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METRO LOGISTICS manages fresh produce logistics for Alnatura
2024-02-15 11:00
Around 20 million packaging units are to be stored, picked and handled at the METRO LOGISTICS sites in Kirchheim, Altlandsberg and Bergkirchen - an extensive collaboration between the two companies.
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Eurofruit Fruit Logistica Part 2 issue out now!
2024-02-15 11:00
Eurofruit’s Fruit Logistica Part 2 edition is out now. The second in our two-part spotlight on innovation brings you more insights into how fresh produce companies can raise their game in 2024 and beyond.
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Coles opens applications for next round of Nurture Fund grants
2024-02-15 05:00
Coles has announced the opening of applications for round 12 of the Coles Nurture Fund, with grants of up to A$500,000 available to fuel projects that drive innovation, sustainability and growth.
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Protest actions reach Spain: Trucks carrying vegetables rerouted to activists' depot
2024-02-15 00:00
The protests in France and Belgium have now spilled over to Spain. "In the past 24 hours, protesting Spaniards have repeatedly pulled over trucks from Morocco and Senegal. These activists then drive these to local depots, where they switch off the refrigeration and leave the doors open. Then, if
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The Technology Transfer Service (STT) of the Elche Agricultural Experimental Station (EEA) has organised the eleventh edition of the Technical Conference on Artichoke cultivation, which will deal with the results of the latest trials on sustainable practices for
theTechnology Transfer Service (STT) of the Elche Agricultural Experimental Station (EEA) has organised the eleventh edition of the Technical Conference on Artichoke cultivation.
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MSC's additional shipping service from Eastern Cape to Europe welcomed by South African Citrus Growers
2024-02-15 00:00
The Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) is very pleased to welcome an additional direct shipping service from the ports of Ngqura and Port Elizabeth for the export of citrus. MSC has recently announced an additional service, running every Tuesday from the end of May to the
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"A couple of big groups working with us who have mandated the use of RYPEN in all shipments"
2024-02-15 00:00
Last week at Fruit Logistica 'It’s Fresh' launched their 2nd generation ethylene moderating technology to extend the peak ripeness window and quality of fresh produce, a new brand RYPEN has been created for this new tech.
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Poste Italiane launches refrigerated delivery service PosteGoFresh
2024-02-15 00:00
Poste Italiane launches PosteGoFresh, the new refrigerated transport service for home delivery of fresh food products purchased online. Its creator isMlk Fresh, the company born from the joint venture between Poste Italiane's subsidiary MLK Deliveries and Mazzocco Srl,
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The path towards internationalisation of the Consorzio di Tutela della Pomodoro di Pachino PGI continues, and in Berlin, at the great Fruit Logistica trade fair, it had the opportunity to present its activities at their best, both in terms of production and
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Farmers' protest impacts New Delhi's supply chain
2024-02-15 00:00
In the wake of ongoing farmers' protests, security measures including the sealing of state borders around Delhi have sparked concerns over the supply of essentials, potentially hiking retail prices of fruits and vegetables.
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UK company tests new technology and AI to reduce amount of energy needed to store apples
2024-02-15 00:00
The purpose of the new lift recently installed by Melinda in the Rio Maggiore mines where the famous underground units are located - i.e. the natural warehouses dedicated to the storage of apples - is efficient handling while further reducing environmental impact. This important innovation,
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IFPS introduce improved database in sustainability drive
2024-02-15 00:00
The International Federation for Produce Standards (IFPS) has completed the transition to an improved website, including a more functional PLU database.
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Syngenta: an emotional video to tell the company's values
2024-02-15 00:00
Ensuring a sustainable future for Italian agriculture, thanks to the heritage of history, values and skills that characterise its work: this is the message that Syngenta Italia, a world leader in science and innovation for agriculture, wanted to launch by presenting
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“The washer just works the way they said it would”
2024-02-15 00:00
Jarðarberjaland is Icelandic for Strawberry Land – a fitting name for the greenhouse company where Steinar Jensen and his wife Hólmfríður Geirsdóttir grow strawberries for the local market. Sitting on a source with near-boiling water, energy and heat use are naturally sustainable – but
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Enza Zaden, the goal is to establish itself as a breeding leader
2024-02-15 00:00
Be One, this is the guiding claim of Enza Zaden, which wants to establish itself as the breeding leader in the segments it has been following for decades. To achieve this goal, the company has always taken the path of innovation;
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Fogliati's Nama tomato presents itself at Fruit Logistica 2024
2024-02-15 00:00
Nama is the novelty tomato that Fogliati, the leader of a supply chain project, presented at the Berlin trade fair as a preview. Interest also from foreign retailers
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Growing Kent & Medway offers £600k for sustainable food innovation
2024-02-14 16:00
Growing Kent & Medway is offering a share of £600,000 to businesses with innovative ideas to sustainably improve operations within the fresh produce, food and drink supply chain.
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Crispr technology comes under the spotlight
2024-02-14 13:00
Scientists and representatives from the fresh produce industry will meet in Valencia on Thursday to discuss the implications of new genomic techniques including Crispr after the European Parliament voted on 7 February to ease regulation of gene-edited crops.
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Knuspr introduces 15-minute delivery window in Munich
2024-02-14 11:00
The new service is free of charge for Knuspr Premium customers. All other customers can take advantage of the 15-minute time slots at the start in February for a small surcharge from 1 euro. The service is available in the entire city area as well as in the northern outskirts of Munich, including
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