Barren fruit for Fyffes as big merger slips up

Just a week ago, Fyffes investors could have been forgiven for feeling that they were in line for a serious payday.

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Just a week ago, Fyffes investors could have been forgiven for feeling that they were in line for a serious payday.

A 50-50 share deal with market giant Chiquita, which would have seen Fyffes' boss David McCann as head of a gigantic company with a dominant position in the fruit distribution market, was a great deal for Fyffes shareholders.

This weekend, though, things look a lot different, and investors could be forgiven for ...