As the first days of autumn arrive, the trade dynamics in Italian wholesale markets are expected to change. In fact, as we reported during our inspections of market structures, the scene over the past two months has been dominated by summer fruit with the
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A building contractor, a banana exporter, a lawyer and his electoral strategist: the government team of Ecuador's president-elect Daniel Noboa, who will lead the country from December this year to May 2025, is beginning to take shape. read more

50 years of growth and innovation in the sign of cooperation and support to people and the community: this is the story of PAC 2000A, the first Cooperative in terms of economic size among the 5 of the Conad System (with a 35.6% share of the Group's total turnover in Italy), which
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Does your fruit and vegetable consumption need a boost? Kanzi® takes care of it! The apple with the extraordinary taste has been back on the Italian markets since the end of September thanks to the VOG and VIP consortia; read more

Fabrizio Pattuelli's article on the aggregation options offered by the birth of Dulcis in the kiwi world (click here to read more), has reawakened interest in the subject among readers. We publish a comment that arrived in the newsroom a few days ago on which I
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The Spanish citrus fruit campaign starts these days (read more here) and the Spanish brand Mercadonaoffers a great example of valorisation of national products. read more

What are the characteristics that make packaging truly sustainable? This question was answered by the speakers at the webinar 'Sustainable Packaging between Sustainability and Innovation' organised yesterday morning by EdizioniDistribuzione Moderna. read more

Not only had he increased the sales area compared to the authorised one, but he also placed the products directly on the ground. The perpetrator of this behaviour is a fruit and vegetable retailer from Santarcangelo di Romagna (Rimini) who was reported by the police in recent days.
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In order to limit fruit and vegetable wastage and thus contribute to combating food waste, a team of researchers from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, has developed a project that aims to obtain a flour rich in nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, as
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28 and 29 October sees the return of Slow Beans in Capannori (Lu), the event that every year brings together the legume producers of the Slow Food network of the same name in moments of meeting and tasting around the customary market exhibition, which for this edition presents more than 30 producers from all over the world.
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Potato prices soar by 26% with the collapse in harvests and the farewell of one in four potatoes. This is what emerges from Coldiretti's analysis of Istat data on inflation in September, which also registers a marked slowdown in the retail prices of vegetables
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Alce Nero, the brand that has made organic its mission since 1978, presents its new brand platform, a new purpose and a new brand idea; read more

It is certainly not news that this year there will be the smallest offer of pears ever; therefore, we never expected to find Conference pears from Belgium sold loose at EUR 1.59 per kilogram (see opening photo). Moreover, in the same store, several varieties
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In Barcelona, there is a very original sign, created by farmers who have decided to sell their products (fruit and vegetables first and foremost) guaranteeing their origin, processing and transformation, up to direct sale in their own supermarkets. The example noted does not
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The fennel campaign is getting into full swing, and who better than Op Primo Solep can tell the sentiment for the season to come. So aIFN - Francesca and Rosangela Appio, respectively the Op's administrative and communications manager and the company's sales manager -
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The Spanish citrus crop campaign is in the starting blocks and, although the season will be shorter than in previous years, prices are expected to rise for all varieties. Our correspondent Paco Borras gave us details on the production campaign for oranges, tangerines and lemons
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"For the persimmon, we are dealing with a completely unprecedented year. It couldn't be any other way for a production basin like the one in Romagna, which has seen it all from a meteorological point of view. Thus beganEnrico Bucchi, director
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Dole Italia, leader in the production and distribution of premium quality fresh fruit, confirms itself as Official Supplier of the Venice Marathon - one of the most important events of the running season, recognised worldwide by World Athletics - scheduled for Sunday 22 October in the
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More goodness, less food waste: Milan's Mercato Centrale has opened the first temporary Babaco Market, the Italian e-grocery created to reduce waste (including packaging) and make good, seasonal food more accessible to all. read more

Yesterday morning, Bologna woke up with a few degrees cooler and this led to an increase in interest in autumn references. This trend was especially noticeable in citrus fruits, where Italian products are attracting a lot of attention thanks to the high
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