Northwest Cherries launches India promotions
Northwest Cherry Growers (NWCG) is embarking on a promotional campaign across major Indian cities to introduce this summer’s crop of US Pacific Northwest cherries to discerning health-conscious

Russian retail chain Magnit recorded an increase in consumer demand for cherry tomatoes
The retail chain "Magnit" has seen an increase in consumer demand for cherry tomatoes. Consumer preferences are shifting towards small, sweet fruits. Since the beginning of the year, cherry tomato

Melinda launches cherry advertising campaign
The advertising campaign for Melinda cherries, which have arrived in these days on the shelves of the large-scale retail trade, has started. This year's promotion is based on the cities of Milan

Cherrybox, the cherry basket with stone holder
Taste cherries on the move and in a convenient and clean way, eliminating the hassle of looking for an appropriate place for the stones. Simapack, a company from Vignola specialising in customised

Where to throw cherry stones? In the packaging itself
"We have developed a 250g cherrybox with the objective of meeting the specific needs of consumers and the big retail chain," reports Simone Amidei from Simapack when talking about the new cherry

Cherry field day in Spain centered around low-chill program
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,

Warm weather speeding up Pacific Northwest cherries
With the recent warm spell on the West Coast, cherries in the Pacific Northwest look to be in a better position than a week ago. “It looks like we’re getting to peak volumes sooner than we

Bad cherries at high prices, whose fault is it?
'One cherry leads to another', says an old adage, but after the purchase we made a few days ago in a Romagna supermarket, one would say 'all cherries I throw in the organics'. Excuse the pun,

CMI revs up American Dream programme
CMI Orchards has presented its newest American Dream CatStats – the latest edition of its patriotic retail promotion programme – as it gears up for the “high-velocity sales” that come with

Discovering the cherry supply chains with La Grande Bellezza Italiana
In the second instalment of the #freshtalks series, after talking about radicchios, we explore the cherry supply chain with Chiara Gaiardoni, saleswoman for La Grande Bellezza Italiana. They are

IFG’s low-chill programme ramps up
International Fruit Genetics (IFG) is helping retailers meet growing demand for high quality early-season cherries. In February, the breeding company added more varietals to its low-chill cherry

Bigbucks trees appear to be a hit in India
Flash Gala ™, the full-red apple of the Bigbucks tree, is a popular choice with South Africans who, like their counterparts globally, are seduced by the perfect, cherry-red colour which makes it

Fruit breeder expands cherry season window with low-chill cherries
International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG) is expanding its low-chill cherry program and closing a gap that has eluded retailers and cherry lovers for years. Given that IFG’s low-chill cherries are

SanLucar teams up with Kitchen Stories in Germany
SanLucar has revealed that it is joining forces with the Kitchen Stories cooking platform for the fourth time to launch a new promotion in German supermarkets under the slogan “Our recipe for

Another novelty of the season in retail sale of Uzbekistan – kuksultan
Spring is in full swing in Uzbekistan, and new season novelties appear on the shelves of supermarkets, kuksultan (or Kuk sultan – a variety of small plums or cherry plums) being among them. This

Southern Hemisphere: Cherries conquer the markets
Despite the challenges, the 2022/23 season was again successful and achieved some records. It managed to advance and establish itself in world markets, increase its retail presence and reach more

"Only with Lobello egg-cherry tomatoes, we are seeing a slight bottleneck at the moment"
Inflationary price fluctuations, as well as acute shortages, are currently shaping events in fruit wholesale. "Fortunately, bottlenecks have not yet been observed, although we are also noticing