Dole Food Co. has reported a smaller third-quarter loss - but its shares fell after Wall Street forecast a profit. The produce group booked a net loss of US$13.9m, or a loss per share of $0.06 for the quarter to 6 October. However, ...
Tags: Bottom Line, Shares, packaged food business
Chiquita Brands International has appointed a CEO to replace Fernando Aguirre who announced his decision to step down amid a company revamp in August. Edward Lonergan, most recently CEO of hygiene solutions firm Diversey Inc, will take up ...
Tags: Ceo, revamp, bananas and salads
US produce giant Chiquita Brands International has appointed CFO Brian Kocher to the newly-created position of COO as it looks to restructure the business. In line with its new strategic direction, the company said it is consolidating ...
Tags: leadership positions, company revamp, strategic direction
A chunk of Dole Food Co.'s business could end up in the hands of one of Japan's largest trading houses it was announced this week - and China appears to be central to the potential deal. On Wednesday (12 September), Dole, which is in the ...
Tags: Food business, Food industry, Food, food sector
CHEP, a provider of managed pallet pooling solutions, has announced a new contract for shipping platform solutions with Del Monte Fresh Produce, a marketer and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables. CHEP has been the ...
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US-based producer and distributor of bananas and other produce Chiquita Brands International has reported that its net sales decreased by 1.24% to $714m for the third quarter ended 30 September 2012, compared to $723m for the same period in ...
CHEP,a provider of managed pallet pooling solutions,has announced a new contract for shipping platform solutions with Del Monte Fresh Produce,a leading marketer and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables in the US. Del ...
Tags: contract, shipping platform, marketer
US-based Dole Food is in advanced talks with Japanese trading house Itochu over the sale of its packaged foods and Asian fresh fruit and vegetable businesses. Itochu could pay about$1.7bn for the businesses,reported Reuters citing sources ...
Tags: packaged foods, fresh fruit, vegetable
Dole’s subsidiary Dole Fresh Fruit has partnered with Market Street United and United Supermarkets in Amarillo and nine other Texas communities to test Dole FreshPack, a new plastic bag designed to extend the shelf life of bananas. ...
Planters, the American snack nut brand owned by Kraft Foods, has launched Planters NUT-rition - its new peanut butter product in three flavors. The new product features wholesome ingredients like bananas, granola, berries, raisins, ...
Tags: new peanut butter, wholesome ingredients, zero trans fat
US-based GoGo squeeZ has unveiled GoGo squeeZ Fast Fruit, a squeezable, re-sealable, fruit snack created specifically for the adult customers on-the-go. Fast Fruit, which is available in a larger pouch, is offered in three flavors ...
Tags: fruit snack, larger pouch, squeezable, GoGo squeeZ
Researchers have initiated a new EU-funded project in October 2012, which is aimed at delivering an alternative technology for the dehydration of heat sensitive food by combining the benefits of two drying methods: microwave and vacuum. ...
Japanese trading company Itochu is in talks to acquire Dole Food’s global canned-fruit and juice-beverage processing operations, as well as its packaged foods and Asian fruit and vegetable businesses. Dole Food, a distributor of ...
Tags: Dole Food, canned-fruit, juice-beverage, talks
Start to look into LED lighting and quickly it becomes obvious that one type of LED will not suit all situations. After a while, you get sophisticated enough to take colour-rendering index (CRI) and colour temperature into account, ...
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Peanut butter just got a makeover,as Planters introduces a new PB that has a bit of a punch.Created for adventure-seekers,the new line is the first national brand to add wholesome ingredients like bananas,granola,berries,raisins,cinnamon ...
Tags: Kraft Foods, peanut butter line, adventure-seekers, NUT-rtition line