All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 125
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      ArticleMondi buys packaging firm Nordenia
South African group acquires German company to increase its share of the international consumer packaging market
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      ArticleDutch growing more pears than apples
Country's pear production area overtakes that for apples for the first time in the northern European country's history
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      ArticleItalian launch for Chiquita Fruit Bar
Company aiming to open 200 stores in the country within the next five years, starting in the principal Italian cities
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      ArticleEnza and Zespri team up in Europe
A year on from their bitter court battle, the New Zealand exporters say they will work together to sell gold kiwifruit in Europe
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      ArticleLa Linea Verde expands into Austria
Company eyeing new business across central Europe following establishment of joint venture near Salzburg
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      ArticleEuropean apple crop forecast trimmed
Italian association Assomela cuts initial forecast to around 10m tonnes following hail damage in parts of northern Europe
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      ArticleQuality and price top EU demands
Priorities for consumers across all the European Union are quality and price, according to new Eurobarometer report
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      ArticleDutch cherry season gets underway
Start of campaign coincides with end of Italian season and first arrivals of Turkish cherries alongside later Spanish supplies
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      ArticleChina and India shape logistics trends
Asian countries' impact on global demand for perishables set to feature prominently at upcoming Cool Logistics Global event
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      ArticleBrazil lifts ban on Argentine topfruit
Shipments of apples and pears from Argentina's Río Negro and Neuquén provinces allowed access to Brazil once more
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      ArticleSoccer promo for South African citrus
Western Cape Citrus Producers Forum takes part in major tournament attended by more than 4,000 young soccer players
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      ArticleCarrefour Express expanding in Poland
Company planning to more than double the number of convenience stores it operates in the eastern European country
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      ArticleWhole Foods' UK losses worsen
Company still struggling to find route to profitability in highly competitive British retail market, figures suggest
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      ArticleBudgens stocks new 'limelon' variety
Lime-flavoured melon produced in Spain on sale in retailer's UK stores for limited, three-week period
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      ArticleNew managing director for Simba
Alessandro Canalella promoted to role previously carried out by company's president Raffaella Orsero
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      ArticleItalian tomatoes hit by heatwave
Loss of production in south-eastern region of Puglia estimated to be around 25-30 per cent as a result of high temperatures
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      ArticleVegpro plans expansion into Ghana
Kenyan horticultural company secures more than €5m in funding to develop production of vegetables in west Africa
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      ArticleBayWa director joins T&G board
German group's Josef Krapf brings wealth of agricultural experience to New Zealand exporter's executive board of directors
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      ArticleLandgard expected to make first ever loss
News report quoting German company's press spokesman raises concerns over impact of recent E coli crisis
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      ArticlePot of gold at end of Games
Welcoming the Olympics to London this month will mean opening the door to an extra 4m visitors and, more crucially, their spending money
 

