Name change for Dutch labelling partner
Telrol, a manufacturer of self-adhesive labels, today announced that it will continue under the new name: Opti-Label from 1 May 2023. This name change is the result of their new approach to offer

Kenya to export more fresh produce to the Netherlands by sea
The Netherlands is Kenya's third largest export market. Now, the two countries have indicated they want to mitigate climate change effects within their mutual trade. Over 100 Dutch companies are

Chile and New Zealand seek closer fruit ties
A Chilean trade mission led by Asoex president Iván Marambio visited New Zealand this month to learn more about its fruit production and export processes and forge a closer collaboration between

Trick Project: Citrus Fruit District of Sicily sole partner for agribusiness
The objective of the Trick Project is to develop a circular economy process capable of integrating both the textile and food sectors by avoiding waste, using waste as a resource. A process that

RAJA at LogiMAT 2023
The LogiMAT international trade fair for intralogistics solutions and process management took place in Stuttgart from 25 to 27 April. The packaging expert RAJA presented itself there on two stands

Start of season for local vegetables at SPAR
Radishes and young onions are now being harvested from Tyrolean farmers. Salads will follow soon According to SPAR, the decades-long partnership with the farmers guarantees the smooth and speedy

More fruit in jam, the European Union demands it
European regulations become strict for some agricultural products and require more fruit in jams, mandatory labelling for nuts, dried fruit, processed and cut vegetables such as bagged salad. Jams

Sustainability Special: Water - victim and driver of the global climate crisis at the same time
As long as the processes in nature are in a self-regulating balance, no one notices them much. Apart from the researchers who work intensively on them in the most diverse disciplines and from all

SISTERS project joins the "Stop Food Waste 2023" project
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations defines "food waste" as the discarding of edible food at the retail and consumer level, distinguishing it from "food loss", which is the

Representative study on the causes of food waste compiled
Researchers at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU) have now, for the first time, used a representative population survey to examine the entire process of food consumption, from

"We collect and pay for your rejected and damaged avocados across Europe.”
Importers and distributors of avocado’s in Europe need not worry about carrying the costs of rejected and damaged products anymore, Procesavo will collect and pay you for them instead. “We use

“This is a big development, as at the moment there are no facilities”
CT Technologies is a cold chain solution provider founded more than 30 years ago with a vision to design and build sustainable facilities for food preservation and processing that are

Strong processing potato demand pushes free-buy prices to all-time highs
Dutch potato processors union Vavi recently released the latest Dutch processing figures which showed strong demand for raw material in March 2023. The figures indicate that the processing potato

"Demand for China's quick-frozen onions has increased significantly in the European market"
Quick-frozen onions are popular in the international market because of their storage resistance, wide application and convenience. Many large food factories use them to make sauces. At present, it