In October, the new distinctive image of the Patata di Bologna DOP made its debut in supermarkets: the Consortium chose to use packaging with warmer colours, linked to tradition. The words Consistenza perfetta e Sapore particolarmente delicato (Perfect consistency and Particularly delicate flavour) on the front
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We are in the middle of the table grape campaign, which is characterised this year by a declining supply due to the vagaries of the weather, although this has not affected the quality of the grapes. read more

Mercato Agro - Alimentare di Padova is back from Madrid with a positive feedback. "Maap continues with its successful format, i.e. a stand that gathers various co-exhibitors among leading wholesalers specializing in exports and the big retail chains, including: Fratelli Daniele, Gamma Frutta,
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We are in the middle of the table grape campaign, which is characterised this year by a declining supply due to the vagaries of the weather, although this has not affected the quality of the grapes. read more

Red Tractor’s Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) will be available from 1 April 2024, the assurance scheme’s board has confirmed. read more

The burden that is placed upon suppliers by UK retailers is astounding and incredibly expensive. As a buyer, this was one of my biggest frustrations and it still is. Who picks up the cost? Clearly the expectation by the retailers is that it is picked up by the supplier, but that cost is just
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The first week of marketing for Aop Luce's Melannurca campana Igp has just ended, and with the company's CEO Giacomo Galdiero we shed light on production and sales trends. Even if quotations are higher than last year,
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UK supermarkets are showing a growing appetite for long-term contracts with soft fruit suppliers due to concerns around product availability. read more

Aldi has been named 2023 Apple Retailer of the Year by trade association British Apples & Pears (BAPL). read more

The Co-op has highlighted its efforts to support farmers’ role in fighting the climate crisis. read more

A partnership, soon to include shares, has been signed between Greenvic, a leading Chilean company that exports premium fruit worldwide, and Agrovision China.The latter produces and sells superfruits, especially berries, and controls the entire production chain, from the
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A partnership, soon to include shares, has been signed between Greenvic, a leading Chilean company that exports premium fruit worldwide, and Agrovision China.The latter produces and sells superfruits, especially berries, and controls the entire production chain, from the
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Chile-based Greenvic has revealed that it is to enter a strategically aligned shareholding partnership with Agrovision China, the Shanghai-based marketing and sales platform of berry and table grape supplier Agrovision. read more

Chile-based Greenvic has revealed that it is to enter a strategically aligned shareholding partnership with Agrovision China, the Shanghai-based marketing and sales platform of berry and table grape supplier Agrovision. read more

The World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) is to hold the 2023 WUWM Cancun Conference, centred around the theme “The Future of Food Markets: Modernizing Wholesale and Retail Markets to Meet Customer Expectations by 2030.” The event will take place in Cancun, Mexico, from October
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Vegetable retail prices are decidedly slowing down, with the increase dropping from +20.1% last month to +13.9%, while fruit prices are substantially stable, growing by +9.5%. This is what emerges from Coldiretti's analysis of Istat data on inflation in September.
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Conad, Italy's leading large-scale retailer, is joining the 'Anti-Inflation Quarter', the initiative promoted by the Ministry of Industry and Made in Italy and endorsed by distribution and trade associations, including Ancd-Conad. It will do so with the entire
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The Italian kiwi campaign is slowly getting into full swing and in the latest surveys we have carried out in both wholesale and large-scale retail markets, we can see a confusing picture, to say the least. At the moment, in addition to the tail end of the overseas product, there are the varieties
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The Australian melon industry is calling for a stop to the media scaremongering of consumers about the current price of watermelon. In recent days watermelon prices have been portrayed as ‘skyrocketing’, ‘expensive’ and ‘price surge’ in Australia, which is factually incorrect. read more

Xenia®, the pear brand, is gearing up for something truly special in Madrid. Amidst the current global pear trend, Xenia is set to establish itself as the number one pear for both retailers and consumers worldwide. "This ground-breaking concept will be showcased at the Xenia booth during the
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