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Fyffes Fyffes is to acquire 70% of Hortim International, the Czech distributor of fresh produce, for an initial £6m. 07-Aug-2002 Fyffes is to close its banana ripening and distribution centre in Highbridge, Somerset, with the loss of 60 jobs, and the business will be relocated to Basingstoke. 02-Apr-2002 Fyffes Multifresh and Capespan International are combining their general produce operations and UK processing sites into a new company called Capespan Limited. 20-Aug-2001 Fyffes is to transfer its banana importing operation and up to 200 jobs from Southampton back to Portsmouth by March 2002. 22-Mar-2001 Fyffes is to freeze investment in its WorldofFruit internet exchange for fresh produce with the loss of half its 20 Dublin-based staff, as the system has failed to attract enough users. 19-Jan-2001 Fyffes is to shed 200 jobs as part of an overhaul of its Geest banana business, which will involve the closure of ripening centres in Leicestershire and Wiltshire and job cuts at the Southampton head office. 07-Dec-2000 Fyffes, the fresh produce company, is looking to spend up to £60m on the development of its business-to-business e-commerce projects over the next two years. 21-Mar-2000 Fyffes is aiming to become the largest fresh produce company in the world, following the completion of a deal to buy 50% of Capespan of South Africa. 15-Dec-1999 Fyffes and Allegro are to merge their grocery distribution operations to create a combined group called Allegro with annual sales of £77m. 22-Jun-1999 Fyffes is acquiring a 50% stake in Capespan International, the South African fruit exporter, for £12m. 24-Dec-1998 Fyffes, the fresh produce company, is looking to increase its presence in France and Germany and would want to take a 50% stake with a local partner. 28-Jan-1997 Fyffes is acquiring the remaining 49.9% of Sunpak & Mayfield Fresh Produce for £1.55m. 16-Jan-1997 Fyffes has pulled out of the US banana market with the sale of its 50% stake in Banana Trading to Dole for £17m. 27-Sep-1996 Fyffes has bought a 50% stake in Peviani, the Italian fresh produce group, as another step in its European expansion. 13-Feb-1996 Fyffes is considering merging its banana shipping operations with Geest's, and co-operating on packaging and sourcing. 09-Jan-1996 The Windward Islands and Fyffes have jointly acquired the Geest banana business for £147m. 23-Dec-1995 Fyffes and the Windward Islands Banana Development Co are to jointly make a bid for Geest's banana business. 25-Nov-1995 The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. Click here for further details Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2009