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Fresh Del Monte to start using RPCs for bananas

- General News
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., one of the world’s leading vertically integrated producers, marketers, and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Arena Packaging, a leading packaging, design, and pooling company in North America, to introduce Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) for bananas.

Equifruit wins Fairtrade Innovation Award

- General News
Equifruit, Canada's trailblazing Fairtrade-certified banana brand, is proud to announce it has won the prestigious Fairtrade Innovation Award at the inaugural Fairtrade Global Awards 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kapi Kapi Growers appoints senior director of sales

- General News
Greg Samels has been named senior director of sales for Kapi Kapi, a leading producer of pineapples and bananas

Going Bananas at the Port of Hueneme’s 10th Annual Port Festival

- General News
Port of Hueneme, Oxnard, CA, celebrates 10th anniversary with festival celebrating banana, the port's largest single import.

Ecuador targets U.S. market for organic bananas

- International
Ecuador remains the king of bananas, both conventional and organic, and the U.S. is its top export market.

Equifruit sales director becomes co-owner

- General News
Equifruit, the North American leader in Fairtrade-certified bananas, is overjoyed to announce that its Director of Sales & Marketing, Kim Chackal, has become an owner of the company.

Fyffes publishes second Human Rights Report

- General News
Fyffes has recently concluded its third year of human rights due diligence and provided an update to its salient human rights risks in its second-ever Human Rights Report,

Fresh Del Monte Produce reports higher income, profit in Q2

- General News
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

Chiquita launches new global marketing campaign

- General News
Chiquita, the leading banana company, recently announced the launch of its new global campaign, “It Peels So Good.”

The quest for the blue banana

- Analysis
A Facebook friend of mine expressed some concern that Fusarium wilt will wipe out the familiar Cavendish variety of bananas, as it did with the Gros Michel in the 1950s. In search of alternatives, my friend came across blue ice cream bananas—so called because they are blue (or bluish) bananas that are said to taste like ice cream, or at any rate vanilla custard.