Original Source: Checkout Irish fruit grower, importer and distributor Keelings has acquired a pineapple farm in Costa Rica. The farm boasts 900 hectares of land, 460 employees and a modern pack-house which produces over 24 million pineapples each year. In a statement Keelings said that Las Brisas is the onlyContinue Reading
Just how big is the World’s Largest Pineapple Display? The display, which debuted June 28, is 20 feet by 36 feet — said vice president of produce and floral Mike Tipton. Schnucks plans to use 19,650 pineapples for the display, making it the biggest ever by a significantContinue Reading
Fyffes has launched its ‘Pineapple Bar’ in a number of Dunnes Stores outlets, offering customers freshly chopped pineapple in seconds. The company’s pineapple-to-go machine claims to chop the fruit into bite-sized pieces in 20 seconds, with customers able to take it away in a compostable tub. ItContinue Reading
Irish banana producer Fyffes has been recognised for its role as the largest Fairtrade banana buyer in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Dublin and Dundalk-based importer received an award from CLAC, the Latin American & Caribbean Network of Fairtrade Small Producers and Workers, in recognition of itsContinue Reading