Often the fruit and vegetable community has snubbed marketing, seeing it as a source of cost rather than profit. This view is continually borne out in the way innovation projects are constructed. Marketing expenses, in fact, are always among the last items in almost every
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UPM Specialty Papers has launched compostable food stickers, usable for fruit and vegetables. Juhani Ylikoski, sales director at UPM Specialty Papers, said: “We are happy to provide a compostable solution, which helps our customers to meet this regulatory change as well as their sustainability
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An expanding market in Italy and abroad, a growing turnover and new services for partners gaining ground. After the summer for L'Insalata dell'Orto - a company from the Veneto region specialising in the production, packaging and marketing of leafy vegetables from
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On the 25th of October, Dalival and its IFO research and development station will present their new Tonik and Canopy apple varieties, as well as their latest M200 rootstock innovation, at the IFO site in Seiches sur le Loir. read more

AgroFresh Solutions Inc., a AgTech innovator specialising in post-harvest produce freshness and quality solutions, announces the completion of its acquisition of Tessara. read more

Focusing on the increasingly urgent topics of sustainability and proper nutrition, the 'OrtoRomi for Schools' educational project is back for the 2023-2024 school year with a big new feature: the resumption of in-presence workshops after a three-year hiatus due to measures
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A new round of funding and mentoring is available to talented executives working within small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the food supply chain as leadership recruitment firm Eden Search launches its second Emerging Leaders programme. read more

Starr Ranch Growers/Oneonta Trading Company – which includes Custom Apple, Diamond Fruit and Apple King—have announced an agreement has been reached to join forces with CMI Orchards, delivering more than 8m cartons to CMI’s manifest. read more

TopFruit has celebrated its 40th anniversary with the South African cultivar management company reflecting on its journey and looking to the future with great excitement.  read more

Container rates for U.S. imports have normalized. Rates for America’s exports have not. Both spot and contract rates for U.S. exports are still up double digits from pre-COVID levels. read more

Around twenty professionals took part in this event which, in its third edition, has once again generated great expectation, becoming a forum for debate, analysis and in-depth analysis of the future of the food industry, which is already a benchmark for all those involved in the sector. read more

T&G Global has today announced the appointment of Kotahi as its ocean freight services provider, with Kotahi to lead the procurement of all ocean freight for the company from 2023/24 onwards. read more

IoT data carrier platform company Wiliot has added humidity sensing to its Visibility Platform for products throughout the supply chain. The traceability technology enables companies to sense and analyze humidity levels in real time, according to a news release. Wiliot’s existing platform
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After 15 years of developments and cultivation trials, Dutch potato breeder Solynta will introduce its first commercial varieties to the market in 2024. The innovative 'F1 hybrid breeding technology' means you can grow new, high-quality, and, above all, highly resistant potato varieties faster. read more

This flagship event, which brings together leading national and international exponents of the sector, promises to be a comprehensive platform for the exchange of knowledge and the promotion of business opportunities in the banana industry. read more

Uzbekistan and Russia are actively developing infrastructure for storing and transporting fruit and vegetable products. Uzbekistan plans to increase its exports to the Russian market to $1 billion by 2030. However, there are obstacles, including a complex system of intermediaries, inefficient
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Solidus, a company specialised in fibre-based packaging solutions in Europe, has appointed Jesse Rep as Head of Sustainability. read more

Almost five years after the latter initiated the acquisition, Australian company Freshness First Pty. Ltd. is now a fully-owned subsidiary of listed firm AgriNurture, Inc. ANI first announced the deal in October 2018 as part of plans to expand business operations in Australia through the
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PopFest is taking place again in the Netherlands from 25 to 29 September 2023. Pop Vriend open their doors for growers, distributors and partners to discover the newest varieties and latest innovations. PopFest is the place where everything comes together. The fields, our focus, food for thought
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Syngenta Vegetable Seeds launches Damerino, a new variety of elongated tomato. The presentation took place at a recent Open Day organised in the area of Fondi (Lt), at the Azienda Agricola Maggiacomo. The characteristics Azienda Agricola Maggiacomo with the Damerino tomato read more