IKN Italy presents Forum Retail 2025, the largest Experience & Networking Hub for the Retail community which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary: an important milestone, marking the return of the event to a two-day format on November 12 and 13, and a new location.
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Is Mercadona ready to land in Italy?
2025-07-04 00:00
The rumors about a possible arrival of Mercadona in Italy are becoming more insistent. According to foodretail.es, the Spanish retail giant could soon set its sights on our country, driven by a series of strategic factors.
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Peaches and apricots down: Spanish harvest below expectations
2025-07-04 00:00
In Spain, just like in Italy, the 2025 stone fruit campaign is in full swing and, as often happens, the reality in the field forces a reassessment of the initial forecasts. The latest update provided by the Cooperativas Agroalimentarias de España has revised downward the estimates published by...
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Aethina tumida, the shadow of the African beetle on Italian orchards
2025-07-04 00:00
The alarm was triggered over a decade ago, when in 2014 the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), native to sub-Saharan Africa, made its first appearance in Europe, in the plain of Gioia Tauro. Since then, this parasite has represented a
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Additional information about the free trade agreement between China and Africa is starting to become available.
2025-07-03 17:00
In the face of the uncertainty caused by the threatened US tariffs on South Africa and other African countries, African economies are encouraged by a new free trade agreement with China.
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This week in the Fruchthandel Magazine: Packaging & Sustainability, Flanders, France
2025-07-03 16:00
In 2021, the Belgian tomato specialist Tomeco, who markets their products through Coöperatie Hoogstraten, began experimenting with growing mini watermelons in greenhouses. The results were so promising that since 2022, as part of a local initiative, they have started to officially include them in their product range.
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This week in the Fruit Trade Magazine: Packaging & Sustainability, Flanders, France
2025-07-03 16:00
In 2021, the Belgian tomato specialist Tomeco, who markets its products through Coöperatie Hoogstraten, began experimenting with growing mini watermelons in greenhouses. The results were so promising that since 2022 they have been expanding this initiative as part of a local effort.
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Equifruit challenges low banana prices
2025-07-03 15:00
Equifruit, the market leader in Fairtrade bananas in North America, has a compelling message for attendees of this month's Organic Produce Summit in California: Upgrading to Fairtrade bananas for an entire year costs less than a single sock.
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Ronald Hoozemans becomes new CEO of NNZ
2025-07-03 13:00
His successor will be Ronald Hoozemans. Before joining NNZ, Ronald Hoozemans led the Benelux and Germany region at packaging manufacturer Bunzl. Previously, he held leadership positions at SIG, Mediq, Nutricia, and Organon. According to the report, Len Boot will remain connected to the company.
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Poland: Second largest strawberry producer in the EU, but only marginal significance for the fresh market.
2025-07-03 13:00
This is reported by the information service sadyogrody.pl, citing the Polish Press Agency PAP. China leads with a production of 4.2 million tons (in 2023), while the USA, with a harvest of over 1.2 million tons, is also among the top strawberry producers. In the EU, Spain is
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According to her own statements, this marks the largest single investment by a private company in Lower Austria to date and sets new standards for forward-looking, sustainable trade logistics in Austria. In the future, around 2,500 locations will be supplied, particularly in.
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Aldi Nord/Aldi Süd: New origin label to promote domestic agriculture
2025-07-03 12:00
The seal is intended to increase visibility for products made in Germany and provide customers with more guidance, according to a statement.
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Decline in banana production in the EU
2025-07-03 11:00
This is a decrease compared to the confirmed total of 676,603 tonnes in 2024. The decline in production is reflected in several producer countries, including Spain, France, Portugal, Cyprus, and Greece. Spain remains the leading banana producer in the EU with
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Australian cherry leaders attend US study tour
2025-07-03 08:00
These ten emerging leaders from Australia's cherry industry have returned home with new knowledge after taking part in an international study tour to Washington State in the US, funded by Hort Innovation.
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Onside has launched a safety management platform.
2025-07-03 06:00
The agri-tech company Onside has announced the launch of PCBU Enterprise, an industry-first digital platform designed to revolutionize shared safety management across agriculture supply chains in Australia and New Zealand.
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Hort Innovation is sponsoring three students through the AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship.
2025-07-03 05:00
Hort Innovation has announced its sponsorship of three emerging leaders through the 2025 AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship programme, reinforcing its long-term commitment to cultivating talent and innovation across Australia’s horticulture sector.
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Asia Fruit Logistica China Meet Up is pleased to welcome increased international participation.
2025-07-03 04:00
China Meet Up 2025, the mainland China-focused extension of Asia Fruit Logistica, is set to return to Guangzhou on 8-9 September 2025 with a significant increase in momentum and wider global participation, as reported by the organizer Global Produce Events (GPE).
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A new logistics center has been opened in Melbourne.
2025-07-03 00:00
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has opened a new contract logistics center in Truganina, Australia, effectively doubling its warehouse capacity in the Melbourne metropolitan area. The facility is intended to support the company's operations in the Asia-Pacific region and meet growing demand from customers.
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Bianchetto truffles now available from South Africa
2025-07-03 00:00
Seven years after establishing a Borchii truffle-inoculated orchard in the high-altitude North West Province of South Africa, Froneman and Ilse Laubscher of De La Vie Truffle Farm near Klerksdorp are ready to export Borchii Bianchetto truffles. De La Vie Truffle Farm is represented by Imifino.
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Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports have exceeded $3 billion in the first half of 2025, despite a decrease in durian exports.
2025-07-03 00:00
W pierwszej połowie 2025 roku sektor owoców i warzyw w Wietnamie wygenerował ponad 3 miliardy dolarów przychodów z eksportu, pomimo 9,7% spadku w porównaniu do poprzedniego roku, spowodowanego gwałtownym spadkiem wysyłek duriana. Ścisłe przepisy kwarantanny w głównych rynkach, zwłaszcza w Chinach, utrudniły eksport duriana, który spadł.
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