Freezing temperatures drive demand for cauliflowers and artichokes. Tarocco oranges finally have more pigmentation; the first Washington Navel and Moro oranges arrived on the market. The campaign for common clementines and Havana mandarins has closed, making way for cultivars
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Plant-based meets light: the new Garden Gourmet 99 kcal range hits the shelves. read more

The Spesa facile format was launched five years ago by Cia-Conad to provide consumers with an every day low price proposition. "It is a sign that responds directly and very effectively to the need for convenience," explains Cia-Conad's network service director,
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Bimi broccoli is not a total novelty for the Italian market, as we have seen several times in recent years, but until now, after announcements and a short marketing period, it has always disappeared from the radar. Bimi is the 100% edible broccoli developed by the seed company Sakataè
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A slight drop in production is physiological at this time of year for reasons related to the production cycle and low temperatures: such as for broccoli, whose volumes are beginning to decline. However, the Centro Agroalimentare Roma observatory notes that the wave of
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Monitor the characteristics of the product, such as type, harvest location, growing conditions, right from the start. As many as 1.5 billion berries were serialised in their boxes directly in the field. The solution was successfully adopted by Antares Vision
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Natural Misting is the company that was the first in Italy to install misting and humidification systems for fresh produce: low, high pressure and ultimately ultrasonic technologies. And it is doing this in several points of sale of retail chains, including the
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The yellow kiwi fruit, which Zespri is renaming SunGold, with a reference to the sun and gold, the colours of its flesh, is harvested particularly in Lazio, in the province of Latina. Yes, because this variety of kiwi has been growing alongside the green-fleshed variety for a few years now and is enjoying an
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It is important to include legumes in the diet of the youngest children. Alce Nero offers the new Omogeneizzato of lentils, carrots and pumpkin: organic, vegetable and Italian. The product is part of the Alce Nero Baby Line, the organic range dedicated to children from 0 to 3 years and their specific
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Consumers are not prepared to pay more for sustainable packaging and are not saving on fruit and vegetable purchases. These are some of the most interesting elements that emerged from the inaugural conference at Marca Fresh 2023 organised by Sgmarketing (The fruit and vegetable department, the challenges of
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How to valorise a product that embraces the values of convenience, but which also needs innovation (especially in terms of variety, but also in terms of intended use, and the health aspect should be addressed) in order to breathe new life into consumption in the category. At Marca Freshwas held the
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A number of companies in Emilia-Romagna have signed a preventive agreement with Agripat-Association of Potato Producers on the minimum price of potatoes for the 2023-24 marketing year at 0.32 euro/kg. Signed by Baschieri Rino, Fuitem e Orsini, Marmocchi Angiolino,Leonesi, Ortofrutticola
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The newborn Consorzio dal Cuore Veneto will be at Marca by BolognaFiere (hall 16, stand B31) where it will present its new brand Pepidora, the potato from regenerative agriculture. A product of the territory of the provinces of Verona, Padua and Vicenza PepiDora potato read more

Zespri continues to focus on ecology and the environment through small, important gestures. The Kiwi company, in fact, is launching the Kiwi Spoon and the Butterfly Box, two products that are recyclable, reusable and good for the environment. "Responsibility
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After the abnormally hot and rainy weather, the cold weather is playing a decisive role in fruit and vegetables: for example, it encourages greater colouring of tarocco oranges and favours products suitable for cooking, such as cauliflowers and artichokes. Underwhelming demand for clementines, stable prices
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From Xylella fastidiosa, which has attacked olive trees, to the one that threatens oranges. The presence of the bacterium in Portuguese citrus plantations, reported by the Comité de Gestión de Cítricos in Valencia (Spain), is alarming the Italian citrus industry. The president of the
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Sisa Calabria (Europa commerciale, partner D.IT-Distribuzione Italiana) proceeds with its development plan by strengthening its sales network in the region. The group recently opened an Iper Sisa store in Gizzeria (Cz) in via delle Palme 52, developed over a total area of 2,500 sq.m. 1 of read more

Linea Verde-DimmidiSìAims to consolidate its role as a specialist in the fresh ready meals market and launches a new range by debuting in a fast-growing sector: that of fresh ready-made risottos (consumer turnover of the risotto world offered in large-scale distribution is 60 million
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Belgian Jacob Hobbel was chosen as the first global category director for fruit and vegetables in Tomra's Processed Food business area. Background at Pasfrost and Greenyard Frozen read more

Technically, it belongs to the large Brassicaceao Cruciferae family, but in Trentino it is known as the Broccolo di Torbole. In the favourable climate of Lake Garda, between the municipalities of Torbole and Santa Massenza, the vegetable finds its natural habitat, cradled by Peler and Ora, two
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