New concepts in retail store design, the latest advances in vertical farming, new investment in sustainable packaging, and the development of alternative markets are among the central themes of this year’s Global Berry Congress. read more

Nationwide Produce has launched branded boxes of Tenderstem for supply to the foodservice, catering and wholesale sectors in the UK and Ireland. read more

Mission Produce has announced the launch of ‘Discover the Mission Advantage,’ a marketing campaign to communicate the key differentiators that the group offers to retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers throughout North America. read more

There has been progress in Malaysia’s efforts to gain access to China for fresh durian exports with officials from both countries meeting on the topic. read more

The Australian Horticultural Exporters’ and Importers’ Association has announced it will rebrand to Australian Horticulture Trade (AHT).  read more

Costa Group has started to trial innovative laser etching technology on its hard-skinned fruit as part of its focus on developing sustainable packaging alternatives for its fresh produce. read more

Recent violence in Israel and the Occupied Territories is threatening to spiral out of control after a deadly attack by Hamas on the perimeter of Gaza was met with a brutal response from the Israeli military on the densely populated Strip, with clashes also reported on the Lebanese border. read more

City Harvest has appealed to the food industry to mitigate the costs associated with food waste by redistributing more surplus. read more

Recent violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories has placed the region’s fresh fruit and vegetabke supply chains under intense pressure. read more

Industry bodies across the logistics and transport sectors have called for a new approach to strategic transport infrastructure decisions to avoid what they call ”disruption caused by political cycles and the stop-start decisions that increase costs and harm business confidence”. read more

It’s a regrettable truth that greenwashing is now common in many industries, and the fresh produce trade is no exception. Fortunately, there are also plenty of companies that walk the sustainable talk – and one business that goes the extra mile to minimise its environmental impact is Abel
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Frutura has announced its intent to accelerate its berry capabilities with agreements-to-acquire all company assets have been signed with Giddings Fruit and Sun Belle. CEO David Krause described the agreements as “among the most significant acquisitions we have made to date”. read more

There are two weeks left to apply for the 2024 LSA Fellowship scheme, which is seeking to identify the future leaders of the UK horticulture industry. read more

Fresh produce importer Port International has announced that it has entered into a pioneering partnership with international climate action NGO Wrap, sustainable trade initiative IDH and other businesses to support and co-finance a collective action project aimed at promoting sustainable water
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Shelf-life extension specialist Hazel Technologies has announced the registration of its flagship product, Hazel 100, in Peru. read more

New Zealand-based ag-tech company Bluelab – with partner Excel Seeds – has announced a new collaboration Malaysian government-backed think-tank, MIGHT (Market-Driven Technological Partnership), and energy innovators Wasavé, that will see strawberries grown in a liquefied natural gas
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Mr. Avocado, China’s most famous brand of ripened, ready-to-eat avocados, has completed the construction of its new ripening and distribution centres in Southwest China (Chengdu) and North China (Beijing). These centres are now fully functioning and have begun operations to serve their
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A new community of practice has been formed by Sodexo’s Corporate Services division aimed at bringing together sustainability heads from some of the UK’s leading organisations to be change-makers through collaboration. read more

The City of London Corporation picked up two major awards at this year’s National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) Awards. read more

Generation Logistics, an industry-led logistics awareness campaign, is powering into its second year with the next phase of its campaign to raise awareness of the logistics profession and find the next generation of logistics talent. read more