On the occasion of the Brands Award - the prize-giving ceremony dedicated to the best 'performances' of the year of consumer goods brands, promoted by the sector magazines GDO Week and Mark Up - Zerbinati was awarded in the splendid setting of the Hotel Melià in Milan, for the launch of the
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The 2023 campaign of the Melone Mantovano Igp started slightly behind schedule, but promises to be one of the best seasons ever in terms of quality; read more

The Ecuadorian Association of Banana Growers of El Oro predicts a possible loss of more than 50,000 hectares in production due to the imminent impact of the weather phenomenonEl Niño.  read more

If we usually compare the sales strategies of the big brands (as we recently did for Coop and Conad,click here to read more), today we have decided to focus on a particular format, that of the farmers' market. It is the preferred shopping channel for those seeking primarily the
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A compact and complete assortment with valuable, mainly Italian and seasonal products. These are the strengths of Aldi's fruit and vegetable department, as explained to us by fruit and vegetable purchasing manager Simone Pikovic.   read more

Cicada and Moth are among the most insidious insects for grapes; Xeda Italia (click for website) has developed a targeted strategy for the natural control of these insects using natural products such as the latest generation of Pyrethrum and Bacillus Thuringensis; read more

In week 25, fruit and vegetables at fixed weight slightly improved its performance compared to the week before, but the gap with Lcc increased. In fruit and vegetable sales, discountcontinues to climb and shows the best trend, while the hypermarket is the channel that
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The new European regulation on Assisted Evolution Techniques (ATE) promises to kick-start a new green revolution, with agriculture finally being able to rely on new varieties that are more environmentally and economically sustainable. This is the comment of
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In 2022, the market for subsidised agricultural policies confirms the upward trend in values and premiums, which, according to insurance company data, reached a new all-time high in the last marketing year. This was noted by ISMEA in its "Report on risk management in
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The Associazione Nazionale Donne del Retail (National Association of Women in Retail) was founded in Milan. Its aim is to promote the culture and knowledge of retail with an inclusive and feminine vision, thus contributing to the construction of a world of work with a view to equal opportunities, solidarity, and the fight against
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Sicilian producers must adopt new techniques for the winter cultivation of auberginesif they want to counter the growing trend of imported produce from abroad, if they do not want to risk being denied access to the large-scale retail trade and if they do not want to incur
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A topic more topical than ever today, that of climate change in agriculture, which sees the Mediterranean Basin constantly attacked by devastating atmospheric phenomena. In particular, we experienced directly, with the Romagna producers of Almaverde Bio, the flood that
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Melons, mini watermelons, nectarines and Op Primo Sole extracts are ready to play a starring role at Sonic Park, the music festival to be held in the city of Matera and featuring artists of the calibre of Mika, Placebo, Lazza and Morandi, to name but a few.
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The producer association AgriPat, the agricultural marketing cooperatives Apofruit Italia, Cico, Patfrut, the traders, Baschieri Rino s.r.l., Fuitem & Orsini Fruttaexport s.r.l., Leonesi s.r.l, Orsini Ercole s.r.l, Ortofrutticola Parma s.r.l., Romagnoli
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For the tomato, it is a magical, indeed, historic moment, given the quotations that are breaking all records. In fact, no insider remembers such high quotations at the beginning of July, when the tomato should have had a physiological decline, instead still playing a leading role in the
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"After a disappointing May due to the weather situation, June was a very good month and now we hope that July will follow the same positive trend," says Riccardo Pompei, a long-standing Car operator in Rome, telling IFN about the main economic trends in the wholesale market. read more

On 29 and 30 November 2023, the fifth edition of FuturPera - International Pear Exhibition, the biennial trade fair - organised by Ferrara Expo in cooperation with Futurpera srl - will be held in the Ferrara Expo premises.
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The Spanish watermelon and melon campaign has been heavily marked by the weather events of recent months: first the drought then the storms. And the consequences are directly visible at the sales counters, where only fruit with prices well above average can be found. There
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Oranfrizer has been going through several positive changes in recent years, starting with the marriage with Unifrutti, which has enabled the Sicilian company to relaunch its image even more and look higher. In addition, the major player in the citrus fruit sector is working
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In the year 2022, after the pandemic years, a series of international events, first and foremost the conflict triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, brought significant uncertainty, instability and turbulence to the markets. Despite this COAL, a cooperative
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