Europe is the continent with the highest PL share in the world and, among its countries, Italy ranks below average, while Great Britain stands out, with more than half of its sales developed by PL. In Italy, the retailer with the highest PL penetration is
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In the past few months, we have discussed the risks to our industry, as well as to consumer health, of semaglutide (click here to read more). read more

This is nothing new, but by now it has gone far beyond the limit. I am referring to the distorted use of fruit and vegetables as a symbol of inflation. In this regard, the ridiculous reference to agiotage theorised in an episode of 'Porta a Porta' by
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The arrival of tourists in the cities of Rome and the Latium coastline in combination with this week's scorching heat is generating a significant increase in the consumption of fruit and vegetables by 10%. read more

A number of exceptional hailstorms hit the province of Trento in a significant manner and at different times. Particularly important hail events were reported on 12 and 13 July in the areas of Zambana, Nave San Rocco, Bagolino and in Storo, on 19 July in
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Bremia threatens the lettuce sector (click here to learn more about the greenhouse range); in fact, this phytopathology can be damaging to several varieties both in protected cultivation and in the open field, with significant economic damage to those areas specialised in the cultivation of
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Foodiverse and Taylor Farms, leading growers and producers of fresh salads, vegetables and other fresh foods in Europe and North America respectively, are pleased to announce an agreement to welcome the US company as a new shareholder of the Spanish group; read more

One of the most significant problems along the fruit and vegetable supply chain concerns the ability to monitor in real time the quality development of products that have to reach the consumer. There are many steps from the field to the table, and a lack of timely and
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It has been news in recent days that Amazon Fresh's London shop, the UK's first cashier-less shop, has closed. read more

Four years after its inception, the Ananas Dolcetto project comes to an end with a very positive balance: the objectives can be said to have been achieved (despite the difficulties imposed by the pandemic) and the seeds sown in the Togolese community protagonist of the cooperation project
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The commercial campaign of Metis®, the premium fruit resulting from the natural cross between plum and apricot, started two weeks early, thanks to the first varieties from Southern Italy (Basilicata). Positive quantity and: "Medium large size," explains Antonio Zani, Office
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The PomoDay 2023 by Seminispresso was recently held, with great success, in the greenhouses of Azienda Agricola Accordi Renato e Figli in Buttapietra, Verona. The event saw the launch of the new Fresh Market Tomato varieties from the Seminis range, specially developed for
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The Cabina di regia on the PNRR, which met on Thursday afternoon at Palazzo Chigi, approved the proposals of the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, to respond to project applications that could not be financed due to a
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Week 28 saw an unexpected turnaround in the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade. Sales of fruit and vegetables by imposed weight grow and do so by outperforming Lcc. Likewise, all sales channels are growing, apart from online, with supermarkets and discounters going
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In fruit and vegetables, we fight daily over cents. We often tell of producers who are unable to get distribution chains to accept price increases in the range of 10-20 cents/kilo; therefore, we were rather surprised when for the same product we found,
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Lidl Italia's commitment against food waste continues with the launch of the 'anti-waste bag', a project that restores value to fruit and vegetables that are not aesthetically perfect, but still good and safe, or with damaged packaging. The initiative, which involves all 730
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The companies of the Gruppo Prodotti a base vegetalediUnione Italiana Food express deep disappointment and concern about the approval in the Senate of the amendment, inserted in the so-called DDL 'on synthetic food', which prohibits the use for plant-based products of denominations
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There is a cultivation technique that can reduce water and soil consumption by 98%. We are talking about aeroponics, a cultivation method thanks to which even urban contexts, such as apartment blocks, can become vegetable gardens. As reported by the newspaper ilcorriere.it, it is
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In the twenty-seventh week of 2023, fruit and vegetables by imposed weight have a setback in value sales, despite inflationary effects, which is not the case for Lcc, which continues to grow. Among the channels, discount continues to be the best performing for sales
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Over the past few days, Assomela, the Italian apple growers' association, hosted the top management of FoodPLUS GmbH, Elmé Coetzer-Boersma (Managing Director) Heidi Gremminger (Coordinator of the Integrity team), and Andras Fekete (Vice President and Chief Integrity Officer), on a visit to
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