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WorldStar Packaging Award für Rondo
2024-01-19 09:00
The WorldStar Packaging Award is also known as "The Oscars of Packaging" and is regarded as the most important packaging award in the industry. 435 innovations from 41 countries were submitted for this year's competition. Rondo is therefore delighted that the
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Fruit from Lake Constance: Innovative PoS display for Edeka exclusive MagicStar® apples
2024-01-19 09:00
Simone Steinmann, Packaging Coordinator at Obst vom Bodensee, emphasises: "The development of the MagicStar® display for Edeka was an exciting journey through graphics, technology and logistics. Our cooperation has not only led to an innovative display, but also to significant savings.
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JD.com launches Chinese New Year Grand Promotion
2024-01-19 05:00
Leading Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com has launched its Chinese New Year Grand Promotion to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.
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The crisis in the Red Sea threatens to sink Italian kiwis and apples
2024-01-19 00:00
The tension in the Red Sea shows no sign of abating, indeed the risks for crossing the Suez Canal seem to be amplified. Attacks by Yemen's Houthis on western ships do not cease and, in the meantime, shipping companies are reshaping navigation flows at the
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Sustainability fil rouge of the Marlene® 2024 calendar
2024-01-19 00:00
The celebration of the seasons and the assortment of flavours and aromas to find the right apple every day of the year, as well as the importance of sustainability and the art of cultivation. These are the values of Marlene® apples that come together in the 2024 Calendar of the Daughter of the Alps.
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Clara Aguilera MEP has held a meeting with the governing councils of UNICA, with the aim of jointly assessing the challenges currently facing the agri-food sector in the European Union. During the meeting, a number of issues were discussed, including
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EU initiates pesticide residue checks on Vietnamese durian imports
2024-01-19 00:00
Starting February, the European Union will start testing for pesticide residues in both frozen and fresh durian imported from Vietnam. As per the European Commission, this move is part of a broader effort to enhance food safety, with 10% of the consignments set to undergo scrutiny.
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"The shipping cost from Morocco to Asia has doubled"
2024-01-19 00:00
The ramifications of the war in the Middle East and the freight crisis it has caused in the Red Sea are severely disrupting the flows of agricultural exports and threatening the campaigns in many countries. Mourad Erraguragui, vice-president of the Moroccan Association of Intercontinental Road
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“We are planning to export 1.3 million boxes of cherries and send around 300 containers to China”
2024-01-19 00:00
Growing and shipping 1,3 million boxes of cherries in some 300 containers from Chile to China may sound likes the easy part. Building a brand, marketing and selling it to consumers in China is where the trick lies for Greenvic and their partner Agrovision. Through the Viconto label they market
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Macfrut: Biosolutions International event goes big
2024-01-19 00:00
The Biosolutions International event at Macfrut 2024 is going all out. The three-day exhibition scheduled at the Rimini Expo Centre from 8 to 10 May offers an exhibition part, the international congress, the award reserved for the most innovative products (Biosolutions Innovation
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Impact of Red Sea crisis on the European agri-food sector
2024-01-19 00:00
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have disrupted supplies along a crucial global trade route, prompting businesses to rethink their logistics. The situation has been exacerbated by a drought impacting Panama Canal shipping and retaliation from a US-led coalition, adding to the region's instability.
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"Scottish seed potatoes are exported to 28 countries"
2024-01-19 00:00
Scottish seed potato exports to Egypt are all but complete, with the majority arriving before the Red Sea situation escalated.
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Macadamia, the new frontier for feeding 'luxury' cattle
2024-01-19 00:00
A cattle farm fed with macadamia nuts? It is the new project of Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg;
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Red Sea Crisis: Second largest capacity drop
2024-01-19 00:00
The Red Sea crisis has been going on for a month now, and the current service networks are clearly in flux, with a lot of uncertainty, especially on the services going from Asia to Europe. Using our Trade Capacity Outlook report, we can compare the present changes with normal volatility, as well
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"The shipping cost from Asia to Morocco has doubled"
2024-01-19 00:00
The ramifications of the war in the Middle East and the freight crisis it has caused in the Red Sea are severely disrupting the flows of agricultural exports and threatening the campaigns in many countries. Mourad Erraguragui, vice-president of the Moroccan Association of Intercontinental Road
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City Harvest could double daily output thanks to depot expansion
2024-01-18 19:00
London food redistribution charity City Harvest has increased its capacity, allowing it to process an additional 60,000 meals, which would more than double its daily output.
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Fruit box 99 - Christelle Bertin, Blue Whale
2024-01-18 18:00
Fresh produce businesses face some huge environmental challenges. Christelle Bertin of Blue Whale tells Chris White how France’s number one apple and pear supplier has formed a supply chain consortium to confront these challenges and convert them into a marketing opportunity
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Getting set for the EU’s new CSR directive
2024-01-18 18:00
Joanna, what is the Corporate Social Responsibility Directive, the CSRD, and why is it necessary?
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This week in Fruchthandel magazine: Sorting & packaging, digitalisation & smart farming
2024-01-18 15:00
But what could the regulation, which is currently still in the discussion phase, mean for companies? And above all - what should they do? Fruchthandel Magazin spoke about this with Sonja Bähr from Tilisco GmbH, the technical consultancy for holistic
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Proexport: emphasising the work of Spanish producers despite the existing difficulties
2024-01-18 11:00
This year, the European sector is facing a season characterised by uncertain weather conditions and low rainfall. "We are also very concerned about the rising transport and logistics costs, which we are already having to discuss with our customers. However, we are
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