Yesterday, Frutura announced it has signed a licensing agreement with The Coca-Cola Company. “They approached us with this idea mid-last year. We’ve taken some time to collaborate and negotiate, and we are humbled to be working together with such an amazing brand,” says David Krause,
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The aim of the project, on which the Aldi Süd Group worked together with Aldi Nord and other actors in the sector, including Heartwood LLC, Banana Link, Dole, Grupo Iren and Banafem, was to train and guide workers and local trade unions to use wage data to
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The euro and pound are being hurried along by a conveyor belt of interest rate hikes in Europe just as U.S. rates near a peak. This is a reversal of the trends that drove them to multi-decade lows last year. The euro and pound have rallied 4-5% against the dollar since March as market ructions
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Hidden inside mandarinio boxes inside mechanical false bottoms made in the bonnet of elegant cars or in the passenger compartment of mighty lorries. The cocaine passed through the Strait of Messina, from Reggio Calabria in the direction of Palermo, camouflaged in a variety of ways to escape detection.
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"Consumers are increasingly focused on health and convenience. But the enjoyment aspect is becoming more and more relevant," according to Wim Kleinjan, Managing Director, and William de Vries, Commercial Manager of Fruity Pack. read more

The cold snap that Morocco experienced in January and February has put tomato plants in a state of vegetative zero. Volumes dropped from 2000 to only 250-300 kg/ha/day. In the aftermath, the Moroccan government implemented quotas on tomato exports on February 19 in an effort to boost local
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Coldiretti Puglia, on the basis of the Ismea report, states that citrus fruit prices in Taranto have plummeted by 48%, with the rising cost of the shopping cart and climate change decimating the harvests, while consumers have cut their purchases of
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Alce Nero expands the frozene range by launching Passati Rustici Biologici Surgelati. Vegetable, source of protein and rich in fibre, an innovative, healthy and tasty product; convenience, ready in just 6-8 minutes. With no water or stock in the recipe and no added seasoning Alce
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The Agency for Quarantine and Plant Protection has denied information about dangerous viruses in tomatoes in Uzbekistan. Negotiations on the matter were held between the quarantine services of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Kazakh media referred to the words of the head of the regional territorial
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ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA returns to Hong Kong this year. From 6 to 8 September 2023, the AsiaWorld expo is expected to attract thousands of high-calibre trade visitors and top buyers from across the fresh fruit supply chain, who will see a wide range of
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How will the management of the fruit and vegetable department change in the future if the 'old' figure of the department manager, the one who knows the trade, trains new colleagues daily in the 'field', guides consumers daily in their purchases, is slowly disappearing? read more

Despite the recent sunshine, the weather in England has been pretty gloomy, leading to a delay in the strawberry harvest. read more

At the end of last week, Poland quite unexpectedly introduced a temporary ban on the imports and transit of Ukrainian agricultural products, and Hungary and Slovakia joined it a few days later. Similar measures are also being discussed in Romania and Bulgaria. Naturally, it was the restrictions
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European processing potato prices have hit record highs this week, with increased competition from processors for a limited volume of uncontracted (free-buy) stocks pushing up physical prices. The Mintec Benchmark Prices for Dutch processing potatoes were assessed at €330.00/mt on 18th April. read more

The carrot year pf 2022/23 will be remembered as particularly slow. "Drought, coupled with inflation, has resulted in tight supplies and high prices. Compared to last year, when we had a bountiful harvest, this year we not only harvested about 20 percent less produce, but also had to sort out
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Among the varieties sold by Earth Market, the Mariguette is an elongated strawberry that entered the French market 7 years ago. “Created by breeder Marionnet Label, the Mariguette is a premium product. It follows a rigorous set of specifications that have been put in place by the association
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A common front between the Region and producers in the fruit and vegetable sector in Emilia-Romagna to enhance the primary sector and cope with the climatic difficulties that have altered the results of field production, in a sector that is strategic from an economic and
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A joint event was held yesterday at the headquarters of BF Spa in Jolanda di Savoia, organised by BF - Italy's most important agro-industrial group - and SDF - an Italian multinational and world leader in the production of tractors, harvesting machines and diesel engines, to
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Brown rot (Stemphylium vesicarium) has severely tested northern Italian pear growers in recent years, causing extensive damage (with losses in some plants of close to 80-90%), especially in Abate Fétel, which, in addition to being the most widespread variety, has proved to be a
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UK: Asda signs up to the global LEAF Marque Environmental Assurance System, to help deliver its sustainable sourcing commitments read more