MOYA 2023 preview
The finalists for the IFPA-Produce Plus Marketer of the Year Award (MOYA), sponsored by Seeka, will showcase their innovative campaigns at Hort Connections 2023 on 6 June. From 11:00am, the three

"Asparagus season was great, price-wise, but with very erratic supply"
The last month of the Dutch asparagus season is here again. "We're not dissatisfied. Price-wise, it was definitely a good season, with no lows," says Will Teeuwen of Teboza. "However, this

Comber Earlies herald start of NI summer
Northern Ireland potato grower Wilson Country plans to start harvesting its Comber Earlies next week, with first arrivals hitting Tesco NI stores from 7 June. The quality of this year’s crops

The CAECV nominated for its promotion and consumer campaigns.
The aim of these awards, in the category of best marketing campaign for the promotion of organic products, is to recognise and reward the importance of both companies dedicated to the retail

Declining cultivation of carrots and organic onions
The domestic food retail trade is in the midst of a product range restructuring process. The marketing of domestic alternative edible potatoes has been completed. To bridge the gap until

FreshPlaza Global Focus on Cooling/ Logistics
In June FreshPlaza will be focussing on the cooling and logistics sectors. Are you involved in either of these sectors? If so we would love to hear from you. You can send us some information or we

New management team for Knuspr and Gurkerl
There has been a change in management at the online supermarkets Knuspr (Germany) and Gurkerl (Austria). Carolin Kracmer, Marketing Director, Stephan Lüger, Commercial Director, and Lorenz

Envy popularity soars in US
Leading grower-shipper-packer CMI Orchards has reported the popularity of Envy apples is surging in the US. The New Zealand-bred branded offering has become one of the top ten most popular apples

Fewer apples exported from South Tyrol to Egypt
The South Tyrolean apple industry is now preparing for the final phase of the 2022/23 marketing season. "We had a relatively small yield overall, which is why some varieties will be cleared

Mattarella, in Forlì the homage with fruit and vegetables from Romagna
A basket with the products of Romagna agriculture saved from the floods, from salad to garlic, from radishes to artichokes, from cucumbers to asparagus, was handed over by Coldiretti farmers in

Bonduelle chooses Trapview's Ai
Bonduelle continues to make its production more sustainable and relies on Agriculture 4.0 technologies. For production in the Murcia region of Campo Cartagena, in southern Spain, it has chosen the

Plastic made from asparagus in the Lower Saxony Asparagus Museum
Can we use asparagus peels for new plastics? The Lower Saxony Asparagus Museum in Nienburg/Weser vividly demonstrates that this is possible in its new permanent exhibition with a research project

Apofruit, financial aid to members affected by flooding
After an extraordinary board meeting, Apofruit resolved important actions of financial support to its members affected by the flood. "We are talking, specifically, about a thousand farms covering

Alegra determined to meet its commitments to the large-scale retail trade
"An unprecedented challenge, for us and for fruit growing in Romagna. The Alegra Group is acting on the rescheduling of work to ensure continuity in supplies and respect for commitments made with