How did California’s wet winter impact Florida strawberries?
The strong supplies of Florida strawberries could slow down soon. “It has been a good high-priced season until about when the Valentine’s Day pull ends around February 9-10. Then the brakes

SEAL LABEL is suitable for packaging in cartons
Change is imminent. Increasingly we will see cardboard tubs in supermarkets and convenience stores. The emergence of these new formats is a result of global agreements on climate change and the

IFA calls to immediately open horticulture support scheme
The Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has been urged to immediately open the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector for 2023.

'Dovcha'; Green apricots on offer in Uzbekistan
The first dovcha is now available in the retail of Uzbekistan’s capital city of Tashkent. So far it is offered only in one store of the Korzinka supermarket chain and costs 99 990 UZS ($8.78)

Environmentally responsible pineapples and bananas
The demand for environmentally responsible products continues to grow and the food industry is responding to this trend with new products and processes that have a lower environmental impact than

"It is big firms that are driving shopping bills to record highs"
According to an analysis of hundreds of company accounts, it seems that large corporations have fueled inflation with price increases that go beyond the rising costs of raw materials and wages.

Aldi to lift all customer purchase limits on fresh produce in Britain
Holland: Jumbo names Ton van Veen as new chief executive officer Dutch retailer Jumbo has announced the appointment of Ton van Veen as its new chief executive officer and Colette Cloosterman-van

Potager City: Carrefour's new format dedicated to fruit and vegetables
The proximity format Potager City (literally the Garden City) launched by Carrefour to enhance fresh produce and, in particular, fruit and vegetables with a display covering 50% of the shop space,

Dovcha that costs a million!
The first dovcha is now available in the retail of Uzbekistan’s capital city of Tashkent. So far it is offered only in one store of the Korzinka supermarket chain and costs 99 990 UZS ($8.78)

Spanish strawberries hit by cold, rain
This year's Spanish strawberry season is undoubtedly unusual. "By now, we could write a thick book about it," says Filipe Ravazzini da Silva of Wilkofruit in the Netherlands. "This year's season

‘Put UK farming first,’ says NFU
The NFU has called for greater government support for domestic food production as energy, fuel and other production costs continue to soar. In a letter to chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of the

“Suppliers stated that the leafy vegetable and aromatic herbs campaign will end before it completely normalizes”
The supply of open-field leafy vegetables is slowly being restored after having been under tremendous pressure in the past few weeks. However, the normalization of the production will take longer

Knuspr cracks the million mark in orders
In week 10, the online supermarket Knuspr celebrated a new milestone in the career of the still young company: the millionth order was delivered. The freshly made "order ionaire" also has reason