A year has passed since the initiative that saw 50 employees of the fruit and vegetable departments of the Roman chain Ce.Di Gros (department heads, buyers, quality managers) hosted by VIPin Val Venosta, where they received comprehensive information on apples and specific training on how to present them and
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Under the 'television' direction of Antonella Clerici, guest of honour at the MD 2023 'Workinspire' Convention held on Sunday 7 May at the company's Cortenuova headquarters, the more than 850 store managers and office staff present concluded the proceedings by wishing loudly
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'The Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia is the first citrus fruit collective brand with the Sicily brand registered in China'. This was announced by the president Federica Argentati(in photo), after receiving the official protocol. "I believe that the District has equipped itself with a
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A special decree-law to tackle, quickly and with exceptional instruments, the extraordinarily difficult situation in Emilia-Romagna after the terrible floods at the beginning of May. This is the request-appeal contained in a letter to Prime Minister Giorgia
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Almaverde Bio's Island number 50 opens in one of the largest and best known fruit and vegetable display areas in Italy, at the Ipercoop le Mura in Ferrara. The Island is characterised by a size of 11 square metres with the Almaverde Bio brand and assisted sales in the shop-in-shop format. read more

There is an increased alert in Italy for a new lepidopteran pest that has been reported in the country. It is Platynota stultana, a member of the Tortricidae family and native to North America, whose larvae cause economic damage to a wide range of crops; read more

Saving water and reducing chemical treatments to improve the sustainability of fruit and vegetable production have become a mantra at the European level, so much so that they are the basis of EU agricultural policy. read more

The Nas inspection had led to the discovery of one tonne of fruit and vegetables poorly stored in the cold storage room. In addition to this, twenty-seven kilos of blueberries and currants that were in the process of being processed appeared already mouldy, although an employee was
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About 11 thousand Apulian farms could be in trouble due to the Apulia Region's failure to activate the area-based measures for the year 2023. This is the strong alarm launched by Confagricoltura, which already in February had urged the Assessorato
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As Il Sole 24 Ore reports, producing single-use plastics may soon need an EU licence. According to a decision by the European Commission, only those activities that, according to specific technical criteria, follow EU objectives on the protection of resources will be able to have the green label.
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A good rooting and thus a good start is a prerequisite for the success of any crop, even more so if the cycle lasts only a few months, as in the case of horticulture. read more

On 17 and 18 May 2023, the 54th Annual Meeting of Italia Ortofrutta, the National Union of Fruit and Vegetable Producers' Organisations, will be held at The Hive Hotel in Rome; read more

The Centro Agroalimentare di Genova is tinged with yellow and blue for a day. Welcoming a delegation from Parma's Cal Centro Agroalimentare led by President Marco Core and Director Giulietta Magagnoli; read more

After a few rollercoaster weeks for fruit and vegetable sales by weight, the 17th week of 2023 finally sees double-digit trends; however, the gap with Lcc is growing. In terms of channels, the supermarket is flying, while the discount store is the one, among
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The data are clear: Italians believe that the most important thing when choosing a fruit and vegetable product is the absence of pesticides - this is the case for 96.5% of our sample of 3,000 Fruit and Vegetable Monitor purchasing managers - and beats every other attribute, including quality
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Territory, traditions, wholesomeness and quality. These are the main characteristics that the Consortium for the Protection of San Marzano Tomato of the Agro Sarnese-Nocerino PDO highlighted at TUTTOFOOD in Milan. read more

Freshfel Europe warns the European Commission about the possible implications of the draft proposal on marketing standards and mandatory country of origin labelling rules for soft fruit and vegetables. read more

Hail covered entire fields and roads in the Cuneo region during late Wednesday afternoon. And yesterday, the accumulations of hailstones were still visible. As Coldiretti Cuneo also reported in a press note: 'The hailstorm is the effect of the wave of bad weather that
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The benefits of fruit and vegetables are flaunted in all the health magazines and nutritionists recommend fruit in diets as the cornerstone of healthy eating. Fruit is a synonym for healthy, even if consumption is languishing - but that is another matter - and the positive effects
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If there is one fruit that unites sportsmen and women as well as children, it is labanana, a real natural boost of magnesium and potassium that can give the right boost to those who train and at the same time, through its simple and delicate taste, also meet the favour of students attracted by the
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