'Being organic in Eu' returns to Biofach to bring the values of European organic to the centre stage of the international benchmark event for organic food, which takes place in Nuremberg until 16 February. read more

2023 has certainly been a complicated year: inflation, difficult product campaigns and a consumer who has reduced his purchases. But the task of retailers is always to select the best and propose it effectively to their customers, even in the most difficult situations,
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Flowers are a great classic for Valentine's Day, but besides being beautiful to look at, they can also be good to eat. Also in Italy, in fact, the business of edible flowers is growing: petals that give rise to tasty and colourful recipes. In our country, by the way, there is the
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The latest disastrous flooding events in Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany have emphasised the need to safeguard the mountain and foothill areas of the Apennines, which are fundamental for managing the hydrogeological instability affecting our country, and in need of a
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The Memorandum of Understanding governing the cooperation between the Guardia di Finanza and lsmea was renewed yesterday in Rome. read more

Once again this year, organic apples from the Vinschgau Valley are travelling to the Biofach in Nurembergfrom 13 to 16 February, as part of the Südtirol/South Tyrol collective in the Bioland area in Hall 7 - Stand 361. read more

In the UK, Lidl is transforming its contracts with its vegetable suppliers into more long-term relationships, with a view to providing greater certainty for growers in response to the constant weather challenges they face. read more

Revive fruit and vegetable consumption starting with the younger generation. This is the aim of the new Greentosed brand from Op Primo Sole. We had already announced this before Berlin (click here to read more) and we went to the trade fair to find out more. read more

Fruit Logistica remains the beating heart of the fresh fruit and vegetable industry. Over 66,000 visitors, joined by more than 24,000 exhibitors and staff members, as well as 450 media representatives, attended the event. 2,770 exhibitors presented their
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According to BMTI's elaborations on the surveys carried out in the wholesale markets of the Italmercati network, once again this year, purchases dedicated to Valentine's Day evening have led to changes in the prices of the products most frequently purchased for the occasion. In particular, it is
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Today, it is not uncommon to find LED lights inside horticultural greenhouses. From the very beginning, these lights have been at the forefront of the transformation of fruit and vegetable cultivation, providing precise control over lighting conditions. But the use of LED lights is becoming increasingly
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'We will return to demonstrate in Brussels on 26 February and as many times as necessary until we have obtained comprehensive answers to the needs that Italian and European farmers have'. This was announced by the President of Coldiretti, Ettore Prandini, at the end of a
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Fruit Logistica 2024 closed its doors in Berlin, after having registered a strong liveliness of meetings and attendance in the collective area 'Italy The Beauty of Quality', which CSO Italy has been organising for many years in cooperation with Fruitimprese and which this year saw an important
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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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