Banana news archive – Page 55
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Sainsbury's wants Brits to beat the 'bin-nana'
Supermarket trials project that it says could save thousands of bananas from being unnecessarily thrown away
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Olmos yields first organic banana harvest
The fruit will be destined for European markets including Germany, Switzerland and Italy
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Analysis
Could nanotech revolutionise shelf life?
Trials suggest new natural plant extract could have a major role to play in delaying fruit ripening
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Angolan bananas set for Europe
Exporter Novagrolider will send 200 tonnes of the fruit per week to certain European countries from October
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Fresh Check: Amazon Fresh, London
Video: Eurofruit tries out the new Amazon Fresh service, which began delivering to Londoners in June 2016
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Peruvian exporters target growth in Italy
Latin American nation's promotional body Promperù named as official partner country of international trade fair Macfrut
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Work on Antioquía port to begin in October
Together with other major infrastructure projects, it will be major boost for regional economy
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Amazon Fresh expands to more London postcodes
Avocados, bananas and organic veg boxes are among best-selling items on Amazon’s new grocery service
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ABGC secures buyout deal for TR4 farm
After two unsuccessful bids, peak industry body reaches agreement with owners of infested farm
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Analysis
Brexit: what now for the produce trade?
Freshfel Europe has produced a special document outlining possible scenarios facing a post-Brexit fruit and veg trade
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Chiquita makes a scene at Piccadilly Circus
Banana brand continues its London marketing campaign with a two-week advertising and tastings schedule at Piccadilly Circus
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Brands pay to label emojis their own
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri and trade promoter Avocados from Mexico have already sponsored a character
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Price hike for bananas in Malaysia
Popular pisang abu variety fetching up to RM6 per kg in some parts of the country, after short domestic harvest
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Peruvian produce finds favour in Japan
Shipments of organic bananas and mangoes up despite effects of El Niño
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Colombian fruit exports rise sharply
A new report by Maersk shows containerised fruit exports from the South American country are booming
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Article
Produce packaging fails: a brief history
Following the discovery of individually shrink-wrapped potatoes, Fruitnet compiles its own collection of extreme packaging
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DP World to build deep-water port in Ecuador
Port will provide much-needed extra capacity for existing Guayaquil terminals
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Cocaine worth £23m found in Ecuadorian bananas
Customs officers found 900kg of cocaine in a consignment of bananas in the port of Rotterdam
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Banana business sets ethical standards
UK retailers have been falling over themselves to switch their banana supplies to sustainable sources this year, boosting their CSR credentials
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Chiquita links up with world-famous Nickelodeon brand
The banana brand is aiming to follow up on its 2015 consumer marketing successes, which helped double the company’s sales figures