Bananas

Kapi Kapi Makes Major Headway In U.S. Expansion

August 5, 2022 Kapi Kapi Growers

Kapi Kapi Growers, with a commitment to sustainability through the years, is making its presence known in the U.S. market. As one of the leading producers of premium pineapples and bananas in the world, Kapi Kapi has operations on the east coast of the U.S. and is prepared to expand throughout the country. Its dedicated, passionate business development and logistics team is growing partnerships to efficiently and seamlessly manage new produce programs. …

Bananas May Improve Heart Health, Especially for Women

July 25, 2022 HealthDay News

The study included close to 25,000 British men and women between 40 and 79 years of age who were part of a research study between 1993 and 1997. Participants completed questionnaires about their lifestyle habits and their blood pressure and urine samples were analyzed. …

Fresh Del Monte Plans to Expand its Fair Trade Certified Organic Bananas in the U.S.

June 23, 2022 Fresh Del Monte

Fresh Del Monte (FDM) is expanding its fresh fruit offering and now sells Fair Trade Certified™ organic bananas in Canada and is working to start selling Fair Trade Certified™ bananas in the U.S. …

Fyffes Presents Prize to Ireland’s Fittest School

May 31, 2022 Fyffes

Scoil Na Croise Naofa in Dunfanaghy has been presented with a cheque for €5,000 worth of sports equipment from Irish banana distributors Fyffes following the announcement that the North Donegal primary school has been chosen as ‘Ireland’s Fittest School’. …

Under Its “Regenerate the Earth and Its Resources” Strategy, One Banana Creates a One-of-a-Kind Project to Restore Pollinator Habitats

April 25, 2022 One Banana

On Earth Day, business leadership and actions toward environment care take more relevance. However, conventional sustainability strategies are being surpassed by efforts that are moving forward to regenerative business models. In this line, One Banana and BeeHub – an organization specializing in the protection and conservation of bees through rescues, creation of native bee sanctuaries and environmental education – began a pilot project at the One Banana’s Natural Ingredients Processing Plant located in the coastal lowland region of Guatemala, to protect pollinators and increase biodiversity. …