All articles by Mike Knowles – Page 190
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ArticleBig chill causing major headaches
Unusually heavy snowfall has led to disruption for a number of transport and logistics operators as well as fresh produce traders
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ArticleCIA reports damage to Italian crops
Vegetable production hit by bad weather, but organisation slams speculative price increases on fresh fruit already harvested
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ArticleGood growth for Dutch trade
The country's fresh produce exports rose by 5 per cent to €9bn last year, according to Productshap Tuinbouw
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ArticleThanet Earth prepares for lift-off
Complex nears first phase completion, with pepper and tomato plants in and cucumbers due to be planted later this month
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Brand Dossier | Pink Lady
One of the apple sector's leading names, Pink Lady is poised to break into the top ten leading fresh produce brands within the next three years
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ArticleLandec-Chiquita projects "progressing well"
Food technology specialist says programmes with leading fresh produce company are showing good growth, but the company has also been forced to downgrade its revenue and income targets for 2009
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ArticleOlympic Fruit launches Grapes to Go
New convenience line aimed in particular at busy, single consumers looking for safe and healthy products out of the home
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ArticleFyffes targets higher selling prices
Adjusted pre-tax earnings for 2008 set to be around €15m, reports company as costs continue to rise
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ArticleNZ apple chief urges vigilance
Exporters advised to keep close eye on key markets, with early indications pointing to a crop of some 15.5m-16m cartons
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ArticleBelgian vegetables feel the pinch
Rising input costs and the lowest average prices for 14 years are heaping pressure on vegetable growers, says Europe's largest vegetable auction
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ArticleFood sales to remain steady in Austria
USDA report suggests increased demand for healthy products will push up sales despite anticipated economic slowdown
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ArticleCup 'n Go opens first Dutch store
Convenience format dedicated specifically to potatoes and sweetcorn begins pilot scheme in the Netherlands following German roll-out
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ArticleNo time to cut and run
The European fresh-cut convenience market maintained good growth in 2008, but the year ahead may provide a sterner test
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ArticleExotic fruit sales plunge in Italy
CIA reports 25 per cent year-on-year fall in sales of pineapples, bananas, avocados and mangoes during festive period
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ArticleItalian minister "misguided" says trade
Leading fresh produce association Fruit Imprese expresses dismay at Luca Zaia's calls for a boycott on pineapples
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A steady ship on rough seas
The fresh produce sector is well equipped to ride out the global economic storm, which looks set to continue raging well into 2009
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ArticleOlympic Fruit acquires TNI shares
Leading import-export company becomes major shareholder in Dutch vegetable supplier alongside growers group FrEsteem
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ArticleRoyal honour for Euro Pool chief
Former CEO receives prestigious royal honour in recognition of his contribution to industry and society
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ArticleChiquita move progressing well
European chief Michel Loeb says company is on course to complete its relocation to Switzerland, as well as to launch several new products, in 2009
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière makes port switch
Company set to transfer entire European import programme from Port of Antwerp to Belgian coastal port of Zeebrugge