With the aim of making the banana value chain more competitive and sustainable, the Association of Ecuadorian Banana Exporters (AEBE) is preparing for its 20th international convention, Banana Time 2023. read more

With the aim of making the banana value chain more competitive and sustainable, the Association of Ecuadorian Banana Exporters (AEBE) is preparing for its 20th international convention, Banana Time 2023. read more

Hamburg-based Dole Europe GmbH (not to be confused with Dole Europe BV, based in the Netherlands) has added a new type of home-compostable sticker to the bananas it sells in northern Europe. read more

Aldi has dropped the price of a wide range of fruit and veg lines. read more

One of Peru’s biggest grape growers, El Pedregal, has become the latest company to team up with social impact brand Thx! As part of the partnership, El Pedregal will participate in Thx!’s Seeding Futures programme, thereby furthering its commitment to education and community development. read more

The North American Blueberry Council (NABC) has reacted positively to the news that India has agreed to reduce the tariff on fresh, frozen, and dried blueberries. read more

The first commercial planting of T&G Global’s newest global premium apple variety Jolli, commenced at one of T&G’s Hawke’s Bay orchards in New Zealand during he first week of September. read more

More than a thousand people attended the UK’s first ever Agroforestry Show to learn how trees can help growers protect crops, while tackling climate change and biodiversity loss. read more

It has never been more important for leaders in business and government to join forces to rebuild resilience in the food supply chain. read more

Anecoop member cooperatives Camp de Llutxent-Otos and Vitivinícola La Pobla (La Pobla del Duc) have agreed to merge. The new entity, a second-degree cooperative, will be named Univall Coop and be headquartered in Llutxent. read more

Equifruit, the North American leader in Fairtrade-certified bananas, has announced that its director of sales and marketing, Kim Chackal, has become an owner of the company. Equifruit’s president, Jennie Coleman, retains a majority share. read more

Blue Whale, the world leader in apple production, has set itself the ambitious target of doubling exports of Candine apples to Asia in the 2023/24 season. read more

Valencia-based post-harvest specialist Citrosol will demonstrate innovative and sustainable solutions for the tropical fruit industry when it takes part in next week’s Global Tropicals Congress. read more

Leading UK recipe box supplier Mindful Chef and BBC Good Food, the UK’s number one food media brand, yesterday ( 6 September) announced a new partnership aimed at helping people cook healthy meals at home. read more

Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) has announced it has been granted the license to manage the Celina cv pear in the US, a move made in association with Fruithandel Wouters and ABCz Group of Belgium. read more

The NFU is calling on government to “do the right thing” after problems rolling out its new farm payment schemes have left farmers facing a bleak end to 2023. read more

Former Prime Minister and architect of much of today’s modern slavery legislation, The Rt Hon Theresa May MP has called on the wider food industry to go further and work faster to address modern slavery across global supply chains. read more

UK fresh produce foodservice wholesaler Fresh Direct has partnered with British start-up Zess to launch Zess Explore, a range of plant-based deli-fillers for the hospitality trade. read more

Aldi is opening its 1,000th UK store in Woking, Surrey, today (7 September) and has committed to a new long-term target of 1,500 stores in the UK, which will see the company invest billions of pounds into the UK economy. read more

Mazzoni Group has made significant investments in strengthening its kiwifruit and apple offer as it looks to develop new business opportunities in Asia and elsewhere. read more