Discount retailer Aldi GB is set to open five new stores across the UK in the coming weeks. read more

RABI chief executive Alicia Chivers has met with Defra secretary of state Thérèse Coffey to discuss the charity’s work in supporting farmers and the need for a close relationship with government. read more

Blackcurrant growers across the UK are optimistic about the potential of this year’s crop, despite enduring weather challenges and escalating production costs, according to The Blackcurrant Foundation. read more

Driscoll’s berries scooped three gongs in the May round of the Superior Taste Awards 2023, organized by the International Taste Institute. read more

What are the biggest challenges facing the UK soft fruit industry at the moment? read more

Mission Produce has announced its results for the second quarter (Q2) of the year, seeing 19 per cent growth in avocado volumes sold when compared with the same period of 2022. read more

Leading performers from across Australasia’s fresh produce industry were celebrated at the 2023 Horticulture Awards for Excellence. read more

The colours and flavours of Colombia will take centre stage from 9-14 June in Poland’s largest retail chain, Biedronka. read more

The countdown is on to the 2023 International Blueberry Organization (IBO) Summit, which kicks off on July 3 in Poland and is the first to take place in Europe. read more

Sun World International has announced the acquisition of the Kankun mango variety from Diazteca. read more

Tech business Vertical Future has announced it is leading the Innovate UK-funded Vertical Indoor Protein from Leaf (VIP Leaf) research project, within the farming innovation programme, aiming to develop a new source of alternative plant protein. read more

Castellón-based citrus cooperative Soex 2 has signed an extendable one-year collaboration agreement with Green Fruits, a second-tier citrus cooperative made up of Coopcisa, Coopego, Novacitrus, Copal and Alzicoop. Both entities form part of the Anecoop Group. read more

Global Plant Genetics (GPG), the UK-based IP company, has recently extended its representation of the raspberry varieties from James Hutton by taking on the territories of Mexico and Guatemala for the varieties Skye, Lewis and Glen Mor. Mexico is the world’s largest exporter of fresh raspberries. read more

IPP is raising awareness of the importance of keeping pallets in its pool, noting that lost or out-of-network pallets have a significant impact on the carbon footprint of the pallet pooler and its customers. read more

Belinda Van Schaik has won the 2023 IFPA-Produce Plus Marketer of the Year Award (MOYA), sponsored by Seeka. read more

GlobalGAP is celebrating the fifth World Food Safety Day, a call to action by the WHO and UN FAO focused on food safety, covering issues including foodborne risks, food security, health, economic prosperity, sustainable development and agriculture.  read more

Kuehne and Nagel has signed an agreement to acquire Morgan Cargo, a leading South African, UK and Kenyan freight forwarder specialised in the transport and handling of perishable goods. read more

Fruit Logistica is organising two conferences on sustainable innovation for fruit growers, marketers, auxiliary and technological companies in southern Spain. read more

German fruit breeder Artevos says it has identified a potential long-term replacement for the popular redcurrant variety Jonkheer van Tets, an early-harvesting Dutch winter type that produces sweet-sour berries. read more

Fruit Logistica is organising two conferences on sustainable innovation for fruit growers, marketers, auxiliary and technological companies in southern Spain. read more