Ice Country, the Syngenta innovation in the iceberg segment
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has, for some time, been concentrating its research and development activities at EAME level on the iceberg salad segment, a stable and consolidated market for Italy and

Ice Country, the Syngenta innovation in the iceberg segment
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has, for some time, been concentrating its research and development activities at EAME level on the iceberg salad segment, a stable and consolidated market for Italy and

Bonduelle, Protein Salad wins New Entry 2023 award
Bonduelle, Italy's vegetable market leader, wins the New Entry 2023 award with the brand new Protein Salad. The new product signed Bonduelle is in fact a revolution for the world of IV Gamma,

Why is the UK no longer the destination of choice for European fresh produce?
This year’s supermarket shortages of wholehead (not prepared or processed) produce, particularly fresh salad items, highlighted the fact that the UK is no longer the destination of choice that

Zero, the first salads from vertical farming for pl
Just a couple of months ago, Mitsui & Co, one of the largest companies in Japan, joined the group. In June, Zero will launch the first salads in aeroponics for the pl: private label development is

Heads are now "rolling" in the Pfalz vegetable garden
In the largest domestic open-air cultivation area for fresh vegetables - and thus close and ultra-fresh for trade and consumers - literally thousands of heads are now rolling every day: lettuce,

Planet Farms, salads from vertical farming become more democratic
Planet Farms announces the start of construction for its new factory in Cirimido in the province of Como, which will be ready at the beginning of 2024. And at the same time a new sales policy with

"Our raw food and fruit salads' flavor remains paramount"
In the Netherlands, the artisanal raw food salads prepared fresh daily at the Den Hollander family's greengrocer were a regional staple for years. When, 20 years ago, the processing space behind

'Colorful salads predominantly originated in Germany'
In the case of iceberg lettuce, Spanish offers could be accessed almost exclusively, domestic supply flanked them with only very small quantities. According to the BLE, availability had become

AMI: German salads start the season
The lettuce harvest in Germany already started several weeks ago and continues to progress. After the import season struggled with the highly variable weather conditions at the beginning of the

Zerbinati presents new summer references
Zerbinati,Italy's leading producer of fresh vegetables and tasty ready-to-eat meals, presents a series of references perfect for the summer season: a ready-to-eat meal in 3 minutes without ever

Florette introduces new range “Without pesticide residue & Committed”
Florette (of the Agrial group) has launched a new range of salads certified “without pesticide residue” and packaged in kraft paper. This new range named “Without pesticide residue &

European Commission closes investigation into allegations of collusion between Casino and Intermarché
Belgium: Colruyt Zele reopens on Wednesday 19 April On Wednesday 19 April 2023, the Colruyt Lowest Prices store in Zele will reopen its doors. Store Manager Filip Van Buynder: "The renewed store

New from Bonduelle with Protein Salad
Bonduelle, the market leader in vegetables in Italy, revolutionises the world of fresh-cut vegetables and introduces for the first time legume and vegetable salads that naturally contain protein,

Morocco’s tomato challenges
Due to the weather conditions in several European and African countries, there is a shortage of several products, such as tomatoes, says Fatiha Charrat, deputy managing director for Moroccan fresh

In Spain new decision tree for IV gamma
Florette, Spain's leading manufacturer of ready-to-eat fresh salads and vegetables, has developed a new segmentation strategy to enhance its 4th range salads in El Corte Inglés supermarkets, as

Prepared or cooked, Mediterranean Salads
At Cibus Connecting Italy some novelties from the fruit and vegetable world were also on stage in recent days. Among these were the Mediterranean Salads, an exclusive and limited edition of

AMI: Advertising intensity for cucumbers on the rise again
Salad cucumbers from Germany and the Central European region are now flooding into the trade. But harvest volumes developed sluggishly in 2023. Limited supply volumes, high prices and the cool

"Here and there, the cold snap has led to price increases of up to 50 percent for herbs"
The onset of winter in the Mediterranean region has had a noticeable impact on the vegetable trade. "We buy a lot of dandelion, radicchio, and colorful salads from Italy at this time of year and

Netherlands: Hospitality industry bought many vegetable mixes and fruit salads in 2022
Business owners in the Dutch on-trade bought 61% more fresh fruit and vegetables last year than in 2021, when Corona measures caused a standstill for much of the year. Purchases of fresh

‘Spain’s post-Brexit food trade is going well’
This week, Spain's agriculture minister Luis Planas stated that his country's fruit and vegetable exports to the UK have suffered “no fundamental disruption” from Brexit. Recent shortages of

Fresh Leaf Co. hits Iceland shelves
A new salad brand from vertical farming specialists GrowUp Farms has been launched into Iceland. Fresh Leaf Co.’s red + green mix has launched exclusively into selected Iceland stores this week,

Smart packaging design from Norway to save costs, cut emissions
The shape of the cups, whether they are filled with berries, fruit or salad can cut major costs related to transport and logistics, storage and cooling, packaging and emission of greenhouse gases.

Watercress from Spain: Salad leaf still in good supply in the UK
In Spain, where many winter vegetables and salad crops are grown for the UK market, bad weather and transport disruption have resulted in widely reported shortages of fresh produce. But one crop,

Watercress fills UK salad supply gap
With many supermarkets restricting fresh produce sales this month due to import shortages, Spanish watercress remains in good supply thanks to the unique way it is grown, reveals UK supplier The