Macfrut 2024, off to a flying start with many novelties
Macfrut2024, we're off. Just two months after the edition just behind it, which closed with great enthusiasm, the organisational machine for edition number 41, scheduled at Rimini Expo Centre from

"The growth in the number of exhibitors for this edition will make us go from 8 pavilions to 9"
The international fruit and vegetable fair Fruit Attraction - which this year celebrates its 15th anniversary - is still 4 months away, but 90% of the exhibition space has already been booked. For

ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA: Online ticket shop is open
Those who book their tickets online now will save up to 40% compared to registering on-site and avoid the queues in Hong Kong when ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA takes place from 6 to 8 September. Visitors

Melanzì at Macfrut presents the book on the use of vegetables in cooking
A trade fair that focuses on the supply chain and can also reach the end consumer, Macfrut 2023 was able to speak beyond the trade and did so thanks to the commitment of the manufacturing

Sipo at Macfrut consolidates supply segmentation in the fruit and vegetable sector
At Macfrut we met Massimilano Ceccarini, general manager of Sipo. "Over the last few years we have segmented our offer by use and in 2023 we will consolidate the launch," he said. The range is

Indian market looks promising for Moldovan apples
Moldovan produce was presented during MacFrut in Italy. According to Iurie Fala of Moldova Fruct, the exhibition was much better than when he last visited: “The show was very good for us. It was

Intuitive and Fleming, the new Tobrfv-resistant tomatoes from Hm.Clause
At Macfrut 2023 Hm.Clause was a guest at the stand of the Tomato Igp from Pachino. Giovanni Canino, foodchain specialist at Hm.Clause Italia, told us about the launch of two important novelties:

"We are represented in all national supermarket chains, which support us in our initiatives."
Selenella Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità (Italian Consortium for Quality Potatoes), made its presence at the 40th edition of Macfrut with products derived from agriculture 4.0, with a high

Noah, the pallet made from recycled raw materials
The new sustainable pallet is called Noèe and is made from the secondary raw materials derived from the post-consumer processing of the poly-bundle used for Tetra Pak® type beverage cartons. The

Appointments not to be missed at Macfrut 2023
In the record-breaking year for Macfrut, which will be held at Rimini Fiera from 3 to 5 May 2023, there will be several interesting appointments during the three days. We try to summarise them on

Latest introductions when it comes to solar driers
There is increasing curiosity about the drying of produce with small/medium systems that use solar power. This year, G-teK will attend Macfrut (A1 - 168) to present the latest innovations when it

Dole in Rimini in the name of sport
From 3 to 5 May, Dole Italia, a leader in the production and distribution of premium quality fresh fruit, will take part in the 40th edition of Macfrut, the reference trade fair for fruit and

Gardini (Agri2000): 'Fruit and vegetables need biosolutions'
Macfrut is just around the corner and, this year too, there will be plenty of space for biosolutions. On 4 May there will be the Biosolutions International Congress (click here for the brochure),

'Specialisation of the supply chain is what sets us apart'
Specialisation of the supply chain as a differentiating element, capable of giving value to all those involved, from producers to consumers. This is the winning philosophy of La Grande Bellezza

New managers appointed for Harmoniz in Italy and North America
Harmoniz Ltd announces the appointment of Saro Tumino as the new General Manager of Harmoniz's Italian subsidiary and Stephan Vonk in the position of Area Sales Manager of North America (USA and

Tea liberalisation? Discussed at Macfrut
How can production be increased by counteracting the negative effects of climate change, water shortages, and increasing pathogens, while drastically decreasing synthetic pesticides and

Smart packaging for all kinds of needs
Israeli packaging and container producer Plasgad will attend Macfrut for the first time. FreshPlaza has talked about it with the marketing manager for Europe, Patricia Marquiegui. FreshPlaza (FP):

Why Macfrut is a different fruit and vegetable fair #freshtalks with Renzo Piraccini
The new edition of Macfrut will be held from 3 to 5 May 2023, in the halls of the Rimini exhibition centre, with different focuses and high expectations, starting from the expansion of the spaces

"We're used to doing a lot for a little; now it's a little for a lot"
Will Dutch onion prices reach the one-euro mark? That was a popular question at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. According to Wim Waterman of Waterman Onions, it is not an impossibility. "Gas prices

"ECO-BREATH": Ecocool presented new food thermo bonnet at FRUIT LOGISTICA
Ecocool GmbH used the leading trade fair for fruit traders in Berlin to present its new thermal bonnet "ECO-BREATH" to the trade public. This new thermal bonnet offers basic protection for all

Braun (Kiku): 'Crimson Snow club apple is going strong'
Club apple projects are yielding positive results. At Fruit Logistica, Kiku told us about the one on Crimson Snow. "It is going well,' explains Jurgen Braun, Kiku's managing director. 'It is an

A major trade fair is needed in Italy
On his way back from Berlin, Vittorio Gona of the Sicilian company Alba Bio contacted FreshPlaza to provide his experience at Fruit Logistica. Vittorio Gona "As always, we are very satisfied with

Novelties at Fruit Logistica 2023
Even with all the recent challenges facing the fruit and vegetable trade, companies still manage to innovate and renew. Usually, it is a new variety or packaging. A remarkable number of businesses