If enhancing the value of one's products is the objective of all companies, there are still few that are committed to creating a real culture of this. The latter is the mission of Antonio Ruggiero SpA, a company specialising in the production and distribution of potatoes and onions, present
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The general theme that will animate this year's edition will be the varietal richness of Trentino's iconic crops, also highlighting the new possibilities offered by the results of genetic improvement programmes. read more

The Prognosfruit Conference is the most important annual event in Europe for the apple and pear sector, bringing together growers from all over Europe and beyond. After last year's success, the event will return in 2023 in Trentino, from 2 to 4 August. Registrations are open and
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In recent years, huge swarms of locusts have swarmed voraciously over fields in several areas nationwide, leaving devastation and lost harvests in their wake. Especially at this time of year, with the thermometer rising, producers hope to avert
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The 40th edition of Macfrut 2023, Italy's most important exhibition in the fruit and vegetable sector, has just ended, and for Agricola Lusia the balance is decidedly positive. read more

Hummus, soups and velvety soups. These are the novelties of Valfrutta Fresco presented during the last edition of Macfrut. References made by small artisan producers and which are attracting the interest of large-scale organised distribution, where they will be available in a few
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We have now entered the month of May ten days ago, but the temperatures, at least in northern Italy, do not seem to have fully noticed. Fortunately, for vegetable consumption little has changed and there is still a fair amount of movement in the market. To tell us
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"It's Chiquita o'clock' is Chiquita's spring-summer campaign, a new limited-edition series of the iconic Blue Sticker that this time celebrates the versatility of the banana, through 3 different stickers, each dedicated to a specific time of day
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Tasting a tomato and expressing a judgement seems a simple act, in some ways trivial, but if the comparison is between professionals in the sector and simple consumers, one notices even substantial differences, even if the parameters are the same, and although the analysis simplifies the perception
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The Cesena Agricultural Cooperative (Cac) blew out 75 candles this year with a big celebration held on Sunday 7 May at the Ordinary General Meeting of Members. The company, a world leader in the seed sector, recalled its achievements in the presence of 800
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More than 100 million have been made available by the Mit and will be used to finance urgent interventions in five Italian regions. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Matteo Salvini, who chaired the steering committee on the water crisis. The initiative of the Porta Pia ministry -
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After days in which everything has been said and written about, it is necessary to proceed with due calm to a serious reflection on what has happened (click here to read the IFN article), both to understand the reasons, and to better proceed in the future to heal the current wounds and to prevent
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April brought with it more rain than expected, with thunderstorms and heavy rainfall starting in the second week of the month. Towards the end of the month, on the morning of the 25th, a heavy hailstorm compromised much of the crops already in the field,
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It's official: the autumn 2024 Conference of the World Union of Wholesale (WUWM) will take place in Rimini; read more

Transparency and convenience are the strengths of the new packaging designed by New Factor for its dried fruit references, including shelled walnuts, pine nuts, almonds, goji berries, cashews, grains and other references. read more

Consumers are increasingly demanding sustainable and natural production from agriculture, minimising the use of pesticides. Not an easy challenge also due to climate change that favours the proliferation of various pest species native to the area
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The Alce Nero range of fresh soups (click to learn more) welcomes a new reference with the arrival of summer. Fruit of the collaboration with Chef Simone Salvini, a great master and interpreter of vegetarian, vegan and Ayurvedic cuisine. Thus was born the new Zuppa con Fave e Cime di
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Zerbinati,Italy's leading producer of fresh vegetables and tasty ready meals, presents a series of references perfect for the summer season: a meal ready in 3 minutes without ever giving up the taste and all the nutritional characteristics of fresh ingredients and
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'Bringing beauty into the packaging industry is possible and linen proves it'. The words of Pierluigi Fusco Giraud, managing director of Linificio e Canapificio nazionale (Marzotto Group), resounded in an attentive hall, that of the Congress Centre of the Grand Hotel in
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The packaging regulation is becoming a central issue for all links in the supply chain and was also discussed extensively at Think Fresh last week (Click here to read the article). As Coldiretti and La Stampa report, the EU regulation threatens to make the packaging industry disappear.
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