For the Calabrian clementines of the Piana di Sibari, it is the end of a season that will certainly not be remembered as the easiest ever. read more

We receive and publish the contribution of Riccardo Terriaca, secretary general of Miele in Cooperativa with respect to the article developed in the magazine by Fabrizio Pattuelli: 'Bees, far from extinct. There are too many of them, other pollinators at risk' (click here to access).
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The long lines of tractors and trucks blocking the main arteries connecting cities are beginning to be a common scenario in Western Europe (click here to read more) but are a novelty for other countries such as Romania and Bulgaria. read more

Selex Gruppo Commerciale chooses Marcaby BolognaFiere to celebrate the growing success of its Distributor Brand and announce its development strategies and product innovations.   read more

Developed in Italy at the R&D centre in Acate (RG), after its first year of introduction, Tylcramsi confirms itself to be a reference variety in the summer-autumn bunch segment for Sicilian producers, who have been able to benefit from excellent quality production, while maintaining
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Alegra, Brio and Valfrutta Fresco, the companies that make up the Alegra Group, will participate in Marca, the international private label exhibition scheduled to take place at the Bologna Exhibition Centre on 16 and 17 January. For the Group this is the first participation in the event that
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Gruppo Agribologna - a top player in the production and distribution of fruit and vegetables in Italy, with an estimated turnover of more than 260 million euro by 2023 and more than 250 employees - is taking part in Marca 2024 - on 16 and 17 January at Bologna Fiere - presenting a panel of important innovations
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For Lidl Italy, a supermarket chain with more than 730 shops nationwide, logistics continues to be an area of great innovation with a view to increasing fleet sustainability, in line with the ambitious goal of Zero Net Emissions
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Being Organic in Eu, the three-year campaign co-funded by the European Union with the aim of transferring the benefits of being organic for people's health and the environment, presents itself at Marcacon with a platform of initiatives aimed at enhancing and promoting the growth of organic production.
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The year just ended was characterised by fluctuating consumption in the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade, with a negative first half and a positive second half. read more

Zerbinati, Italy's leading producer of ready-to-eat salads and fresh vegetables, is launching a new line of ready meals "Gusto&Equilibro, Il mio piatto unico" atMarca 2024; read more

News in Alta Val di Susa: from tomorrow, the supermarket inside the 'Iper Le Baite' shopping centre in Oulx will become part of the Conad world. The shop, following a very short period of renovation, reopens under the Conad sign, redesigned in its layout and offering
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Romagnoli F.lli Spa, one of the most important players in the Italian market for the processing and marketing of fruit and vegetables, will be present atMarca Fresh 2024 (Hall 29 Stand E71), Marca by BolognaFiere's format dedicated to fruit and vegetables, to present its latest innovations
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In Spain, areas dedicated to raspberry production are collapsing. According to data provided by the Freshuelva association, for Spain's main small fruit-producing province - and reported by the east-fruit.com newspaper - for the coming season the areas could
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Beyond expectations were the results of the second step of 'Presidiamo la Puglia', illustrated on 20 December in Bari, in the conference room of the Apulia Region's Agriculture Department. Seven new Presidia representing Puglia, from north to south. The project is aimed at
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We have long wondered about the trend in apple growing in the lowlands and what the prospects are for the sector in the long term. To give you an up-to-date picture of the situation, we spoke to Enrico Zignani, apple category of Apofruit, one of Italy's largest cooperatives
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Marcavetrina trade fair for the MDD and Packaged Fruit and Vegetables sector will also see the presence of Noberascho has always played the role of category captain in the large-scale distribution scenario; read more

Last 8 November we published in IFN the first part of the analysis on the development of International Investment Funds in the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector (click here to read more), leaving open some issues that will be analysed in this second instalment; read more

The melon campaign is starting to be planned, and of courseHM.Clause, one of the historical leaders in the sector, offers varieties suitable for all areas, from north to south, focusing on fruit genetics, the seed company's strong point. For 2024, after three years of sampling in
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Among the companies that believe in the circular economy and seek to breathe new life into food waste is Fooditive, a Dutch company based in Rotterdam, which exploits circularity to produce a natural sweetener from apples, pears and other fruit and vegetables. Its
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