The African Fruit Company (AFC), based in Hamburg, has announced the formation of a subsidiary. "With the establishment of the 'South American Fruit Company (SFC)', we are expanding and optimizing our offerings for our customers along the supply chain," says Stefan Heine, one of the two managing
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REWE Group, a German food retail company, has partnered with Cimcorp, a specialist in intralogistics solutions, to implement a project for an automated fulfilment system for fruit and vegetables at the REWE logistics centre in Oranienburg, approximately 50 km north of Berlin. read more

Isla Cristina, a coastal municipality in the west of Huelva, is the location of one of Spain's pioneering samphire plantations. The crop is grown by Marsh Foods along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. read more

Neolithics, an AI agritech company working within the fresh produce industry, is launching Neolithics Light, an automated, portable produce inspection system. The non destructive technology eliminates inspection waste, improves productivity, and increases the volume of saleable product, growing
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This achievement not only highlights Lainco's ongoing commitment to excellence in product quality, innovation in agricultural solutions and customer satisfaction, but also consolidates the company's position in the Spanish agricultural market. read more

The huge supply in the various segments of table tomatoes can create confusion and quite a few difficulties. Wholesale operators and big buyers find it difficult to find that distinctive trait in a product that could make their shelves attractive and retain final consumers. read more

In the dynamic world of sustainability, it’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of headlines surrounding events like December’s COP28 in Dubai. The danger though is that this confuses what businesses are expected to do in the short term. read more

With the increase in sustainable initiatives, the forthcoming implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the mandatory digital registration of crop protection products and increasing data-based certifications, it is becoming increasingly important for growers to be able to report on their sustainability performance.
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The Roto-Cut vegetable cutter from Wyma Solutions is the first of its kind to use a combination of optical technology, an intelligent recognition system and artificial intelligence to individually determine the size and shape of each vegetable and the correct cutting point
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Germany’s Rewe Group has partnered with intralogistics solutions specialist Cimcorp to implement a project for an automated fulfilment system for fruit and vegetables at its logistics centre in Oranienburg, approximately 50km north of Berlin. read more

Transport industry organisation Logistics UK is calling on the government to address the confusion caused by its indication that EU fresh fruit and vegetables are to be reclassified as “medium risk” goods for border inspections, and publish its assessment of the impact on the UK’s supply
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The GearStation, Dutch company Gearbox's smart workstation, already evaluates tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, grapes, and cut flowers like roses, gerberas, chrysanthemums, lilies, and tulips. Now, the 100% quality control of soft and stone fruits has been added. That includes strawberries,
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The start date of Fruit Logistica, the Berlin trade fair scheduled for 7th to 9th February, is fast approaching and this year too, ILIP will be taking part with its packaging solutions, designed for the fruit and vegetable industry. Thermoformed punnets, trays and fruit nest trays will be
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Next week, at Fruit Logistica Berlin, A.B.L. will unveil its latest peeling machine - the MP90 – designed specifically for mangoes. “Boasting a speed of up to 90 fruits per minute, this unit stands as the fastest available in the market,” the company shares in a release. read more

Fruit and vegetables at the entrance to the shop, or at the opening of the fresh area, is strategic for communicating the values of freshness, seasonality and territoriality to the consumer. For the Romano Group (Cds spa), which for some years now has been running stores in Sicily
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On 17 January at the L'incoronata restaurant in Apricena (FG), the presentation of the new Forentum F1 processing tomato and the cucurbitaceae variety range of Med Hermes Vegetable seeds took place. read more

After the positive feedback of the last edition, Plant Nursery Area, the exhibition dedicated to nursery gardening and varietal innovations, is back at Macfrut 2024 (8-10 May Rimini Expo Centre). The national fruit nursery industry represents one of the strategic sectors of the Italian production chains.
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The Federation of Fruit and Vegetable Organizations (FVO) is set to participate in GreenlinQdata. read more

Since 2006, Canada-based Croptracker has been using artificial intelligence and computerization to assess the size and quality of different produce varieties. Back then, the company’s farm management software system started with spray records and new modules have been added over the years. One
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Op La Deliziosa presented its protected brand products at Marcaforte. A range of proposals all from a controlled, sustainable and Made in Sicily supply chain, as marketing manager Sarah Bua told us. Not only Arancia Rossa Igp read more