All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 164
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ArticleAsia Fruit Logistica exhibitor numbers up
Organisers confirm 15 per cent increase in number of companies planning to exhibit at Asia's only fresh produce trade fair
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ArticleBenelux apple firms club together
Dutch and Belgian marketers of Rubens, Junami and Wellant apples announce intention to consolidate their sales structure
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ArticleConsumer demand recovering in Finland
Situation improves following foodservice VAT reduction and strong demand for key import items such as bananas and grapes
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ArticleStrong Q2 growth at Kesko Group
Company's net sales slightly ahead of last year's figure during first six months of 2010 as consumer demand improves
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ArticleStudy says vitamin C can prevent cancer
New Zealand research team claims to have uncovered first evidence of vitamin's active role in cancer prevention and treatment
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ArticleNunhems unifies seed packaging design
Vegetable seed developer set to roll out new packaging, which uses simplified product terminology, from this coming autumn
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ArticleChiquita Italia unveils new campaign
Publicity drive conceived by Milan-based agency Forchets set to focus on quality of products sold under the distinctive blue label
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ArticleNew pear varieties on Italian horizon
Leading research group CIV confirms it is working to develop early-harvesting and red-skinned varieties for commercial trial
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ArticleCMA CGM service adds Tilbury and Lisbon
British and Portuguese ports to feature in shipping firm's Femex service, with transshipment via the group's Malta hub
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ArticleIBM tools help Sun World plan ahead
California-based company says new monitoring system enables more accurate predictions in terms of yields, costs and sales
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ArticleIndustry welcomes citrus greening fund
New legislation passed in the US is set to provide funding for research into pests and diseases which threaten citrus production
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ArticleFruitness campaign unveils new website
Information portal aims to engage with children and teenagers across five European countries and boost fruit consumption
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ArticleNZ kiwifruit export hearing begins
Auckland's High Court considers both legality of export regulations and validity of its own jurisdiction as T&G and Zespri spat continues
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ArticleUnica and ZON announce partnership
Despite the hostility of the World Cup final, two leading cooperatives from Spain and Holland unveil plans to work together
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ArticleTop produce buyer set to retire
Coop Trading's Svend Aage Kristensen confirms plan to retire at the end of August following almost 48 years in the industry
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ArticlePostcard | Ferrara
The recent Interpera 2010 meeting organised by Italian group CSO threw the challenges facing the global pear business into sharp relief
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ArticleRed-fleshed apple launched in UK
Redlove, which is claimed to be the world's first red-fleshed apple variety, is reportedly being planted across Europe
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ArticleEC offers new PO funding proposals
EC Advisory Group on Fruit and Vegetables meets with Europe's Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos in Brussels
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ArticleFears over buoyancy of Ocado flotation
Concerns raised about £1bn+ valuation of world's largest online grocer following collapse of oil firm's planned flotation
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ArticleStrong demand for Italian radicchio
While volumes of the Castelfranco variegated type rose dramatically this year, Treviso red radicchio was in short supply