Wednesday, March 02, 2011

The man from Del Monte, he sell banana in packaging

Del Monte is planning to sell single bananas in bags at places like service stations and gyms.

The price of the fruit has not yet been decided but in America they are on trial at about 62p each.



In the UK a typical loose banana costs from around 15p with Del Monte saying the bag will extend the shelf life of the banana by up to six days.

Environmental groups are criticising the move saying firms should be cutting back on packaging not creating more. The bag is recyclable and Del Monte suggests that their new bananas will improve the taste and allow the fruit to ripen more slowly than if it was left in the open air.

3 comments:

melissa said...

Ridiculous! Service stations that I'm familiar with usually have fruit for sale, such as apples, bananas and oranges that one can buy cheaply as single pieces of fruit. Why on earth would I pay that amount of money for a single banana? And why do they need to wrap bananas in plastic?

andiscandis said...

Just as dumb and wasteful as: http://www.sunsweet.com/products/info.asp?product=ones

arbroath said...

The thing is, I suppose, it's okay to have a banana in your pocket.

But a dried-out prune?