in lost revenue and unrecoverable costs for harvesting,
shipping and distribution of the fruit. One company, however, is looking to make a difference. From its Orlando, Florida location, CHEP
International, Inc., has developed a new design for a
container that, since the first sailing vessels carried bananas back from the tropics, will revolutionize the
shipping and handling of the fruit. The new, plastic "banana box" will replace the wood-and-wire crates, that have been in use for years. The box...
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