All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 189
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MMG trials Australian easy-peel orange
The UK citrus importer is planning a one-month trial of the Navel in Sainsbury's stores across the country
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WAPA publishes latest SH topfruit data
Consolidated apple and pear production across the major Southern Hemisphere producer countries set to be down by 2.6 per cent on previous year
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Prognosfruit 2008 | Presentations
Download all of the presentations from this year's Prognosfruit apple and pear industry meeting, held in Ashford, UK
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Superfruits 'threat' to five-a-day
New study claims excessive focus on so-called superfruits may prove detrimental to consumption levels
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Green light for US school fruit scheme
USDA announces plans to provide US$49m in fresh fruit and vegetables to selected schools during 2008/09
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Strong start for Apofruit's Sicilian vegetables
The Italian marketer says it has significantly expanded output at one of its Sicilian processing and packing operations
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Trade mourns passing of Nando Bonomo
One of the Italian fresh produce sector's leading lights has passed away at the age of 42, following a heart attack
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Cal Citrus joins Sunkist network
Company set to add more than 800ha of oranges and lemons to marketing cooperative's citrus production
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Italian kiwifruit firms await green light
Exporters are waiting on the approval of new kiwifruit protocols in China that could significantly open up the Asian market
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Container firms launch Asia-Europe service
China Shipping and CMA CGM will each run four vessels between China, Malaysia and Zeebrugge, Hamburg and Rotterdam
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Walmart food safety expert joins Naturipe
Michael Bentel has been appointed as the company's new director of food safety and quality assurance
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Demand for tomatoes up in Germany
Imports increase by 16.7 per cent to 730,000 tonnes as consumption levels reach an all-time high
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New Californian grape on sale in UK
Sweet Surrender, developed by California's International Fruit Genetics, has been commercially harvested for the first time
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NZ company claims carbon neutral first
New Zealand Fresh Cuts says it is the first fresh produce company in the world to achieve carbon neutrality
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New technical director at Sant'Orsola
Leading Italian soft fruit specialist appoints former academic to identify improved production methods and better varieties
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Sharp increase in German fruit prices
Weak supply of key products blamed for a 13 per cent year-on-year increase in monthly fresh fruit prices
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Leading Italian pear cooperatives merge
Eurofrutta and Campogalliano join forces to create Fruit Modena Group in a bid to increase competitiveness on world markets
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Bio-Planet opens fifth store in Belgium
Colruyt-owned organic retail chain continues to expand in Belgium following last May's closure of its only Dutch store
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Total Produce targets fresh acquisitions
In an interview with Eurofruit Magazine, CEO Rory Byrne has underlined the company's plans to double its turnover by 2012
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Rijk Zwaan bids for Olympic glory
Dutch vegetable seed company reveals it is supplying tomatoes and mini cucumbers to Beijing's Olympic Village