In this interview with Adéle Ackermann, Marketing Manager at Clemengold International, one of the topics is the important role that brand marketing can play in creating added value. read more

The International Blueberry Organization (IBO) has announced its programme for the upcoming IBO Summit, which will be held in Lublin, Poland on 3-6 July. read more

Port International has highlighted its partnership with Hungarian cucumber producer Zeiler Hungária, one of several growers who are part of Port’s Exclusive Partner Farming programme. read more

Sustainable food and farming group Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) held its first in-person conference in three years on Friday (3 March) in Warwickshire. read more

European grower-marketer The Natural Fruit Company is set to show off its range at this week’s Fruit Logistica exhibition in Berlin, including its first CO2-neutral lemons, oranges and clementines. read more

In blueberries, Camposol has developed a sustained supply from Peru, and as of this year has 52 weeks of production. Sergio Torres, Senior Vice President North America & Commercial Operations of Camposol, said:“We are proud to have reached the year-round supply target, which we have
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had little effect on Southern African citrus exports to Russia last year, at least from a volume point of view. read more

DP World saw a 5 per cent rise in the volume of trade handled by its two hubs in the UK last year, as the leading provider of smart logistics solutions continued to extend its reach further into the supply chain. read more

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The agricultural sector is, without a doubt, one of the most active drivers of our economy, with large vertically integrated companies that operate all over the world, recording significant turnover and creating a large number of jobs. At the same time, trends in food distribution, especially
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Aldi has announced plans to donate £1 million to small and medium-sized businesses in 2023 to help fund local apprenticeship schemes. read more

BerryWorld has partnered with Dutch smart farm specialist Smartkas to produce Eve’s Delight strawberries in what is thought to be the largest vertical farm in the UK. read more

Agricultural inputs’ inflation (‘agflation’) has started to decline but continues to outpace general economic inflation (CPI) as well as agricultural outputs and food prices, according to research by The Andersons Centre. read more

The latest estimates from the Freshfel Europe Consumption Monitor suggest that the average consumption of fresh produce among Europeans fell by 10% in 2022 from 364g per capita per day in 2021. This is particularly worrying as it is well below the minimum 400 g recommendation of the WHO. These
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The share of EU agricultural land under organic farming increased by more than 50% between 2012 and 2020, with an annual increase of 5.7%. In 2020, 9.1% of the EU’s agricultural area was farmed organically. On average, though with substantial variation across Member States, organic farms are
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Lidl is encouraging shoppers to eat more fruit and vegetables by offering them the chance to win £10,000 if they spend £20 on fresh produce in February. read more

The Fairtrade Foundation has been awarded Superbrand status for 2022/23 in recognition of the strength of its brand and public perception in the UK. Superbrands, the world’s largest independent arbiter of branding, this week announced the recipients of this status, which is given annually to
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Sugar apple growers from Taiwan’s Taitung County have targeted Brunei as part of efforts to diversify exports in the wake of China’s import suspension. read more

Vanguard International and RK Growers (RKG) have entered a strategic partnership. read more