Healthy food and environmental protection, the search for quality and respect for raw materials, short supply chains and price trends: consumer preferences are driven by motivations and needs that change over time, but seem to be increasingly influenced by the principles
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At the Milan Expo of 2015, the shop of the future was presented, but to date there is no evidence of what was seen then. And to say that at the production level, technological innovation in recent years has helped to improve work in the countryside in no small measure (the famous agriculture 4.0), with
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Those who know me know that I have always been opposed to bringing price formation processes into transparency. That is why I watched with great concern the convening of the actors in the fruit and vegetable chain by Mr Prezzi in order to, quote
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Ager Campanusis an organisation of producers particularly concerned about the future of the planet. This is why it has decided to place the values of sustainability, innovation and food education at the centre of its work, without retreating an inch on the quality it offers. Ce
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European producers will have to resign themselves to pesticide cuts. After several meetings to review the proposed regulation, there is no sign of the European Commission accepting any of the demands of agricultural associations across Europe, which are against the
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The interactive augmented reality game "Catch the pear!" is now available online. It is one of the tools part of the campaign of the EU project "Pears with love: a case study of sustainable agriculture", promoted by Apo Conerpo Sca and co-financed by the European Community.   read more

Conad, Italy's leading supermarket chain, confirms its commitment to supporting the communities in which it operates by launching the 'Let's support Emilia-Romagna' initiative; read more

Esselunga ended up in the crosshairs of the Milan Public Prosecutor's Office. In fact, financiers from the Milan provincial command have executed an urgent preventive seizure order for a total amount of EUR 47,765,684.45. According to a report in the Corriere della Sera
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While mushroom consumption used to be limited to certain times of the year, the seasonality of this product is now increasingly extended to the summer period. An increasingly longer calendar that means more opportunities for the product and for companies
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We had announced it in recent months (click here to read more) and now the news is official: Francesco Pugliese has left Conad. read more

The number of members operating in the various cooperation sectors represented by Uecoop at national level rises to over half a million. read more

Consumption of melons and watermelons is exploding, boosted by the intense heat of recent days. The market is experiencing a shortage of supply (click here to read more), which is causing prices to rise considerably. The good news is that we can count on excellent quality for these
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Rijk Zwaan in the heart of Romagna for its Demo Days 2023 dedicated to open field lettuce. read more

In week 23, fruit and vegetables by imposed weight showed an improving performance, compared to previous weeks, and a narrowing gap compared to Lcc. At the channel level, discountritrit returns to be the best performing, after a first part of the year of stagnation. Among the
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Favourable climate, high quality and generous size. The data released by Melinda on the eve of the arrival on the shelves of the cherries of the 2023 season provide all the prerequisites for an excellent campaign.
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Today (Thursday 22 June) the Early Warning Commission for Price Monitoring is scheduled to meet with the associations of the economic and social categories concerned, as well as experts from the sector with the Guarantor Benedetto Mineo, formerly known as 'Mr Prices'.   read more

The governance structures of the two main national structures of the Coop system are changing and new appointments are ratified. These are the main novelties of the Coop Italia Assembly held in Bologna yesterday and the subsequent Assembly of Ancc-Coop (the National Association of Co-operatives).
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The winter greenhouse season comes to an end, and unfortunately, it is often the smoke signals coming from the fires that agricultural workers set off to dispose of waste from discarded greenhouse materials, with direct effects on human health. A method
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Happy islands no longer exist. The climate crisis with its extreme events has also hit Emilia-Romagna with a flood that feels like an earthquake: from the beautiful hillsides that have collapsed to the fertile flooded plains and the sea invading the beaches.   read more

Focusing on the valorisation of quality products through innovative systems such as blockchain, the district programme 'The Abruzzo fruit and vegetable basket of excellence' will be officially presented on Monday 26 June at 5 p.m. in Avezzano (Palazzo Torlonia), at the
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