ICA invests in tomato production to reduce reliance on imports

Swedish retailer ICA has revealed it plans to source more locally grown tomatoes later this year from a new greenhouse facility west of Stockholm.

The group said it was investing “heavily” in the 10ha production centre in in Frövi, near Lindesberg, in collaboration with Svenska Odlarlaget, the Swedish Growers Association.

The facility will use waste energy from nearby

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