Canadian company Equifruit works to distance themselves from banana industry’s marred history

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Walk around your local grocery store and you’re likely to find inflation hitting nearly every aisle. Bananas, though, have managed to largely escape that trend.  The fruit is known for being nutritious, delicious and – importantly – cheap. Now, one Canadian company called Equifruit is saying it’s time to raise the price of bananas. The World’s Bianca Hillier visited their headquarters to learn why.

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