All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 100
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ArticleGerman retailers taking control
With Lidl streamlining its distribution and Rewe planning more central DCs, Germany is becoming a tougher market for suppliers
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ArticleMaersk Line: costs to rise by US$1bn
New EU regulations on low-sulphur fuel expected to have dramatic impact on cost of shipping fresh produce
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ArticleSuppliers back landmark EU research project
Compagnie Fruitière, Dole, Fyffes, Total Produce and Univeg among sponsors of "ambitious" Consumer Compass initiative
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ArticleDole man bemoans supply chain waste
Cool Logistics Global: Andy Connell of Dole SA says handling must improve at start and end of fresh produce supply lines
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ArticlePort terminals 'must work more closely'
Cool Logistics Global: Rotterdam's Emile Hoogsteden says more can be done to speed fresh produce through ports
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Article'Connect, then compete' says port director
Port of Rotterdam's Emile Hoogsteden tells Cool Logistics Global operators must collaborate to improve efficiency
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ArticleFyffes tries to woo Chiquita investors
Improved merger deal would see shareholders in Chiquita own significantly larger percentage of new company
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ArticleMoldovan fruit entering Russia by back door
Belarus said to be providing neighbour with indirect access to Russian apple and plum market following recent ban
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ArticleZespri planting G3 in Spain and Portugal
Company says new SunGold sources are on very small scale and designed to augment production in Italy and France
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ArticleTesco suspends GFS boss Matt Simister
Head of Group Food Sourcing one of four directors under investigation after retailer overstated its profits by £250m
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ArticleUS opens door wider to Italian fruit
Introduction of import protocol for Italian apples and pears said to be progressing well, as new campaign gets underway
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ArticleCapespan invests in Far East distributor
South African marketer takes 25 per cent stake in Good View Group to boost presence in Hong Kong and Macau
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ArticleMorocco could send more fruit to Russia
As their new campaign begins, citrus exporters in particular are hoping Russian buyers will take more fruit this season
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ArticleRussian ban: risks but also opportunities
Fruit Logistica manager suggests embargo will alter trade, making annual networking opportunity in Berlin all the more crucial
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Article700,000 MT of Polish apples "stuck"
Czeslaw Adam Siekierski joins other MEPs in bemoaning alleged lack of adequate suport from EC following Russian import ban
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ArticleItalians accuse Poles of EU funding grab
Alleanza Coop accuses Polish producers of taking 90 per cent of €125m set aside for EU growers hit by Russian import ban
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ArticleGF Group ready to sell companies
Italian produce giant reveals plan to safeguard future of Fruttital by offering bank creditors equity and focusing on core business
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ArticleCutrale-Safra bid to delay Chiquita vote
Brazilian companies enter into confidentiality agreement with Chiquita and confirm support for merger decision adjournment
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ArticleMaersk predicts mango revolution
Application of CA technology to Star Cool containers could extend export season in West Africa, company suggests
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ArticleAuditor refuses to sign off Fruttital accounts
GF Group subsidiary faces uncertain future after failure to renegotiate debt prompts Deloitte & Touche to decline approval