M&S Food has launched a new summer campaign encouraging consumers to eat more healthily, with a particular emphasis on fruit and veg. read more

A few years ago, Bonnysa took the decision to refocus its core tomato business on premium varieties with high added value to futureproof the company in the face of ever-increasing competition from third countries. Such was its success that it subsequently decided to invest in other premium
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UK organic supplier Riverford is making use of Webfleet’s EV fleet management solution to help delivery drivers of its vegetable boxes “overcome EV range anxiety, manage routes better and navigate efficiently to charge points”. read more

Ecoembes, the company responsible for the integrated waste management and recycling system that covers light household packaging in Spain, has published its 2024 Punto Verde recycling centre rates for waste management. read more

Ecoembes, the company responsible for the integrated waste management and recycling system that covers light household packaging in Spain, has published its 2024 Punto Verde recycling centre rates for waste management. read more

Fruit Logistica, the leading trade show for the global fresh produce business, is on course to attract a large number of exhibitors and visitors from all over the world to its next edition, which takes place in Berlin, Germany, from 7 to 9 February 2024. read more

Agri-tech group Fischer Farms has revealed that trials of vertically farmed strawberries and soft fruits are underway at its dedicated research and development farm in Litchfield, UK. read more

Guillem Export and Frutas Tono, two family-run citrus companies from Valencia, have agreed to merge. The new group will own more than 3,000ha of citrus plantings generating an annual output of around 100,000 tonnes and a turnover of around €200m. read more

Premium salad grower LJ Betts has been acquired by the Regan family who own major berry producer Hugh Lowe Farms and plant propagator Blaise Plants. read more

Climate change is subjecting Europe’s fruit and vegetable sector to one of its most complex challenges in recent history. read more

LEAF Education is encouraging the farming industry to take action to inspire the next generation. read more

Belgium’s Special Fruit has announced that Ann Celen will become the new CEO of the company, following Bert Barman’s decision to leave. read more

Some of the biggest companies in the fresh produce business will be at the first ever Global Tropicals Congress, which takes place in The Hague on 14 September, to discuss the latest trends and growth strategies in fresh tropical fruit. read more

Huelva exported 243,310 tonnes of strawberries in 2022/23, a fall of 10 per cent on the previous season according berry association Freshuelva. read more

Reusable Packaging Container (RPC) specialist Ifco completed the European roll-out of RPCs for Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd at the beginning of May 2023. read more

Asoex president Iván Marambio has been elected as the new president of the Chile-India Binational Business Council of Sofofa, Chile’s leading business organisation. read more

NFU Horticulture & Potatoes board chair Martin Emmett has urged the government to pursue the union’s strategy for the future prosperity of the industry. read more

Marieke van Heeswijk has joined the supervisory board of international tomato specialist RedStar, effective 1 June, the company has announced. read more

New research from child food poverty charity Meals & More has shown that more than 70 per cent of parents expect to struggle financially over the summer holidays, with many expecting to miss meals as a result. read more

Since the unilateral abandonment of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by the US in 2018, and the return of crippling sanctions on Iran, imports of bananas into the country have once again experienced major turbulence, with volumes from key origins like the Philippines and Ecuador severely
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