Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis has launched the 2023 Western Australian citrus season today, with premium quality WA oranges, mandarins and lemons about to hit retail shelves. read more

There’s always a bit of uncertainty hanging over just when U.S. retailers will start the transition to imported soft citrus. “This year is no different,” says Mark Greenberg of Capespan North America. read more

Retailer says new technology can cope with variations in product shelf-life and make far more accurate predictions read more

The National Mango Board has engaged its growers, importers and retailers to initiate key marketing strategies to boost sales of the super-fruit ahead of National Mango Month in June and National Mango Day on 22 July. Traditionally, June and
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Table grape and cherry breeder International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), announced that its international cherry team hosted its first-ever European IFG Field Days in Zaragoza, Spain on May 16, 2023. Over 50 cherry growers and retailers across four continents attended the event, where IFG provided
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Our article 'Bad cherries at high prices, whose fault is it?' concerning our test on the first fruits sold in large-scale retail stores triggered a 'hot' debate among our readers. read more

Leading apple brand Pink Lady is rolling out a new promotion offering shoppers the chance to win monthly prizes, hitting shelves in Morrisons stores across the UK. read more

Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn says its strawberry supply chains can be “smarter and more efficient” thanks to new artificial Intelligence and algorithms that reduce food waste and predict how long the fruit will last. read more

Discount supermarket Lidl GB has announced its third pay rate increase in 12 months which will impact all of its 24,500 hourly-paid colleagues. read more

Tesco and WWF have teamed up with start-up tech innovator AgriSound to roll out its ground-breaking insect-monitoring device Polly across several English apple orchards. read more

AgroFresh Solutions has expanded its offering in Brazil after with the announcement its SmartFresh InBox had been approved in the South American market. read more

The new expert committee, in which renowned specialists from industry, market research and trade will be represented, will, according to marktguru, advise and accompany the establishment of its innovative data insights portfolio. Data insights combined
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Between April and September, the company will purchase more than 6,400 tonnes of product (5,800 tonnes in 2022), thus reinforcing its commitment to local and seasonal produce, thanks to the long-term relationships of trust it has established with its suppliers in Spain. read more

"Anyone can buy asparagus from us," begins Willem van Gerven of the Dutch asparagus cultivation company of the same name. read more

For more than half of the Dutch, meeting their daily O+G needs is a challenge. Every week Albert Heijn offers O+G (out of season), fresh packs with many seasonal varieties and of course the price favourites. Now the supermarket chain is going even
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UK: Asda extends popular £1 kids café meal deal this May half term read more

Although it was set up only a few months ago, Leonetti Food already has clear objectives in mind, i.e. penetrating the wholesale markets and supplying big distribution chains in Italy and Europe. FreshPlaza has talked about it with Fabiana Leonetti (in the photo below), owner of the company from
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A Herefordshire asparagus farmer has helped fixed a problem for BBQ fans who love grilling the vegetable, but find the regular spears can be too delicate for cooking on a griddle.  read more

Tesco and Diabetes UK have teamed up for a new awareness campaign following research showing how few fruit and vegetables younger men eat. read more

New Zealand kiwifruit specialist Zespri, Chilean fruit exporter Garces Fruit, and US-based berry marketer Driscoll’s have each formed a strategic partnership with retail chain Freshippo, which operates more than 300 stores across 27 cities in mainland China. read more