All Ireland articles – Page 22
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ArticleIrish research to extend fresh produce shelf life
A lecturer at Ireland’s Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) has begun breakthrough research that he hopes will extend the shelf life of fruit and vegetables, reducing spoilage as well as safeguarding nutritional quality, Anthony Garvey reports.
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ArticleKeelings makes double appointment
Group expands its European team by bringing in Steve Rudge from Tesco and Mathieu Leveque from Compagnie Fruitiere/Dole France
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ArticleStage one of Capespan deal complete
Total Produce confirms that it has been paid €8.5m in cash as first stage of increasing its Capespan shareholding
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ArticleWilson's Country at FPJ Northern Ireland event
Craigavon-based potato grower and supplier Wilson’s Country has joined the FPJ Conferences Northern Ireland schedule.
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ArticleTotal Produce makes Dutch acquisition
Group enters agreement to purchase 50 per cent of Frankort & Koning for €15m, subject to regulatory approval
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ArticleN Ireland pressing ahead with large retailer tax
Northern Ireland is hoping to impose a tax on large retailers by April despite outcry that it is the “wrong levy at the wrong time”.
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ArticleIrish investigate potato sales drop
Bord Bia has launched an extensive survey to establish why consumers are switching to other carbs
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ArticleCall for action on farming task force promises
The National Farmers Union has said it is ‘encouraged’ by the Government’s interim response to the Farming Regulation Task Force but action must be taken quickly if the initiative is to retain credibility.
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ArticleFyffes owners sell Greencore shares
Irish Independent reports McCann family has divested its shareholding in one of Ireland's leading fresh convenience companies
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ArticleFyffes buys back more of own shares
For second time in under a year, company purchases millions of its own ordinary capital, this time at a price of €0.39 per share
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ArticleAldi turns an operating profit
Hard-discounting UK supermarket reports annual operating profit of £18.7m (€21.8m) and sales increase of almost 5 per cent
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ArticleStrong first-half result for Fyffes
Adjusted profit before tax up to €17.3m as trading conditions prove more positive than those experienced in 2010
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ArticleFyffes goes ape at Dublin Zoo
Tropical fruit importer-distributor agrees sponsorship deal for Dublin Zoo's Gorilla Rainforest
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ArticleShipping and port volumes fall in Ireland
Irish Maritime Development Office's report says shipping and port traffic volumes diminished as bunker fuel prices rose in Q2
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ArticleNorthern Irish organic brand launched
Organic producers in Northern Ireland have launched a new brand and a marketing campaign to increase awareness and grow sales.
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ArticleTesco GFS 'more than just direct sourcing'
Group procurement directors tell Eurofruit direct supply is only one part of company's plan for streamlined global sourcing strategy
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Group urges Total Produce against Agrexco purchase
The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), a Palestinian coalition leading a global 'boycott Israel' campaign, has urged Total Produce not to purchase ailing Israeli exporter Agrexco.
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ArticleNorthern Ireland joins the dots
The Northern Irish fresh produce scene is bursting at the seams with innovation, expansion and new product development. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes a tour of the region
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ArticleFormer Fyffes boss Neil McCann dies
Company announces passing of former chairman and chief executive who spent 55 years driving the business forward
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ArticleTotal Produce linked to Agrexco bid
Group declines to comment on rumoured interest in acquiring some or all of the troubled Israeli fresh produce exporter