SunOpta Inc. a U.S.-based global company fueling the future of sustainable, plant-based foods and beverages, announced the planned retirement of Joseph D. Ennen. After five years of dedicated service, Ennen will retire from SunOpta as its Chief Executive Officer and director on SunOpta’s Board
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According to data from the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) in the Republic of Bashkortostan, the import of vegetables and fruits to the region stood at 1,100 tons for the first eleven months of 2023. This marks a significant decrease of 29.8 times
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Avisomo, a Norwegian agtech supplier, and Coop Norway, a global retailer, formed a strategic partnership to build an automated vertical farm that will be directly integrated into the retailer's existing distribution center. Signed on November 27th, 2023, the deal brings an additional €5.2
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Since the beginning of 2023, specialists from the Rosselkhoznadzor in the Novosibirsk and Tomsk regions have issued phytosanitary certificates for the export of cedar nuts from the Tomsk region. The total volume of exported batches reached 3,684 tons, with 433 tons shipped in November alone.
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In a study executed by the B2B project of the Belgian trial stations, Bayer's two new De Ruiter varieties with Intermediate Resistance to ToBRFV played the leading role: the beef tomato Ferreira (experimental designation DRTH2911) and the cocktail tomato DRTC9518. Both tomato varieties, along
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Everything happened in just a few hours. In the morning, an open letter was sent to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry by the leaders of the pear world, i.e. the IO of pears, the Consortium of Pears of Emilia Romagna PGI and
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The Pritzker Hageman food safety lawyers have filed the first lawsuit arising from a fast-growing Salmonella Sundsvall outbreak linked to Trufresh cantaloupe sold under the brand names Malichita and Rudy. read more

"After almost 15 years, we wanted to give our existing stand a new, contemporary and, above all, attractive look to emphasize our slogan 'Competence in freshness'. We also believe in the positive business development of the Engrosmarkt business," says Raphael Weiss, Managing Director of Swiss
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The wet end to spring is now affecting summer fruit and veg. And the first week of December has not brought good tidings for festive fruit. “Two big things to say about the Christmas favourites: mangoes and cherries are facing really really short seasons,” says Chris Frame, general manager
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Apeel Sciences has created a suite of technologies that enable suppliers to safeguard and grow their businesses. Apeel has launched a new campaign to communicate its latest advancements, making its business model faster, cheaper and easier for its partners. These technology improvements include:
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In a significant move to address equipment availability at its terminals, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has concluded a seven-year agreement with four Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for the supply of critical spares for equipment across its terminals, including the Durban Container
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On 13 December in Casoria, a new Sole365 supermarket will open its doors at 9.00 a.m. in Via Armando Diaz 106. Immersed in the most magical of Christmas atmospheres, amidst festive decorations, gift ideas and many selected food and wine delicacies, a new Sole365 will bring the best of Christmas
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The Italian fresh produce industry is forging closer relationships with Dominican Republic producers with a recent visit to the island nation by the Macfrut team to encourage trade. An exporter based in the Dominican Republic, Cesar Perez from the exporting company Frescura Tropical, said:
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Webuy Global Ltd, an emerging community e-commerce retailer with a focus on grocery and travel in Southeast Asia, today announced it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to acquire controlling interest in PT. Tiga Sakti Utama, an importer and wholesaler of fruits in
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Vegetable cultivation in Bavaria consists of around 1,700 farms with approx. 16,000 hectares of open field and 279 hectares of greenhouse production. In addition to all this, there are 278 organic farms with 3,263 hectares of land, explained Michaela Ach from Department L3, Viticulture and
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Brazilian banana exports have experienced a decline this year, particularly to the Mercosur region, which constitutes about 70% of Brazil's exported bananas. Despite improved shipments to the European Union, the drop in exports to Mercosur is attributed to several factors, including the impact
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"I appreciated how in the open letter (click here to read more) it was emphasised that the government's commitment was there and will be there. We brought together all the councillors of the Italian regions, announcing that there is an emergency fund of 270 million more, which we will put at
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The industrial onion market is growing. Convenience is becoming increasingly important in stores, restaurants, and greengrocers. Also, weather extremes are causing more and more crop failures, making it harder and harder to grow Class I onions. That benefits Mateusz Mackowski of Global
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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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Greece claims two top spots for the world's best fruits read more