Tesco reveals new buying strategy at Festival of Fresh
Tesco’s produce category director Tom Mackintosh drew the biggest crowd of Festival of Fresh, as 300 people from across the UK fruit and vegetable trade converged on Alconbury Weald for a day of

European organic movement united against GMOs
As the European organic movement reaffirmed its opposition to GMOs, including to New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), IFOAM Organics Europe’s president Jan Plagge warned against allowing patents on

Cherrybox, the cherry basket with stone holder
Taste cherries on the move and in a convenient and clean way, eliminating the hassle of looking for an appropriate place for the stones. Simapack, a company from Vignola specialising in customised

IFPA A-NZ announces new managing director Ben Hoodless
The International Fresh Produce Association A-NZ (IFPA A-NZ) has announced the appointment of Ben Hoodless as its new managing director. Hoodless has led the organisation in an interim role since

Ceny ogórków szklarniowych wyrównały trend
Hurtowe ceny krajowych ogórków szklarniowych mają to do siebie, że są bardzo zmienne. Nierzadko jest tak, że codziennie są one inne, a okresy dłuższej stabilizacji należą do

Seed potato imports reach at least five-year high in Morocco
Morocco has a well-organized potato production structure but relies on imports of seed potatoes for it, as reported by EastFruit. Imports of seed potatoes had been growing in Morocco and reached

AI shows real potential
While the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) has shot back to the forefront of the world’s collective consciousness in recent months, it is an area that the fresh produce industry has looked

Campaign for Dimmidisì ready-to-eat salads kicks off
The Linea Verdeinvests in the enriched salad segment under the Dimmidisì brand. The nine recipes in the range are the protagonists of a lively poster campaign on urban transport in major

Bejo tackles internal damage at a conference on onions
Bejo has held a productive day for all those attending with a single aim, to talk about improving the quality of Spanish onions. To do this, the seed company surrounded itself with specialists who

Blueberry season has started in Ukraine – analysts expect exports to be record high
The Ukrainian company Blue Berry has started the season of picking fresh blueberries on a berry plantation in sunny Transcarpathia, EastFruit reports. Blueberries under the brand “BlueBerry”