The Swiss Fruit Growers' Association welcomed over a hundred delegates and guests to this year's Delegates' Meeting in Bern. With the launch of the national industry programme 'Sustainability Fruit' and the first-time holding of a professional championship, the
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The company Patatas Hijolusa, located in León, has been implementing state-of-the-art technology in its industrial plant for more than 7 years in order to achieve maximum optimisation of its production process. In this way, it has managed to offer a high quality product with effectiveness, efficiency and
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The asparagus qualities in this country are good and the producers are prepared for the season. However, the general conditions in asparagus cultivation are becoming increasingly difficult, as was shown at the "International Workshop on Quality Control Fruit & Vegetables" in Bonn - organised by the
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Sustainability and seasonality are among the drivers of the Poli Group, which realises these assets through consumer-friendly choices and category initiatives, side by side with producers. read more

Manual price adjustments are often not sufficient to be able to map strongly fluctuating prices promptly and accurately in the trade. Since this year, K-D Hermann contact-Auszeichnungssysteme has been offering a corresponding digital solution for this purpose, for which there is already lively
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Lidl has announced that it is to pay a price premium on Fairtrade bananas. The move comes at a time the discounter has been accused of undermining sustainability efforts by offering price discounts on its bananas. read more

Ukraine keeps setting new records in the export of apple concentrate, EastFruit reports. Despite all the difficulties of working in a warring country and problematic logistics, Ukrainian exporters of apple concentrate are strengthening their positions in the global market, with the EU and the
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The delivery of Chinese potatoes to Primorsky Krai has been resumed. From March 20 to March 26, the first batch of Chinese potatoes weighing 87.4 tons arrived, the Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor reported. read more

The temporary hospitality sector closure during the pandemic affected the bean sprout market too. Now, however, sales at Mulders Top Sprouts are up and running again. In fact, their bean sprouts are doing so well that expansion is necessary. Last year, this Dutch company's bean sprout sales rose
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Drewry’s composite World Container Index The composite index remained relatively stable (decreased a marginal 0.4%) this week, and has dropped by 79% when compared with the same week last year. read more

"We’re well-positioned regarding what the market needs: robotizing the cutting process," begins Jeroen Pannekoek, PIP Innovations' Managing Director. This Dutch company focuses on robotized processing solutions for the fruit and vegetable sector. A major U.S. potato chip manufacturer, for
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Radiant energy under vacuum (REV) technology is a process in which microwave energy and vacuum pressure are combined to deliver high-speed and low-temperature food dehydration. REV is effective for drying fruits, vegetables, herbs, meat, and seafood under or above their freezing points. read more

What is the future of specialised reefer shipping?“It is not what you would necessarily expect," says Richard Bright on the impact of the last two years on specialised reefer shipping rates. “The reefer rates on both containers and reefer shipping have risen to unprecedentedly high levels.” read more

How would you summarise the state of the industry in Belgium at the moment? read more

MLK Deliveries, a subsidiary of the Italian postal service Poste Italiane, has partnered with Italtrans logistics company Mazzocco to launch a courier service that delivers fresh produce and other fresh foods. read more

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) hosted its Spring Policy Summit on 14-15 March, bringing together industry leaders, policy makers, and experts to discuss critical issues facing the fresh produce industry. read more

Switzerland-based Agrinorm has announced that it has secured a seven-digit round of financing to further develop its AI-powered software for quality risk management across fresh produce value chains. read more

Post-harvest specialist AgroFresh has announced four key appointments to its leadership team enhancing its capabilities in global operations, information technology, digital solutions and global talent. read more

After a major restyling, the Interspar in Siderno (Rc), a point of sale included in the project to modernise the Despar network in the Centre-South, reopens its doors to customers. The renovated store (located at S.S. 106 Km. 106,4) brings inside all the new features of Format 35, the
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Frédéric Jautrou is one of the 15 asparagus growers who came together to create the registered trademark “Asperges du Pays de Richelieu”, an initiative that has helped promote the spring vegetable in the region. read more