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ArticleDriscoll’s to form Australian arm
The US giant is seeking to transform Australia’s berry business into a full year-round category through a new joint venture with CostaExchange
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ArticleCalavo sees sales and profit drop
Avocado grower-marketer hit by smaller cyclical Californian crop during final quarter of 2009, while full-year results show improvement
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ArticleSpanish artichokes on show in Poland
Artichokes from the Valencian province of Benicarló will be showcased this month at an event in the Polish capital, Warsaw
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ArticleRalf Hörstgen joins Cobana Fruchtring
Germany company confirms recent appointment of the highly experienced former Fyffes and Chiquita executive
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ArticleAngers event looks at price issue
The Evénement Fruits et Légumes returns next week to Angers, where price will be one of the key discussion points
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ArticleCold causes creep in French prices
Vegetables have seen a sudden increase in prices due to the recent cold snap, as volumes fall and demand rises
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ArticleOlympic Food reveals expansion plan
Massive new distribution centre planned for construction in Barendrecht as group targets significant growth during the coming years
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ArticleSnow and rain cause damage in Italy
CIA reports significant damage to fruit and vegetable production in several parts of the country due to adverse conditions
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ArticleChiquita in shareholder settlement
Multinational reaches 'favourable' agreement regarding four shareholder lawsuits filed in 2007
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ArticleRecord strawberry crop for California
Aided by warm, dry conditions and some new high-yielding varieties, California growers produced a record strawberry crop in 2009
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ArticleCoag sues Carrefour over label 'fraud'
Spanish agricultural organisation Coag claims Carrefour and Agroatlas 'mislabelled' Moroccan green beans as Spanish products
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ArticleMagnit plots record investment
Russian retailer to expand its reach this year with a US$1bn investment in store openings and logistical improvements
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Co-op and Somerfield in dual-brand campaign
The Co-operative Group launched a multi-million pound advertising campaign to communicate the coming together of The Co-operative and Somerfield food businesses.
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ArticleRotterdam posts lower yearly throughput
Despite lower year-on-year volumes, the Dutch port is showing signs of recovery following the difficulties experienced in 2009
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ArticleTweet tweet: making the most of the social networking media revolution
The media world does not change very often but, when it does, the change tends to be major. We are in a period of flux now, thanks to the explosion of social networking media, but it is apparent that a lot of businesses are off the pace. Marketing consultant Paul Clapham reports
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ArticleFresh produce players reveal their expectations for 2010
As the fresh produce industry gears up for 2010, FPJ catches up with leading figures from across the sector to find out their New Year’s resolutions for the industry and their expectations for the next 12 months
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ArticleSeed breeders bring innovation into 2010
At the very beginning of the supply chain, seed breeders work continuously alongside growers, retailers and consumers to develop new fresh produce varieties and concepts for the ever-changing UK marketplace. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes a look at where the fresh produce industry is heading from the roots up
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ArticleGrape sector battles source-switch struggle
What had been a fairly docile market sprang to life in the last quarter, as a severe shortage in Brazilian product caused major headaches for UK importers and triggered a swift turn towards sources in Africa. Alex Lawson reports
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Newcomers sort out their niche in produce category
There are times when, while discovering the more unusual products on the retail shelves, a decision has to be taken as to
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ArticleFruit Logistica builds on role as key industry destination
Gérald Lamusse is global brand manager of Fruit Logistica, the annual fresh produce trade fair that draws the great and good of the world’s fruit and vegetable industry to Berlin every February. With this year’s event less than a month away, he talks to Laura Gould about how the exhibition has become such a crucial fixture in the international fresh produce calendar