In Italy, only 7 per cent consume the guideline-recommended amount of fruit and vegetables (figure from I numeri del cancro 2022). It is therefore necessary to encourage consumption patterns that meet the new lifestyles, which demand convenience food, to promote the diet
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Dole Italia will be present as an official partner at a two-day adrenaline-filled competition in Misano Adriatico. The weekend of 23 and 24 September sees the return of Spartan Race Trifecta Weekend, the world's most famous obstacle race, with different distances and difficulties. The bananas
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The 2023-24 apple-growing season has started for the Consortium of Fruit and Vegetable Cooperatives of the Vinschgau: a total production (integrated and organic) of 340,000 tonnes is estimated, 10% more than the total 2022-23 production.
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Cédric Modica Amore is the new strategic marketing manager of Pink Lady Europe. The strengthening of the team is in line with the company's ambition to strengthen the premium positioning of the Pink Ladye PinKids brands in Europe, with the goal of reaching 320,000
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Actors on stage on an unusual stage: the fruit and vegetable department of participating shops. The Spettacoli alla Frutta (Fruit Shows) initiative is back, a live edition that 'stages' 22 performers as fantastic characters such as Paco the tomato or Raniero the radicchio, Valeria the
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With Moreno Armuzzi, export manager of Jingold, an Italian brand that produces and markets kiwifruit in Italy and around the world, we take stock of the new northern hemisphere campaign, which sees the green kiwi declining, a substantial stability of the yellow, and the
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The segment of succulent plants, cacti and succulents has good growth margins in the fruit and vegetable departments of Italian shops. And some retailers are targeting this sector as significant. Within this framework is the initiative organised
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The Italian table grape campaign is now in full swing: the most popular varieties are Italy and Victoria. Italian apple production is increasing, especially from Trentino and the Royal Gala from the plains. The first Angeleno plums are arriving. The production of figs is coming to an end
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Syngenta Vegetable Seeds launches Damerino, a new variety of elongated tomato. The presentation took place at a recent Open Day organised in the area of Fondi (Lt), at the Azienda Agricola Maggiacomo. The characteristics Azienda Agricola Maggiacomo with the Damerino tomato read more

Numbers are growing for the innovative Kissabel, the apple with coloured flesh, which is the result of an international partnership involving 14 major global production and marketing companies, including Melinda, Rivoira and Vip. Since mid-September, Kissabel apples have been back on the
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With the increase in organic produce comes the risk that weeds and toxic weeds, such as datura and nightshade, are harvested with vegetables such as green beans and baby spinach and end up in the final product. Tomra Food offers advanced sorting technology that enables
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Numbers are growing for Fruit Logistica, which will take place from 7 to 9 February 2024: stand bookings for next year (there is still time for registrations) have already surpassed the result of the last edition, say the organisers. Ad hoc spaces for Grenhouse and
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Dole Italia renews partnership with Atalanta. For the third consecutive football season it will be official healthy food sponsor of the Nerazzurri club. United in the values of sport and healthy eating read more

A delicate moment for the fourth range, marked by reorganisations to cope with rising energy and vegetable raw material costs. read more

In the first half of 2023, exports were up 1.3% in volume and +7.1% in value, but imports were up 3.5% and +8.6% respectively. The trade balance worsened (-24.9%) as did the trade balance in volume from -291,127 tonnes in the first six months of 2022
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Driven by the excellent market response, the range of Fresh RisottosLa Linea Verde-DimmidiSì is enriched with a new recipe, Risotto with Red Radicchio and Walnuts. Prepared without preservatives and with 100% Italian rice read more

The watermelon and melon campaign is drawing to a close, with the latter marked by high trends. With the Sicilian production, that of peaches and nectarines is also coming to a close. All the late varieties of plums are now present, with the latest entries, President, Settembrina and Fortuna. The
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Making spaces distinctive is among the objectives of retailers. And often the dramatisation of the environment can be a winning weapon, both to enhance seasonality and to highlight product categories, capturing the consumer's attention and giving it an impact
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F.lli Orserocelebrates the return to school with a new special edition dedicated to bananas, the perfect snack for a burst of energy. Nine different subjects, three in each tray read more

The marketing campaign for Gala MelaPiù has been underway for about a month and the Fuji MelaPiù campaign is waiting to start. The two Consortium products will be supported by marketing and promotion activities. Good calibre and colouring Matteo Mazzoni, president of the
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