Tag: bananas

With the rise of Ecuador as a supplier and better conditions in Latin America, 2024-25 looks more promising. In this graphic by Agtools, see the story of bananas over the past few seasons in charts and graphics.

Equifruit, Canada’s leading Fairtrade certified banana company, is thrilled to announce that its President, Jennie Coleman, has been recognized as one of Canada’s Most Admired CEOs for 2024 by Waterstone Human Capital.

Kapi Kapi Growers, a leading grower-shipper of sustainably grown pineapples, bananas, and plantains, introduces organic bananas to their product portfolio.

Chiquita, in partnership with KeyGene, MusaRadix and Wageningen University and Research (WUR) is proud to announce the introduction of Yelloway One, a revolutionary banana hybrid resistant to Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and partially resistant to Black Sigatoka.

Tapping its quarter century of organic produce growing and marketing experience, Dole Food Company is specifically targeting Gen Y, Gen Z and Baby Boomer consumers in more than a dozen U.S. markets identified by Dole for expanded organic marketing efforts due to above-average indexing in organic consumption.

In honor of its 125th Banana-Versary, marking 125 years in the banana business, Dole Food Company will host the inaugural Dole Great American Banana Challenge on Aug. 24 during the Great American Banana Split Celebration, Aug. 24-25, 2024, in Latrobe, Pa.

The three-month Bobby Banana display was timed by the museum to coincide with Dole’s 125th Banana-Versary, a year-long celebration of the global produce leader’s 125 years in the banana business

Building on the success of the pineapple business, Kapi bananas also began to pick up steam in 2023, generating substantial retail interest and positive sales feedback.

These are some of the ripe findings of a robust national survey conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by produce leader Dole Food Company in advance of April 17’s National Banana Day

Ahead of National Banana Day on April 17, Chiquita has launched an inspiring initiative to spread happy, healthy energy!