German Fruit & Vegetable Congress 2023: Must-attend event for decision-makers

"Availability of quality cherries is holding up this season"
In week 20, Bienek Fruchthandels began selling Spanish cherries this year. "The season started with smaller fruits, each carrying a diameter of about 26-28 mm. However, since the middle of this

Tesco beats food redistribution target
Tesco has redistributed 88 per cent of surplus food across its UK business, surpassing its own target of 85 per cent. The target, set in 2016, was beaten in the last year thanks largely to the

Freshfel champions the true face of fresh produce
Freshfel Europe held its Annual Event 2023 in Brussels yesterday (25 May), bringing together over 100 participants from the business under the theme ‘A fresh face for fruit and vegetables’.

Fruchthandel Magazine wishes you a happy Pentecost!
Due to Whitsun on 29 May, Fruchthandel Magazine is taking a break. On Tuesday, 30 May, we will be back as usual with fresh news from the fruit and vegetable sector. The Fruchthandel Magazine team

Great potential for Vietnam exports
An expert panel discussed some of the key challenges and opportunities to Vietnam’s fast-developing fresh fruit exports at a seminar hosted by Asia Fruit Logistica in Ho Chi Minh City last week.

“Right now, everybody in the US is desperate for grapes”

Lidl named UK's cheapest supermarket
Lidl has once again been named cheapest supermarket in The Grocer’s ‘Super Grocer 33’, beating all major supermarkets, including Aldi. The price index, which compares the price of 33

We have become the largest importers of South American Rojo Brillante kaki in Europe
The South American Rojo Brillante kaki campaign is gaining momentum and the fruit is becoming a good alternative for consumption also in the spring and summer months. The Valencian company The

"We don't expect a stone fruit oversupply on the market anytime this summer"
At Royal, blueberries and raspberries are giving way to the stone fruit season. "Our biggest concern this year is the drought," says Macarena Garcia Otero Reina. "The situation on availability

Watercress festival draws record crowds
The UK’s annual watercress festival attracted a record 20,000 visitors to the country’s ‘watercress capital’ of Alresford, Hampshire, last Sunday (21 May). Marking the start of the British

Stickers in the spotlight
Manufacturing PLU fruit stickers with a compostable construction – adhesive, face stock and inks – to meet food safety standards, certification requirements and performance requirements has

Farmers ‘face soaring risk of flash droughts’
Flash droughts develop fast, and when they hit at the wrong time, they can devastate a region’s agriculture. They’re also becoming increasingly common as the planet warms. In a new study