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Fresh Del Monte Sees Sales Down 11% In Second Quarter

Fresh produce firm Fresh Del Monte has posted a 11% decrease in net sales in the second quarter of its financial year, with all the company's business segm...

Fresh Del Monte Sees Benefits From Move To Becoming A 'Value-Added' Company, CEO Says

Fresh produce giant Fresh Del Monte is posting higher profits thanks to its "strategic shift" to becoming a more diversified, value-added busines...

Fresh Del Monte Cites Banana Challenges As Sales Remain Stable In Third Quarter

Fresh produce giant Fresh Del Monte has posted net sales of $1.07 billion in the third quarter of its financial year, in line with the same quarter the pre...

Plus Introduces Climate-Neutral, Traceable Bananas

Dutch retailer Plus has announced that it has introduced fully traceable, climate-neutral bananas. The retailer partnered with supplier Fyffes and techn...

Fresh Del Monte Reaps Reward From Embracing 'Value-Added' Approach

The chief executive of fresh produce giant Fresh Del Monte, Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, has said that the group is reaping the benefits from its focus towards m...

Lidl Germany Expands Its Banana Assortment

German discounter Lidl has expanded its banana assortment with the addition of three new varieties, two of which are Fairtrade-certified. From summer 20...

Fresh Del Monte Posts 4.3% Increase In Sales In First Quarter

Fresh produce firm Fresh Del Monte has posted a 4.3% increase in sales in the first quarter of 2019, to $1.15 billion (€1.02 billion), up from $1.11 b...

REWE Enables Traceability Of Bananas Back To The Producer

German retailer REWE has introduced QR codes to its bananas, which enable customers to check both the sustainability of the product and where it comes...