The apricot marketing campaign has not got off to the best possible start; between product shortages in vocated areas such as Romagna and the rainy weather that has compromised quality, apricots have not yet conquered the markets. The season, so far, has been marked by a
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Lidl Italia, a large-scale retail chain with 730 shops nationwide, marks an important milestone on its path of continuous innovation and digitisation of its business. The company, in fact, has begun the progressiveimplementation in all its supermarkets of
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The intense hot weather of recent weeks favours the consumption of summer fruit, refreshing and thirst quenching by nature. The scenario at CAAB presents itself with a drop in the supply of watermelons and melons, leading prices to rise. Interesting quotations for stone fruits, where we find a
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In the panorama of oblong tomatoes for green and red harvest, Kws Vegetables' Navigante F1 plays a leading role thanks to its special features: as the growers also testify, it is an early fruit with excellent production capacity throughout the cycle. read more

ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, the multinational reference reality of the large-scale retail trade, opens its sixth shop in Bologna tomorrow, at Piazza Giovanni da Verrazzano 6. After its debut in 2019, the company further consolidates its presence in the capital
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Yesterday morning, the Annual General Meeting of PAC 2000A Conad was held, at which the Cooperative's 1,083 members were presented with the results for the 2022 financial year, which closed with a total turnover of €4,829 million, an increase of 8.52% compared to 2021, a
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A rich variety assortment, cultivation and defence strategies, technicians and agricultural entrepreneurs: these are the protagonists of the BASF Days, the cycle of events that started in Sicily in the last few days and will continue in Campania and Lazio. read more

After a participation at Macfruttutta focused on tomatoes - with the presentation of the new ToBRFV-resistant range and the high-flavour line Euphoria - Cora Seedscontinues on its path to enhance the species. "Prospects and opportunities for the cluster tomato in
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The VOG Consortium is also targeting Italy with RedPop®, the melache-shaped snack is already a trend in the UK, where it is available in Waitrose & Partners shops. read more

The Council of Ministers gave the green light to the appointment of General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo as Commissioner for reconstruction after the floods that hit Emilia-Romagna and parts of Marche and Tuscany in early May. read more

In addition to the direct consequences on civilian populations, the war in Ukraine and the tensions of the last few days in Russia are changing the shape of the world economy, and the fruit and vegetable sector is no exception. As reported in an article in East Fruit (click here for
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An orchestra that plays vegetables instead of classical musical instruments? It exists and is called the Vegetable Orchestra (click here to read more) read more

Production estimates for Spanish peaches have been 'smashed' and the country is now facing an overcrowded market. If until now the weather conditions had not been the best and had limited the ripening of the fruit, we are now witnessing a concentration
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As reported in the journal Postharvest, Osman Nuri Öcalane and other Turkish scientists conducted a study focusing on the post-harvesting of strawberries to understand how to increase shelf life. They focused on several parameters such as skin colour, flesh firmness and
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Among the favourite summer vegetables are green beans, which form the basis of so many recipes both au naturel and seasoned. To make the product even more practical, Annaturalo offers it in a pre-cooked version. The vegetable, which can be bought at the refrigerated counter of the
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The tomato category is by far one of the most important in the fruit and vegetable department of a self-service shop. It is responsible for about 8 per cent of the total sales, occupies important space and has deep assortments in all months of the year. But, to date, the difference between
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An exceptional showcase for the Food Valley of Emilia-Romagna, with its PDO and PGI products, unique in the world, protagonists in New York, in the heart of the star-studded economy, in a market that already today is close to one billion euro in value for the regional food industry. read more

Rumours also confirmed by Affari&Finanza of La Repubblica and other newspapers reveal that Marina Caprotti would also take over the delegation of human resources management, until now entrusted to Davide Sanzi, a manager leaving the group. read more

A participative and confrontational meeting was held in the municipality of Nizza, as part of the initiatives of the DOP-IGP Project, financed by the Regional Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Mediterranean Fisheries, and promoted by the Citrus Fruit District of Sicily. At the centre
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SELEX does not stop and closes the 2022 budget with all key indicators on the rise, starting with total consumer turnover, which, with +7.7% compared to 2021, reaches EUR 18.2 billion.   read more