The number of vegetarians in Italy is starting to fall this year. This is according to Eurispes data, which show a slight decrease for the first time since 2017; read more

IFN's survey on the state of the art in the main Italian cherry-growing areas continues, and today we are in Piedmont, where Luca Nari and Valentina Roera, researchers in the fruit-growing area of the Agrion Foundation, update us on the campaign that is now getting into full swing. read more

Top sales for the Parlapian company during the last season of Arancia di Ribera P.D.O. From the analysis of the data communicated to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, the Sicilian company reconfirms its leadership in the
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Summer is coming and brings with it an increased desire for juices and smoothies that rhyme with Frutta da Bere, Orsero's signature range of juices and smoothies, comprising a total of 20 references. Apple, celery, spinach and ginger; orange and strawberry, coconut and pineapple are just a few
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Around 25 million Italians have bought food from farmers, driven by a new sensitivity towards healthy food but also by the desire to regain direct contact with those who grow the products they bring to the table. This is what emerges from an analysis by the
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In Metaponto, the weather is hampering agronomic operations and making open-field transplanting of the yellow melon impossible. Angelo Condoluci, owner of the company Unifruit, specialised in the cultivation of the yellow melon, describes the situation to IFN. "We are operating
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As early as Thursday evening, Apulia was on alert for the possibility of violent cloudbursts, the umpteenth to hit the region in recent months. The civil protection department, in fact, had planned an alert from yesterday until today. Unfortunately, the
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The article that came out a few days ago (click here to read it) piqued the interest of several of our readers who took the time to write down their thoughts. We decided to publish two speeches by Prof. Daniele Bassi of the University of Milan and
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When we buy fruit and vegetables, we rightly focus on the choice of product based on the information we have in the department. In this context, packaging is a useful tool for conveying the communication, brand name and sustainability processes of the
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The Foody 2025 project, the initiative for the complete renovation of the Milan Food Market, is gradually taking shape. After the presentation in February of the first structures built, Foody 2025 and the President of SogemiCesare Ferrero were also awarded the
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The wave of bad weather that has been affecting the Peninsula for several weeks now has not yet stopped and, inevitably, the first balance sheets of one of the most difficult fruit and vegetable seasons ever are being drawn. Speaking on the subject is Ernesto Fornari, Director
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After Gorillas and Sezamo, the well-known food delivery company Uber Eats is also leaving Italy. As Corriere della Sera reports, the app will be usable until 15 July 2023. This was anticipated by Uber's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, saying that it will also cease operations in Israel. The
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For several months, there has also been a sales slump in the discount channel, demonstrating that even this channel is not exempt from the current consumption slowdown. read more

"Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, it will spend its whole life thinking it is stupid", this famous quote by Albert Einstein must have inspired BelOrtan in his artistic depiction of the physicist on the new shaker for
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The Italian cherry season gets into full swing! After an uncertain start on the markets, due to the adverse weather conditions that marked the month of May, Italian cherries, produced from north to south in our country, now finally bring quality, taste and health to our
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Zerbinati, Italy's leading producer of fresh vegetables and tasty ready meals, is expanding its line of vegetable burgers - which now also includes four references from the 'Crock' line - by launching the new Burger'Z: three recipes inspired by
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In week 22, fruit and vegetables by weight in the large-scale retail trade equalled the values of 2022, while Lcc was still growing. Among the channels, discount fruit and vegetables are now growing again after months of stagnation. In the focus by fruit and vegetable category, strawberries are about to
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Baby leaves are very complex crops to manage because of the delicate production and very short cycles that require ideal growing conditions for excellent production. Especially in summer, with the high temperatures, it is necessary to create a habitat
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On 20 and 21 June, the technical staff ofISI Sementis will be delighted to welcome all operators in the sector to visit the demo greenhouse specially set up at the Brunelli farm in the province of Verona (specifically in Via La Valle nr. 5 - Buttapietra).   read more

On Tuesday, 13 June, the last meeting of the season of the Assomela Marketing Committee was held. The meeting was an opportunity to take stock of the 2022/2023 campaign and to discuss possible scenarios for the coming season. Apple stocks
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