The second phase of Cherry Growers Australia andAgriculture Victoria's cherry traceability pilot project will begin this season with Victorian cherry grower-exporter CherryHill Orchards to test traceability from producer to customer. read more

Once again, CASI is taking advantage of its presence at the international Fruit Attraction Fair to present all its new products and innovations. The first of these will be the renovation of its packaging. To do this, the cooperative has worked with the fashion illustrator, Mónica Muñoz, "Moniquilla", who
read more

September is the harvest not only of apples, but also of minikiwi. However, the species is still quite under-recognised in Poland and treated as a supplement to orchard production rather than an alternative to apple production. read more

According toEastFruit, the season of exports of Moroccanfrozen raspberries to Spain ended with a result of selling more but earning less. For four consecutive years, imports of frozen berries from Morocco to Spanish market has been growing, and the export volume in the 2022/23 season reached a
read more

According to EastFruit, Egypt has doubled its exports of frozen strawberries to the EU market over the past five years and continued to increase its exports this year. In the first seven months of this year, the export of these berries in frozen form from Egypt to EU countries reached a record
read more

Catering giant Sodexo has announced its latest food waste reduction figures to mark the UN’s International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction. read more

Halls has acquired a stake in Infuseo, a French start-up manufacturing prepared ripe-and-ready avocado products for the foodservice channel. read more

Minette Batters has confirmed she will be stepping down from her role as NFU president in February 2024, reports The Grocer. read more

The III International Symposium on Carrot and Other Apiaceae is fast approaching and York will host this year’s event entitled ‘A Taste of Things to Come’. read more

Thames Freeport is celebrating £600m of private sector investment committed to the project in its first two years, which is resulting in the creation of over 1,000 news jobs throughout the region. read more

New WRAP data on food redistribution reveals that chilled and frozen foods saw the highest growth as the UK redistributed 27 per cent more food in 2022 than the year before. read more

Nineteen innovative projects developing automation and robotic technologies will receive a share of £12.5 million in government funding to boost productivity, food security and sustainable farming practices, Defra farming minister Mark Spencer announced yesterday (28 September). read more

Italian apple consortium Vog is inviting consumers to join it on a culinary journey as it kicks off the 2023/24 campaign for Marlene apples with the Royal Gala variety. read more

The Apofruit Group, with Apofruit Italia, Canova and Mediterraneo Group, confirms its presence once again this year at Fruit Attraction, the international fruit and vegetable fair scheduled to take place at the Madrid exhibition centre from 3 to 5 October. The top management of the cooperative
read more

AECOC has brought together all the agents in the food value chain at the 11th Meeting Point Against Food Waste, held at CaixaForum Madrid. At the inauguration of the event, the director general of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, José
read more

The Apofruit Group, with Apofruit Italia, Canova and Mediterraneo Group, confirms its presence once again this year at Fruit Attraction, the international fruit and vegetable fair scheduled to take place at the Madrid exhibition centre from 3 to 5 October. The top management of the cooperative
read more

The Board of Directors of Mercabarna has appointed Jordi Valls, Deputy Mayor for Economy, Finance, Economic Promotion and Tourism of Barcelona City Council, as the new President of the public company, replacing Montserrat Ballarín, who has presided over the Board of Directors.
read more

The Australian melon industry is calling for a stop to the media scaremongering of consumers about the current price of watermelon. In recent days watermelon prices have been portrayed as ‘skyrocketing’, ‘expensive’ and ‘price surge’ in Australia, which is factually incorrect. read more

The Esselunga Group realised sales of € 4,638.0 million, an increase of 7.3% compared to the same period in 2022. On-shelf prices recorded an average increase of 9.8%, against average list increases from suppliers of 10.5%.
read more

The ninth edition of the three-day international seed technology fair Seed meets Technology once again attracted an international and skilled crowd to Vertify's greenhouse complex in Zwaagdijk, which has been transformed into an exhibition complex. All the space is available was well utilized.
read more