When one no longer knows which saint to turn to in order to resolve tensions along the fruit and vegetable supply chain, invariably - as if by magic - the remedy of respecting the production costs borne by the producers becomes apparent. read more

As announced in recent days, Donatella Prampolini has stepped down as president of Realco and consequently of D.It-Distribuzione Italiana (click here to read more). The board of directors appointed Andrea Artoni, Mark Up reported. read more

We have repeatedly reported, with the help of wholesalers, on a very subdued January trend for trading in the wholesale markets. But in the first weeks of February, the music seems not to have changed. Pino Lucatorto, wholesaler at the Market of
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"Happy with the great interest that the Arancia Rossa di Sicilia PGI always manages to arouse among Italian and foreign buyers and satisfied by the many positive feedbacks received from trade associations, politicians, first and foremost from the Minister of Agriculture Francesco
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On social media, he is known as 'Agricultore' and in his vegetable garden in the province of Lecco, he grows old varieties of vegetables that he sells in mixed boxes to his customers; his audience on Instagram is very active and has close to 18,000 followers.
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If the supply chain is certified and the quality of the products has already reached a high standard, what does it take for companies in the sector to stand out on the market? The network of producers La Grande Bellezza Italiana gave an example of this in Berlin: focus on a new register of communication, both visual
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Fresh from the Forum that brought together inMilano Marittima more than 450 operators in the national agri-food sector, the Impresa Persona Agroalimentare association (founded 25 years ago and with more than 2,500 companies in its network along the entire supply chain, from agricultural production to
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At Macfrut 2024 the great news of the Agrivoltaic Exhibition. Realised in partnership with KEY - The Energy Transition Expo, the IEG (Italian Exhibition Group) event of reference in Southern Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean basin on energy transition, the Exhibition puts
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As we anticipated in our article (click here to read more) Fruit Logistica 2024 was a real success for Dulcis™. Indeed, the prospects are excellent for the innovative green kiwi fruit with all the qualities of yellow developed by New Plant in Forlì in collaboration with the
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Citrus L'Orto Italiano dates are ready to celebrate Carnival thanks to a limited edition pack, specially made for the festival. The new packs, each weighing 300 grams, are available in large-scale retail outlets and also online with a double
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For months, modern retail chains have been grappling with price containment, to stem the effects of inflation that has exploded since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, and has been further exacerbated by climate change, as it has negatively affected the
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An invasive pest is adversely affecting banana exports from the Dominican Republic, which now stand at around 260 shipments per week, compared to 450 in 2021. It is the banana rust mite (Eriophyidae), which compromises the quality of the fruit, causing
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"The Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin confirms itself as an important appointment, a moment of meeting and comparison with players, partners, buyers and institutions," commented Andrea Badursi, President of Asso Fruit Italia. read more

According to Circana's findings, the fresh-cut sector ended 2023 in a chiaroscuro. In fact, while ready-to-eat vegetables had a substantially stable turnover of EUR 1.054 billion (+0.2% compared to 2022), they lost 4% in volume. The results
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The Proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR) has reached its final stages with the confrontation between the two positions expressed at the end of 2023 by the European Parliament and the EU Council. While discussions are taking place in Brussels to find a compromise solution between
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Last Friday, during the last day of Fruit Logistica, not one, but two prizes were awarded for companies offering innovative products for the sector. In addition to the annual Fruit Logistica Innovation Award (FLIA), awarded to Unica Fresh for its Zucchiolo, for the first time
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An exciting Fruit Logistica for Tomra Food, which presented three new solutions based on artificial intelligence. Lots of novelties, but the mission still remains customer proximity thanks to the new organisational structure. The latest element of the new structure is the creation
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To measure the success of a trade fair one can use quantitative parameters, which are more objective, or qualitative, which are more subjective, or a mix of these. With regard to the former, Fruit Logistica - both in terms of exhibitors and visitors - confirms its undisputed leadership in the
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Last Thursday 8 February saw the launch of the 'Low&Bloat' campaign in the more than 300 Todis shops, an Italian supermarket brand owned by Iges Srl, a subsidiary of the Pac2000A Conad cooperative, a major price repositioning campaign on 250
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From tomorrow (Tuesday 13 February, ed.) until 16 February in Nuremberg, Germany, Biofach, the most important international trade fair dedicated to organic food, will take place. In previous years there have been around 50,000 visitors and over 3,000 exhibitors.
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