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Fresh Produce Firms Total Produce And Dole Announce Merger

European fresh produce giant Total Produce has announced it is to merge with Dole Food Company, to create a new, US-listed company, Dole plc. The move w...

China Meat Association Calls For Exporters To Disinfect Shipments To Prevent COVID

Chinese meat importers and processors have called on exporters in countries with COVID-19 outbreaks to step up checks on shipments before they are sent to...

Total Produce Proves 'Resilient' In First Half Trading

The latest trading update from fresh produce firm Total Produce "underscores the resilience of its trading model", a leading industry analyst has...

Greenyard Toasts 'Year Of Recovery', As Net Sales Rise 3.8%

Prepared fresh produce firm Greenyard has said that its 2019/20 financial period was a 'year of recovery' for the business, in which it forged new business...

M&S, Waitrose And Coop Switzerland Named As Global Leaders In Farm Animal Welfare

Retailers Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Coop Switzerland, as well as producers Cranswick and Noble Foods, have been named as 'global leaders' on fa...

Fresh Produce In Europe Set To Be More Scarce As Coronavirus Strikes

Fresh fruit and vegetables will become increasingly scarce in Europe, suppliers warn, as the coronavirus pandemic hampers the global movement of ...

Dole Business The 'Stand Out' Performer For Total Produce In FY19, Says Analyst

A leading industry analyst has said that the '"stand-out performance" of the Dole Food Company business helped boost Total Produce's full-year pe...

Greenyard Says Recovery 'Faster And Stronger' Than Expected In First Half

Fresh produce firm Greenyard has recorded what it has described as a 'faster and stronger' recovery than expected in the first half of its financial year,...