Total Produce and Dole Foods merger gets the green light from Europe

Deal will see formation of the world’s biggest fresh fruit and vegetable supply business

Total Produce executives eye Dole merger bonuses

Allocation of cash and shares to be decided ahead of planned IPO of world’s largest fruit and veg supplier

European stocks mark worst sell-off this year as travel and tech tumble

Wall Street’s main indexes slide for the second straight day with Iseq also in decline

Solid earnings boost European stocks as ECB leaves rates unchanged

Banks lead Iseq higher as Ryanair, Glanbia and Cairn Homes also gain

Total Produce completes $1.44bn refinancing

Proceeds of facilities to be used to refinance existing Total and Dole debt agreements

Europe’s STOXX 600 closes at record high on global recovery optimism

Iseq index higher led by Dalata, CRH, Flutter, Total Produce and Kerry Group

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Total Produce raises final dividend as revenues rise

Company reports rise in sales and ebitda but pre-tax profits decline 4% over the year

European shares retreat amid inflation spike worries

Markets report: British American Tobacco and luxury group Kering among fallers

Total Produce merger with Dole Foods to create world’s largest fruit supply business

Company will keep Dublin headquarters for new company but delist in Dublin and London

Trading environment remains ‘positive’ for Total Produce

Fruit and veg group forecasts full year results to be ‘slightly ahead’ of 2019

European markets close lower despite rise in banking shares

Housebuilders among the gainers in Dublin as Bank of Ireland and AIB rise

Pay for top Irish bosses jumps 18% ahead of Covid crisis

Covid-19 impact on shares, earnings and dividends set to weigh on remuneration

David McCann to be replaced as Fyffes chief by former Chiquita executive

Helge Sparsoe to join fruit importer as McCann’s 35-year involvement with firm ends

Total Produce says sales ‘resilient’ despite pandemic shutdown

Comfort for analysts as fruit and veg group says sales in line with 2019

Irish food industry will survive if not triumph in wake of Covid-19

Premium quality products can seize great opportunity to extend global footprint

Federal Reserve’s gloomy outlook fails to deter investors

Markets report: In Dublin banks rise, Ryanair up as it challenges UK quarantine

More than 70% of top Irish firms take dim guidance view

Research also shows that 10 big companies have implemented staffing changes

Companies making progress in cutting direct greenhouse gases – report

More than 50 Irish firms have backed pledge to halve carbon footprint by 2030

McCanns’ Balmoral sees property value hit from Covid-19

Company expects “quality of its tenants” will help cushion it from worst effects of pandemic

Iseq 20 companies lose €34bn in value due to pandemic

Banks take largest hit with AIB and Bank of Ireland together worth less than €10bn

Coronavirus: Healthcare worker in Republic dies after contracting virus

Three more deaths and 302 new cases confirmed in the State on Friday

Fruit and veg group Total Produce warns on profits

Company reports strong retail demand as food service business diminishes amid restrictions

Profit surges at Total Produce in 2019

Revenue rises to €6.2bn at the fruit and vegetable producer

European shares advance as coronavirus fears ease

Sentiment helped by robust Apple results

Coillte appoints Imelda Hurley as chief executive

Hurley previously worked for agri-services group Origin Enterprises

Brexit and trade war optimism boosts global markets

Markets report: Irish index ends the day up on hopes for a more benign Brexit

Banks lead rally on growing prospect of Brexit deal

Markets: Positive Brexit sentiment drives share values in Dublin and London

Brexit uncertainty causes markets to falter

Markets report: Concerns over Brexit deal, China pours cold water on US trade offer

European shares finish at two-week low but shave losses late on

Markets report: Ryanair one of only gainers as Iseq closes lower with most stocks in red

The clean dozen: 12 Tesco Ireland suppliers pledge to cut food waste

Irish firms including Aryzta and Keelings join retailer’s scheme to reduce waste by 50%

Shares jump as hard-Brexit fears recede in City

Markets report: C&C’s plan to list on London market sets drinks company’s stocks fizzing

Total Produce goes renewable for Irish electricity needs

Company targeting 40% reduction in carbon consumption by end of 2020

Shares rise on hopes of US-China trade resolution

Markets report: London’s main index advances, with exporter stocks gaining

Total Produce reports earnings rise but warns of challenges ahead

Fruit and veg provider reports total revenues up 40% thanks largely to investment in Dole

European stocks dive to two-month lows on China worries

Shares of video-game makers down as Trump blames industry for gun violence

Stocks surge on Lagarde nomination to ECB

Markets close: S&P 500 hits new record high while Iseq outperforms most euro-zone peers

European shares slide at end of a miserable May

Trump’s tariff threat on Mexican imports sends investors scrambling for safer ground

Total Produce expects to make a profit this year

Irish fruit and vegetable provider issued a short trading statement on Friday

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