Alain Kritchmar has been elected as the president of CSIF, the French trade association for fresh fruit and vegetable importers, with outgoing president Philippe Pons remaining on the board as vice-president. read more

Asia Fruit Logistica is back in Hong Kong this September, and exhibitors from all over the world are moving quickly to secure their space at Asia’s premier fresh fruit and vegetable trade show, according to organiser Global Produce Events (GPE). read more

Brexit and inflation have increased opportunities for fruit and vegetable producers in East Africa, according to Kenyan export consultant Paul Kyalo. read more

The cyclone that hit New Zealand’s North Island in mid-February wreaked such damage that apple and pear crop estimates have been revised downwards by over 20%. The New Zealand pipfruit crop is now estimated at 16.1m cartons (18kg tray carton equivalents), down 21% on the original January crop
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Apple and pear production in the Southern Hemisphere will increase by less than previously expected, after poor weather in several of the region’s major supply countries reduced the size of this season’s crops. read more

Leading frozen food brand Birds Eye has announced the upcoming opening of The PEA-ple’s Cafe, a one-day-only pop-up restaurant that showcases the sweetness and versatility of its petits pois. read more

The battle for shoppers is heating up as grocery price inflation hits a new high, retail market analyst Kantar reveals. read more

Ed Knight has been appointed as Red Tractor’s new head of communications and membership engagement. read more

Ocado Retail has reported an improved set of results and stated it is on track to restore sales momentum. read more

Have you seen a great example of fresh produce or floral marketing? Don’t miss your chance to nominate that campaign – and the talent behind it – for the 2023 IFPA-Produce Plus Marketer of the Year Award (MOYA), sponsored by Seeka. read more

Chilean fruit processing and packaging company Crisanto has harnessed the power of Reemoon’s latest artificial intelligence-powered apple defect sorting system. read more

T&G Global has begun its 2023 New Zealand apple export campaign. read more

Parker Booth has been appointed chief executive of shelf-life extension specialist Hazel Technologies. read more

Brazil is not only a major fruit producer and exporter of tropical fruit, it has an appetite for imported fruit like oranges from Egypt too. This is according to Felipe Silva, head of sales from the exporting and importing company TFruits in Brazil. read more

On March 16, 2023, the EastFruit project held the first online conference “Quick freezing of berries, fruits, and vegetables in 2023: a market overview, investments, prospects“. The recording of the conference is already available here(in Russian). read more

For 40 years now, Frischezentrum Essen has been located in Lützowstrasse in Essen's northern quarter. On a good nine hectares, the entire product range - fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, as well as packaging and catering supplies - can be found in one concentrated location. Modern sales,
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Signor Datterino is the new consumer brand identifying the date tomato developed by Bayer, through its Vegetables seed division. The project was presented at Cibus Connecting Italy 2023. A project that brings value to the entire supply chain read more

Following the intense weather events that affected several countries in the Southern Hemisphere, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released an update of the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast that was originally presented during the Association’s latest Annual
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The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product BENEVIA. read more

The Essen-based family business Josef Hesse Ltd. looks back on some eventful years. A few years ago, the company moved into the former VanWylick building at the local fresh food center. But this was followed by the Corona pandemic and a complete restructuring of the company. Today, the company
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