FRUIT and vegetable distributor Total Produce has made further inroads into the Dutch market byacquiring a 50% stake in local company ASF Holland for an undisclosed sum.

FRUIT distributor Total Produce, which was spun out from Fyffes some time ago, has seen its profits before tax fall 10% in 2008 to e29.8 million, from the e33.2m reported in 2007.