The launch of Agoralimdirect.fr, the new virtual marketplace for fresh produce in the Île-de-France region, lays the foundations for tomorrow’s food distribution, according to Stéphane Layani, president of Paris’s Rungis International Market, initiator of the Agoralim project. read more

The companies behind a new raspberry brand called Pink Star say they want to offer the international market premium varieties grown across Europe that deliver consistently great taste and excellent yields all year round. read more

The FPJ Sustainability Special is now available to subscribers on the FPJ app – Apple, Android, and desktop – covering the sector’s latest efforts and innovations to mitigate climate change, from regenerative farming to sustainable packaging. read more

Last year, RIVOIRA GROUP signed a worldwide license from NKP (New Kiwi Plant) for 2 sweet yellow kiwi varieties owned by the University of Udine (Italy). Today, at last, the brand name under which these yellow kiwis will be marketed has been unveiled. read more

The Association of Banana Growers of Colombia (AUGURA), a non-profit union entity, has announced it is to increase wages, following a “historic” agreement with the union. The deal is intended to allow Colombian banana companies to begin a new stage in labour relations that guarantees
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The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has welcomed the introduction of the Continuous Improvement in Organic Standards Act (CIAO).  read more

The northern Chinese port of Tianjin will receive direct shipments of Chilean cherries from the 2023/24 season, providing speedier access to the main consumer markets in northern China. read more

A recent study in the US has found that while consumers prefer loose over packaged fruit, the trend is starting to shift. Fusion, a business-to-business integrated marketing and research agency, sought to uncover the reasons. The number one motive for purchasing fruit in a package is that it
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The UK’s grocery price inflation has dropped to 11%, its lowest point in over a year, marking the seventh consecutive month of decline. According to the latest data from Kantar, take-home grocery sales for the four weeks to 1 October 2023 rose by 9.1%, compared with last year. read more

At this year’s Fruit Attraction, Eurosemillas presented the first variety of the international platform Green Motion Avocados, a type B flower avocado called LUNA ucr, that will revolutionise the concept of pollinators in this crop. University of California researcher Mary Lu Arpaia said that
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Escavox has launched a new app expressly designed for operators who work with fresh food and other perishable consignments in the cold chain.  read more

The strategic alliance between DimmidiSì and Radio Deejay continues. After the presence at the Deejay Ten in Florence in May and at Party Like A Deejay in June, last weekend the brand, always at the side of sportsmen and women and those who are attentive to their well-being, also participated at theDeejay Ten in
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Veg Month, the month of vegetarian awareness, returns again this year in October, and Findus, a leading company in the frozen food sector, for the occasion proposes 5 veg recipes with the products of the Green Cuisine line, created by Elena Santarelli and inspired by the drawings of her daughter
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In recent months, climate change has left drastic consequences on the world's production landscape, starting with drought, through floods, hail and unprecedented heat waves. And it is precisely because of these phenomena that today Wapa(World Apple and Pear Association
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Let's take a step back nine months; vegetable prices were collapsing and the situation for the supply chain was not the easiest. And it is precisely in the beating heart of European horticulture, the Vittoria market, that this situation was sending the operators into difficulties.
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This participation is part of the company's strategy to expand and promote its products on the international market. During the event, they presented some of their star products such as candied artichoke flowers and their latest creation, the fruit of an important
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Over the past three years, the Spanish discount chain Dia has created 80 new declinations of its private label and more than 2,000 new products, thus succeeding in reaching a younger audience. The project has allowed a renewal of several product categories
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Modernizing operations and adapting to new climate realities while maintaining profitability has become a haunting issue for professionals in the agricultural sector. According to Mehdi Bencherkoun, CEO of DMB Futuris, it's not necessary to go all in and break the bank on expensive solutions,
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Successful finalisation of the agreement between the members and consortium members of the Mundial Group and BASF | Nunhems: for the next three years, the consortium will again have the exclusive licence to use well-known and popular cantaloupe varieties such as Red Falcon
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'Den Haag, wij sappen er niks meer van'. This, a play on words, meaning, 'it's entirely incomprehensible' is aimed at the Dutch government. Under this slogan, six pure juice producers are campaigning against the planned January 1, 2024, consumer tax increase. read more