All Europe articles – Page 259
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ArticleNew ethical banana brand plays it fair
Despite social and environmental progress, issues of low wages and weak job security persist in the banana value chain. A new Dutch brand called BeFrank Bananas is determined to do things differently. Fred Searle speaks to its founder Franklin Ginus
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ArticleItalian firms rise to coronavirus challenge
Producers and exporters are having to contend with dramatic spikes in demand and major logistical headaches
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ArticleProduce industry works to maintain supply
Trade body Freshfel says companies will ensure 'fresh corridors' for fruit and veg as Europe's coronavirus crisis continues
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ArticleFyffes ups stake in vanWylick to 74 per cent
Capespan and Gemüsering have agreed to sell their shares in German importer to Dublin-based multinational
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ArticleLabour shortage a major concern for Italy
Coronavirus lockdown could deter foreign workers from eastern Europe, admits Emilia-Romagna's director of agriculture
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ArticleFresh produce demand plummets at NCGM
Coronavirus has halved sales at some of NCGM’s large catering suppliers as customers eat out less or favour smaller neighbourhood restaurants
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ArticleAirfreight sector mulls impact of Trump flight ban
Drop in cargo capacity and shipping rate hike will hit transatlantic perishable exports
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ArticleNew dates for Global Berry Congress
Fruitnet moves annual event to late June in the wake of international coronavirus outbreak
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ArticleCoronavirus: events opt to delay or cancel
Macfrut, BioMesse and Alimentaria Barcelona all postponed, with Freskon cancelled until 2021
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ArticleEco-schemes key to CAP reform
As the Common Agricultural Policy undergoes reform, European research institutes see Eco-schemes as vital in shifting farmers to more sustainable models
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ArticleWash fruit and veg, urges WHO
Biggest risk of coronavirus transmission is in handling fresh produce that has been touched, coughed or sneezed on by an infected person
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ArticleTropiWorld aims for one-stop shop
Dubai-based TropiWorld is establishing farmer associations across the world, as it aims to become one of the world’s leading exotics producers and distributors
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ArticleCoronavirus having "substantial impact" in Italy
Buyers are asking for greater guarantees, Romanian workers are heading home and consumers are buying more fruit
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ArticleMoroccan growth worries Fepex
EU imports of Moroccan fresh fruit and vegetables climbed 4 per cent in 2019
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ArticleMaersk connects Indian grapes to Europe
Indian grape exporters will have an end-to-end cold chain connection to North Europe with a new service from Maersk
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ArticleEuropean fruit and veg trade contends with coronavirus
Fresh produce companies are facing up to a very different set of challenges as the outbreak continues
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ArticleSpain sets out Brexit red lines
Protecting fruit and vegetable producers paramount in trade talks, says government
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ArticleEcuadorean physalis steps into the limelight
Dennis Brito of Golden Sweet Spirit believes the fruit has got what it takes to make it one of Ecuador’s export winners
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ArticlePook’s Thai-flyer
Fred Searle speaks to Kanokporn Holtsch of Pook about winning the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award for her coconut snacks, landing investment on Germany’s Dragon’s Den and cracking the German market
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ArticleEU reaffirms banana price assurance
Commission seeks to reassure European growers that there will be no further cuts to import tariff