"Last year, we expanded our Dutch greenhouse acreage by 5 hectares"
In the Netherlands, Van Vugt Kruiden bought two nearby greenhouse companies, adding five hectares to its greenhouse acreage. "Expanding our Dutch cultivation is an important focus for us. Everyone

Iranian banana imports change course
The widespread protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, which quickly developed into strikes, including in the transportation sector, have added to the woes of fruit

Fruit importer-exporter reflects on 2022
Even though 2022 turned out to be as challenging as previous pandemic years, Salix Fruit, a company in the import and export of fresh fruits, ended with a successful year. The team from Salix

BASF and StePac partner to develop sustainable packaging for fresh produce shelf-life extension
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and StePac Ltd. (Tefen, Israel) have joined forces to create the next generation of sustainable packaging specifically for the fresh produce sector. Supplying

QS residue monitoring fruit, vegetables, potatoes 2022: 99.33 percent of samples without objection
For the residue monitoring, QS Fachgesellschaft Obst, Gemüse, -Kartoffeln GmbH (QS) evaluated a total of 17,047 samples from 41 countries of origin in the period from 1 October 2021 to 30

Fresh turnover with Kompany
"Transparency throughout the supply chain serves as a pillar in our daily activities. Transparency creates trust and lays the foundation for long-term relationships. It is not without reason that

The Patata di Bologna DOP protagonist in Coop Alleanza 3.0 shops
The Primura Experienceche project kicked off last Thursday, from the Extracoop Centro Nova outlet in Castenaso (Bologna), bringing special events and displays starring the Patata di Bologna Dop to

Made in Nature: Sustainability through concrete action
The first tree in the zero-emissions orchard was planted on 26 January 2023. The underlying idea was developed to offset the emissions from the Made in Nature project's communication activities

JD.com is to close its e-commerce services in Indonesia and Thailand
UK: Asda faces prospect of strikes over plans that risk thousands of job losses Asda is facing the prospect of strike action unless it makes significant concessions on its self-styled "efficiency"

Queensland pineapples might be rotting in the field - consumers urged to buy up tropical fruit
Queensland pineapples will be left to rot in fields as farmers struggle to keep up with a prematurely ripened crop. Unseasonal winter rain caused a mass natural flowering event on farms across the

"Soft fruit demand doubled in January"
In the first week of January, Herbert Widmann Ltd moved into its new premises at the freeway junction in Taufkirchen and is now located in the direct vicinity of the Feldbrach company and the

Switzerland: Greenhouses to be heated without fossil fuels by 2040
By the end of 2030, the greenhouses are to run 80 % without fossil fuels, then 100 % by the end of 2040. The energy demand load for greenhouses is divided into base load (80 %) and peak load (20