Peru’s Camposol has announced a corporate restructuring and layoffs as it struggles to deal with spiralling costs and the economic crisis. On 14 September CEO José Antonio Gómez released a statement informing workers of plans to downsize some areas of the company and lay off staff
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Neom Food has a grand ambition, according to Dr Juan Carlos Motamayor, executive director of the Saudi group that is pioneering food production in the Kingdom. But he says it remains crucial to proceed with caution. read more

Farmers need greater protection from rural crime, the NFU said yesterday (19 September), as National Rural Crime Action Week highlights the challenges rural businesses face. read more

Fresh produce recruitment specialist MorePeople has been named Large Business of the Year at the Stamford Mercury Business Awards 2023. read more

Peru has shipped its first consignment of table grapes to Japan after it became the latest market to grant access to the Andean nation. The 16.4-tonne consignment, equivalent to 2,000 cartons, contained grapes grown in the region of Piura. read more

Postharvest agtech specialist Agrofresh has announced the completion of its acquisition of South African group Tessara. read more

Tesco is joining forces with sustainable resource management company Veolia, Groundwork and local councils to introduce greener areas in schools, and give children a stronger start by learning more about the environment. read more

Rockit Global is gearing up for its biggest Mid-Autumn Festival yet, entering new markets and with more Rockit apples than ever landing in stores for the peak sales season. read more

T&G Global has announced the appointment of Kotahi as its ocean freight services provider, with Kotahi to lead the procurement of all ocean freight for the company from 2023/24 onwards.  read more

West Australian avocado growers have successfully shipped a verification shipment of Hass avocados to Thailand after gaining access in May. read more

The varroa mite National Management Group (NMG) has announced a change in approach to managing an outbreak of the bee parasite in Australia. read more

Major Moroccan tomato supplier Delassus has launched an appeal to help rebuild houses and schools following the devastating earthquake that struck the country earlier this month. read more

Visitors from the UK and Ireland can save up to 18 per cent* on the price of entry to Fruit Logistica, the world’s leading fresh produce trade fair. read more

French fruit association Interfel is drawing on inspiration from the country’s world-famous cycle race, the Tour de France, for its participation in next month’s Fruit Attraction in Madrid. read more

French fruit association Interfel is drawing on inspiration from the country’s world-famous cycle race, the Tour de France, for its participation in next month’s Fruit Attraction in Madrid. read more

French fruit association Interfel is drawing on inspiration from the country’s world-famous cycle race, the Tour de France, for its participation in next month’s Fruit Attraction in Madrid. read more

Del Monte has revealed that it has been named a Humankind 100 Company for the second year in a row. read more

How has the apple season shaped up for Poland this autumn, as well as for your company, Rajpol? read more

In the Netherlands, the outgoing government of prime minister Mark Rutte is set to announce that €50m has been reserved in the budget for the development of the organic market, with a total of €175m made available for investments in agriculture. read more

The late summer and unexpected heatwave in early September helped lift grocery sales at UK supermarkets, with Total Till sales growing +10.3 per cent in the last four weeks ending 9 September 2023, compared with the same period last year, reveals new data released today (19 September) by NIQ
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