Tag: bananas

For the tens of thousands of fresh fruit farmers, marketers, shippers and specialists at Dole Food Company, National Banana Day on April 17 is the biggest annual cause for celebration.

Monrovia, CA-based Trader Joe’s customer-favorite is getting a rate hike. The company has increased the price about 20%, from 19 cents each to 23 cents each.

Dole Food Company is honoring a beloved New Orleans restaurant, a pioneering Pennsylvania city and a 7-foot banana mascot for helping to make the banana into the world’s most popular fruit and a global icon.

Ecuadoran banana exporters lost a key market after President Daniel Noboa waded into Russia-Ukraine war politics.

The Dole 125th Banana-versry (dole.com/125) officially kick-offs today with the first of “125 Ways to Be Bananas,” part of an extensive web and social media series of banana tips and recipes, digital downloads, engagement opportunities and ways to share banana memories.

Working with Equifruit, Ecuadoran banana grower Asoguabo achieves GlobalGAP Produce Handling Assurance (PHA) standard.

Kapi Kapi announces that Sofia Acon has been appointed as president.

Chiquita is inviting its fans to join in on the fun and celebrate the joy of bananas with the launch of its new campaign, “It Sounds So Good.”

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, 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.