Sustainability is an increasingly decisive factor in consumers' purchasing decisions, according to the AECOC Shopperview report, 'The impact of sustainability on the shopping basket'. According to the survey, half of all consumers have stopped buying products
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Congestion and capacity constraints have made container visibility in recent times an absolute necessity for supply chain management. The new Container Dashboard in Kuehne+Nagel's myKN online platform harnesses data of a geo system cloud solution to allow customers to track all their containers
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"Energy prices and preventative measures for viruses have changed tomato cultivation," begins Tom Verdonck of Tomeco. "It's become quite tricky to guarantee stable delivery." read more

South Africa’s membership of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) seems to be on the line. read more

A Queensland University of Technology-developed, genetically modified (GM) variety of Cavendish banana, that is highly resistant to Panama Disease TR4, has been submitted for regulatory approval to the Australian government. read more

New Zealand fresh produce software provider Radford Software Limited has expanded its global reach into new territories and categories as it continues to ride the wave of increased demand for its solutions which create operational efficiencies from "soil to supermarket". read more

Florette reaches an agreement for the construction of photovoltaic installations with the Enhol Group, through its subsidiary Sidenhol, a specialist in sustainability and renewable energy projects, to supply up to four of its production centres in the vicinity of its orchards in Milagro.
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As part of the European Green Deal, the EU is pursuing ambitious plans to optimise the sustainability of packaging. This is shown by the new draft of the European Packaging Regulation (PPWR), which was discussed in the Bundesrat and will be implemented by Germany after adoption by the EU.
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India is a large producer of table grapes with relatively small volumes imported mostly from China. India’s lack of cold chain infrastructure inhibits table grape development. In 2021/22 India recorded imports of 8,190 tons of table grapes, of which 10 per cent was imported from Southern
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Until now, there was a big absentee in ready-to-eat fruit salads: the banana. The handling of the fruit, which tends to blacken quickly, has always seemed too complicated for fourth-range companies. read more

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Baoli celebrates its 20th anniversary this year by achieving a presence in 80 countries around the world. Founded in 2003 in Jingjiang (Jiangsu Province, China), the company has become a major player in the global commercial vehicle market.
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The urgency of digitization is being recognized: In Switzerland, the Charter for the Digitization of the Swiss Agriculture and Food Industry, adopted in 2018, forms the basis for digital transformation. Since then, various studies - including foreign ones - have recently examined the potential
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TOMRA has launched in Chile the TOMRA 5X, a very efficient machine equipped with an X-ray sensor that allows the detection of a cherry's pit. It is a technological advance, developed by TOMRA Food that solves the problem of frozen fruit processors. read more

Bonduelle Italia, formerly a Benefit Society, raises the level of sustainability and announces that it has been certified B Corp, with a score of 90.1 (the bar to be surpassed was 80), entering the elite group of B Lab certified companies, about 200 in Italy and six thousand worldwide. The announcement is
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After 14 months of construction, the Nuremberg-based grocery discounter Norma opens its new and ultra-modern logistics centre in Gerolzhofen in Lower Franconia. The new building project is the largest single investment in the company's history and plays a central role in the sustainability strategy.
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The grocer Rewe is cooperating with the Swedish freight technology company Einride to deliver to its supermarkets in the capital region. A networked fleet of seven all-electric trucks delivers from the logistics centres in Oranienburg and Berlin-Mariendorf to
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In a context where water is becoming increasingly scarce and must be preserved, Fastnaet has developed a system that drastically reduces the consumption of this precious resource when equipment is being cleaned. read more

Board spokesman Mark Rosenkranz symbolically opened the first filling station for the fuel alternative on the grounds of the Edeka logistics centre in Lauenau with representatives from politics and business. By the end of 2025, Edeka Minden-Hannover wants to have replaced its entire truck fleet - i.e. all of its approximate
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Full data control, the best possible transparency and attractive remuneration for live shipment tracking - this is what the Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL - German Road Haulage Association) and the FreightTech company TIMOCOM agreed on in the spring. The partners presented the details
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Mastronardi Produce, a fourth-generation family-owned business that pioneered commercial greenhouse growing in North America, has announced a new expansion of its US network through a joint venture formed with Intergrow Greenhouses Inc. which will include the acquisition of Intergrow’s
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