All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 146
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ArticleEU apple crop forecast at 10.2m tonnes
Production more or less stable in Italy and set to recover in Poland as European marketers expect strong start to new campaign
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ArticleEuropean pear crop up 12% in 2011/12
More than 2.5m tonnes set to be produced in the EU this season, including an 8 per cent increase in leading variety Conference
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ArticleRewe hands out free fruit to children
Company says it plans to distribute bags of fresh fruit and other healthy snacks at the start of Germany's school year
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ArticleForget the hacks, follow the business
Journalism may be under fire following recent revelations in London, but integrity remains central to our own industry coverage
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ArticleMixed results for Metro Group
Stagnant sales in western Europe hold back impressive growth in emerging markets for the German retail giant
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ArticleLidl and IFCO help put food on table
Logistics service provider and retailer contribute refrigerated van and returnable crates to charitable food distributor
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ArticleEnd of line for UK citrus importer
Eurodix enters administration, leaving question marks over supplies of citrus and topfruit to some of UK's leading food retailers
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ArticleSchool fruit scheme funds under threat
Freshfel Europe slams proposed plans by EU finance chiefs to cut EU School Fruit Scheme budget by almost 30 per cent
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ArticleEU growers welcome new aid package
Copa-Cogeca welcomes €17m in additional compensation, but argues it should be extended to fruit as well as vegetables
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ArticleVOG unveils newly designed website
Italy's leading apple exporter establishes new web presence, reflecting recent changes to its commercial organisation
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ArticleSolarelli returns with TV campaign
Premium Italian fresh produce brand promoted across the Rai television and radio networks as 2011 sales outperform last year's
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ArticleMelinda agrees deal with Evelina apples
Leading Italian apple company secures agreement to produce and market Evelina-branded fruit primarily in the Italian market
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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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ArticleItalian exports down in January-April
Country imported more, and exported less, fresh produce during first four months of 2011, according to new Istat figures
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ArticleConsumer demand strong in Finland
Kesko director of fresh produce Tarja Jukkara tells Eurofruit sales of local and private-label lines performing particularly well
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ArticleOnly one bid received for Agrexco
Trustee Shlomo Nass applies for extension to deadline for offers as debt-laden exporter's future hangs in the balance
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ArticleItaly steps up checks on exports to US
New inspectors trained to manage online procedures governing cold treatment of certain fruit exports that are permitted access
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ArticleMajor income rise for Grupo Pão de Açúcar
Casino subsidiary and Brazil's largest food and homeware retailer benefited from later Easter holiday during second quarter
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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
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ArticleQV Foods installs LINKFresh software
New system to be rolled out across entire group in order to manage UK company's vegetable and potato supply chain