Sweet corn

Huercasa, the European leader in the production of ready-to-eat vegetables, will be at Fruit Logistica, where it will have the opportunity to showcase the health benefits of corn, which has been its flagship product for more than three decades. read more

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds will be featured in two episodes of RFD-TV’s “Where the Food Comes From,” hosted by Chip Carter. Set in the backdrop of the Central Sand region of Wisconsin at peak production time, the episodes highlight two generations of sweet corn farmers and their journeys. read more

On a dark December Wednesday, Maurice Langeslag, together with Nikki and Tom Peters from Wim Peters Nurseries, were setting up a large party tent while attending other tasks. Christmas was around the corner, and they wanted to share some of that blissful Christmas spirit with the company's staff. read more

The Patatas Lázaro team has created a Christmas corner in the company where each person could bring gifts for the little ones who this Christmas were going to be left without the illusion of receiving a present from Father Christmas or the Three Wise Men. read more

After working in the herb industry for 15 years, Drona Pantjoe chose to go it alone a year ago, on December 5. He started Kenya-Fresh. "I started as a warehouse worker at Cool Control in Maasdijk, the Netherlands, in 2007. I still work in that area, but now with my own business," says Drona. read more

HM.CLAUSE has taken a further step in its range of fruit and vegetable seeds with the launch of a new aubergine portfolio. With HMC 10024 (Cornelia) F1, the company is starting with the most popular type of aubergine, the black semi-long aubergine. read more

ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, a reference multinational reality in the large-scale retail trade, consolidates its presence in Lombardy with the inauguration of two new shops in Muggiò (MB) in Via Giuseppe Mazzini, at the corner of Via Beato Angelico, and in Milanin Via Cenisio 11,
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By now Christmas is just around the corner and the fruit and vegetable world is about to experience a crucial phase of the year. With Eugenio Celeste, co-owner of the Verde company, which operates within the Vittoria market, we analysed the moment for vegetables, trying to understand those that can
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Shen Li, Freshippo’s co-founder and head of sustainable development spoke at COP28 China Corner’s Side Event, sharing the company’s approach to climate resilience.   read more

Christmas is just around the corner, but for Calixta it has already begun. Calixta, the brand of mini microwave potatoes and sweet potatoes belonging to Grupo Lázaro, has donated more than 2,000 bags to the Food Bank of Spain, thus contributing to fresh food. read more

Aldi has created a new national real-estate team as it looks to deliver its plan to open 500 new UK stores. read more

SanLucar has been honoured with Spain’s Agri-Food Business Federation of the Valencian Community’s Sustainable Business Award 2023 for its “tireless commitment to sustainability in its daily business”. read more

November came to a close with the price of Spanish oranges again at the highest level of the last ten seasons, both at origin and in storage. read more

After going without Tasmanian cherries for the last 10 months, the wait is finally over – Tasmanian cherries started arriving in store from today, 7 December, 2023. Peter Cornish, CEO of Fruit Growers of Tasmania, “I was delighted to join Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Jo Palmer,
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In a joint statement, the CEOs called on the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to create the legal conditions for a faster transition to environmentally friendly fuels. read more

EarlyBirds has announced a collaboration project with Zespri. This project will support Zespri in realizing its vision for sustainable operations and carbon footprint reduction across the kiwifruit supply chain. read more

Save Foods, Inc., an agri-food tech leader, is proud to announce, as reported before, that its solution was recently chosen, once again, by Sun Pacific for use on Cuties® clementines, marking the third consecutive season that Sun Pacific has chosen Save Foods’ solution to treat its clementines. read more

On the occasion of the recent Black Friday, as we reported on gdoweek, Amazon reintroduced its physical pop-up store in Milan at 1 Via De Cristoforis, near Piazza Gae Aulenti, open until 26 November for a temporary offer on several categories and with distinctive spaces.
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The European Parliament has just rejected by a large majority the new Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products, one of the cornerstones of the Farm to Fork Strategy presented by the European Commission in June 2020. read more

The European Parliament has just rejected by a large majority the new Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products, one of the cornerstones of the Farm to Fork Strategy presented by the European Commission in June 2020. read more