Banana news archive – Page 172

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    Co-op slashes banana prices

    2003-04-25T00:00:00Z

    Prices of bananas will be slashed at one leading UK supermarket next week.

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    Arnie leads the way for Capespan

    2003-04-09T00:00:00Z

    Arnie Apple, Olivia Orange and Freddy Fyffe will be running for charity in this weekend's London Marathon.

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    Indian expansion

    2003-04-02T00:00:00Z

    India is looking to boost its fresh produce exports substantially within the next five years.

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    Multiples pledge Windward allegiance

    2003-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Tesco and Sainsbury's have both pledged their continued support to organic and Fairtrade bananas from the Windward Islands.

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    Chiquita gets certified

    2003-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Chiquita Brands International has announced this week that independent auditors have certified its Costa Rican banana farms.

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    Boost for Belize bananas

    2003-03-26T00:00:00Z

    The European Union shows support for Belize's banana industry.

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    Honduras grows less traditional

    2003-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Agricultural authorities in Honduras have published reports highlighting how one key product could help exporters of bananas diversify their offer.

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    India unveils five-year expansion plan

    2003-03-25T00:00:00Z

    India's fresh produce industry puts the UK top of the list in its expansion plans.

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    Sun shines for bananas

    2003-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Banana sales rocketed by 25 per cent in January thanks to a joint initiative between the Banana Group and the Sun.

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    UK horticulture is "marginal"

    2003-03-06T00:00:00Z

    The sustainability of UK horticulture is "at best marginal", Robert Balicki, chairman of the Northcourt Group, part of Worldwide Fruit, told Horticulture in Focus.

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    Fairtrade gets added backing

    2003-03-06T00:00:00Z

    The stars come out in support of Fairtrade food.

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    Fyffes reports "strong performance"

    2003-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Fyffes's chairman Neil McCann has said that the company has "delivered another strong performance in its full-year results for the 12 months to 31 December 2002. However, total turnover was down six per cent to ?1.837bn.

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    Honduran exports rise

    2003-02-10T00:00:00Z

    A US study has found that non-traditional exports from the Central American nation are on the rise.

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    Windwards worry

    2003-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Windwards Bananas md Bernard Cornibert is calling for "responsible retailing" as the Wal-Mart group positions itself alongside other suitors in the race to take over Safeway and supermarket price wars on bananas continue.

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    Store battle over bananas

    2003-02-03T00:00:00Z

    According to UK press reports, Caribbean leaders claim a takeover of Safeway by Wal-Mart Asda will bring increased problems for the beleaguered banana industry in the Caribbean.

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    Bananas to be extinct by 2013?

    2003-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Researchers warn bananas could disappear within a decade unless the fruit is genetically modified.

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    First Fairtrade mangoes arrive in UK supermarkets

    2003-01-03T00:00:00Z

    Three UK supermarkets will stock Fairtrade mangoes for the first time from January. The Co-op, Sainsbury's and Waitrose will all stock the fairly produced fruit.

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    Israel takes more from the west bank

    2002-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Produce moving from the Gaza strip has shown a marked increase

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    Wholesale banana shortage

    2002-12-11T00:00:00Z

    The UK's wholesale markets are facing a banana shortage as parts of Costa Rica and Colombia are under water due to heavy rains. Compounding the issue are quality problems with fruit from Ecuador.

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    FSA survey shows consumption rise

    2002-12-05T00:00:00Z

    On average people in the UK are eating more fresh produce than they did 15 years ago but still fall two portions short of the recommended five a day.