Ireland is the biggest exporter of bananas and has
the oldest fruit brand in the world!
Although bananas cannot grow in Ireland, Fyffes ( Irish company which has its headquarters in Dublin) imports the bananas from Costa Rica, Honduras and Columbia! And then exports them to the rest of Europe!
Fyffes is an Irish company in Dublin in Ireland. Fyffes does most fruits (Fyffes Gold Pineapples and Fyffes Melons) but the main fruit they associate with is the Banana.
Fyffes started in 1800 and got their first delivery of bananas in London from the Canary Islands.
During the war (1939 - 1945) Fyffes had twenty one specialized banana carrying ships still followed the normal trade route even though they could have been attacked by German Navy vessels!
Fyffes have Fairtrade aswell!
