During the Freshfel General Assembly on Thursday 25 May in Brussels, it was announced that Alì Supermarkets had become a member of Freshfel Europe. The Brussels-based association represents the largest European and international fruit and vegetable organisations
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The courgette season so far can be described as positive, with a steady sales trend and more than satisfactory quotations for operators. Perhaps the highlight of the season was reached during these days with sales peaks - reported in the wholesale markets - of 2
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The Mutti Group, present with its products in about 100 countries around the world, closes the year 2022 with a total turnover of563 million euros,registering a growth of 16% compared to 2021. A success also accompanied by the development of industrial investments for 32 million
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At the conclusion of the intense and memorable 2022-2023 winter production campaign, Vilmorin-Mikado Italia held an evening event on 18 May for the official presentation of the new commercial varieties, which will soon be available to the chain operators. The event
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Oranges are coming to the end of their campaign in all areas, but the IlGirasole cooperative in Paternò (Catania) is still processing, thanks to its members producing the blond Valencia and Ovale varieties - which are marketed until the first ten days of June - and Tarocco Meli and
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Online at www.pearswithlove.eu is the website 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. The aim of the programme is to explain the agricultural chain of the pear
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The Zespri Kiwis' season from New Zealand has officially restarted. read more

After the disappointments with cherries (Click here to read), we wanted to repeat the experience by buying apricots in a large-scale retail outlet, but we were not lucky this time either. In fact, the experience was even worse, demonstrating how, at the beginning of the campaign, the
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What happened to Fabrizio Pattuelli when testing apricots in this summer fruit launch and which you can read about in today's IFN (click here to read the full article) made me reflect on one of the main causes of the continuing debacle in summer fruit consumption:
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Nutrition and sport play a decisive role in the wellbeing of every person and at all ages: Dole Italia - Official Healthy Food Sponsor of the Atalanta B.C. First Team - has always been attentive to a healthy lifestyle, and explores the topic in depth with the Nutritionist and the Chef of the
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A careful and participatory analysis of the damage caused by the flood that hit the fruit and vegetable sector in Emilia-Romagna was made during a meeting promoted by CSO Italy and coordinated by president Paolo Bruni with associates in the presence of the regional councillor
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On 25 May, Freshfel held its annual event in Brussels, bringing together more than 100 participants, including experts from the fruit and vegetable sector, professionals from the European Commission, members of the European Parliament and representatives of international organisations and
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The Crai Group is a member of Federdistribuzione, which for over sixty years has united and represented modern distribution companies, both food and non-food, operating in Italy. The Crai Group has 50 years of history and a path of growth and development that has led it to have today
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"For more than 15 years, the Mundialarar melon has been on the national and international market as the first European product, healthy from a phytosanitary point of view and guaranteed by the scrupulous controls systematically carried out by our agronomists," this is how he begins his speech on the current campaign
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Italia Ortofrutta Unione Nazionale is pleased to invite you to take part in the demonstration visit that will be held on Thursday 1 June 2023 at 10.00 a.m. at the Capati farm, located in Via Falerina, 319 - 01033 - Civita Castellana (VT). read more

They have travelled the road between Val di Non and the areas most affected by the floods in Emilia Romagna. Their baggage: an incalculable amount of solidarity and initiative. But they also brought with them all the materials and machinery they had in
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Renewed consumer purchasing habits, a focus on sustainability and new certifications. These are the trends that the organic sector is facing in this latest period. This was discussed last Thursday in Bologna during the 34th Assembly of the Consorzio Il Biologico
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The 2022 balance sheet of theCAAT (Centro Agro Alimentare di Torino) was unanimously approved on 23 May 2023 by the Shareholders' Meeting. It shows a net profit for the year of €89,643 compared to €81,855 in the previous year, thus improving by +10% compared to 2021. read more

The months of April and May 2023, characterised by high humidity and heavy rain, triggered a resurgence of downy mildew, as we have already highlighted in IFN (read the full article). Both in the open field and under glass, the risk to plants is increasing. In
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