Chiquita Brands International Inc., owner of the namesake banana label, received an unsolicited $611 million takeover offer that envisages the company scrapping its pending takeover of Irish competitor Fyffes Plc.
A surge in potato prices in the country is attributed to a sudden rise in export to Pakistan, helped by that country’s removal of import duty on the commodity.
According to the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service, Novosibirsk has increased by third the import of exotic fruit, including mango, avocado, dragon fruit, rambutan.
Fresh Solutions Network, LLC today announced the establishment of the Side Delights brand as a powerful new full-line player in the fresh potato category.
Mirabelle producers in Lorraine, where the harvest started this week, are expecting an “exceptional” season thanks to the favourable weather conditions that should allow production to double compared to last year.
More than 260 representatives of the international apple and pear sector met on the occasion of the 38th Prognosfruit Conference on 7th August 2014 in Istanbul (Turkey).
Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers of Wenatchee, WA, launched its 2014 pear season in early August with what Marketing Director Scott Marboe described as a very clean crop with “lots of 90 and larger” Bartletts.
Fast growing tropical fruit producer and distributor BanaBay has secured a new contract with Libyan fruit importer Al Fakira Co. Ltd, based in Tripoli.
China remains the biggest importer of Vietnamese fruits, vegetable in the first half of 2014, accounting for some 31.77 percent of the export value, according to statistics from Vietnam Customs.
Ready Pac wants to transport consumers somewhere new for lunchtime—where lunch is supposed to take 3 hours and even thinking about work is breaking the rules.
