Banana news archive – Page 61
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ArticleBelize banana group reacts to Fyffes’ pull-out
Meridian Farms says sudden withdrawal by the Irish multinational has resulted in hundreds of job losses
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ArticleFyffes invests US$45m in melon and banana business
Irish fresh produce company Fyffes has invested in its melon import business in the US and acquired additional banana farms in Costa Rica
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ArticleProfits fall at Del Monte UK as prepared sales slide
The business also saw turnover for the year ending 26 December 2014 fall from £62.4 million in 2013 to £39m
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ArticleEcuador braced for El Niño losses
The weather phenomenon could affect almost a third of Ecuadorean banana farms, conference told
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ArticleCF opens new ripening facility
France’s Compagnie Fruitière has constructed a modern banana ripening facility in western France to respond to strong growth
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ArticleChiquita launches first-ever UK consumer campaign
Branded taxis across London and breakfast events at wholesale markets will aim to boost Chiquita sales and awareness
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ArticleMoko threatens Suriname bananas
Disease has impacted nearly a quarter of the country's banana crop and "threatens survival of the fruit in the country"
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ArticleWoman 'finds lizard in Tesco bananas'
Natasha Oliver, of Shropshire, said the alleged discovery "scared the life out of me"
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ArticleInside the minds of marketers
Fruitnet speaks with Jennifer Sherry of FunMobility, who worked with Chiquita on its Minions marketing campaign
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ArticleFruit shortage hits Japan
A shortage of fruit over Japan's summer months has seen prices rise and consumption drop
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ArticleNew MD for banana giant SH Pratt
David Bateman, formerly the business' operations director, steps up to the new role, while Robert Wells becomes CEO
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ArticleHaitian organic bananas arrive in Europe
First shipment to Europe in six decades arrived at Port of Antwerp last week
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ArticleSH Pratt founder Bob Wells passes away aged 93
Founder of UK banana giant, whose son Robert now leads the business, was a well-known and well-liked person within the fruit trade
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitiere UK back in profit
The banana giant’s accounts show that it bounced back from a £55,000 loss in 2013 to a £3 million pre-tax profit in 2014
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ArticleOne Banana gains C-TPAT Certification
US Customs and Border Protection recognises group's efforts in protecting its banana supply chain
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ArticleReyenvas creates insect-repellant banana film
New material protects fruit from pests and is more environmentally friendly than conventional perforated bags, company claims
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ArticleEcuadorean bananas in China first
Minions film promotion in Shenzhen positions fruit in a new region of the country
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Children are ‘most likely’ to eat apples
Apples, apple juice, and bananas are among most-consumed fruit by young people and children, a new study has found
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ArticleAllfresch hires Nick Evangelopoulos for new Dubai venture
UK-headquartered fruit supplier is set to take new brand Amorita further afield with opening of Dubai operations
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ArticleEcuador plans for natural disasters
Government prepares for possible losses from El Niño and Cotopaxi