more success after teaming up with national newspaper The Daily Star