Banana news archive – Page 71
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ArticleFairtrade remains high on shopping lists
Sales of Fairtrade products have grown 15 per cent worldwide in the past year, with bananas among the most popular products
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ArticleCutrale-Safra push for Chiquita takeover
Chiquita shareholders are being urged to vote in favour of the proposed takeover by Cutrale-Safra
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ArticleSynergies abound for ChiquitaFyffes
The combined company is anticipated to make US$60m of savings by the end of 2016 through synergies
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ArticleFyffes in fine form ahead of merger
The group earned around one-third more in the first half of 2014 than it did in the same six-month period of 2013
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ArticleChiquita rejects takeover
Chiquita has rejected a takeover by juice maker Cutrale and investment firm Safra Group
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ArticleBanacol settles payment dispute
Company has agreed to pay banana producers in full for outstanding shipments
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ArticleNew Libya deal for UK banana brand
BanaBay to start supplying premium quality bananas to Tripoli-based Al Fakhira as it seeks to boost Middle East presence
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ArticleUK shop owners discover tarantula among bananas
In the latest insect/food-related story, West Sussex fruit retailers make a startling and potentially venomous find
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ArticleKiwifruit shines in Japan
Leading Japanese importer hails “amazing” market performance for kiwifruit, which enjoyed record results in June
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ArticleUpswing in Del Monte's Q2 results
Fresh produce giant enjoys double-digit growth in sales and improved net profit for second quarter
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ArticleUS court dismisses Chiquita lawsuit
Appeals court rules that the US has no jurisdiction over Colombian case
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ArticleEU and Ecuador conclude trade deal
Ecuador will join Peru and Colombia in benefiting from improved access for its main EU exports – including bananas
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ArticleBanana brand's new UK organic range
BanaBay's new premium-quality, ethically-produced range is seen as an opportunity for forward growth and success
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière renames subsidiaries
Following the split between Dole and Compagnie Fruitière, the latter has brought its French, UK, Spanish and Portugese divisions under its own banner
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ArticleIvorian bananas hit by major floods
Côte d'Ivoire has suffered from severe floods these past few days, leaving a huge area of banana plantations destroyed
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ArticleCocaine worth £25m found in UK banana consignment
Around 150kg of the Class A drug found in specially-designed plastic bananas hidden among real fruit in UK warehouse
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ArticleChina's banana harvest at ten-year low
China’s domestic banana production is forecast to be one of the lowest in ten years, offering little competition to imported varieties
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ArticleCorbana welcomes Bayer’s “green band” nematicide
New solution, developed in Costa Rica, causes less harm to the environment and the health of workers
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ArticleRecord year for Aussie bananas
The Banana Growers Council is expecting Australian banana production to reach a record high over the past financial year
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ArticleDole reorganises CSR division
Sylvain Cuperlier leaves group following decision to dissolve global corporate responsibility and sustainability unit