"We need to build a strong organisation to support future growth".
Translator Juan José López López will soon celebrate his first year at the helm of Cualin Quality. A period he defines as "full of emotions and challenges". On the one hand, because of the

Outbound Mission program plays an important role supporting Australian grape exporters
India is a large producer of table grapes with relatively small volumes imported mostly from China. India’s lack of cold chain infrastructure inhibits table grape development. In 2021/22 India

Spreafico innovates fruit salads with banana
Hitherto in ready-to-eat fruit salads there was one big absentee: the banana. The handling of the fruit, which tends to blacken quickly, has always seemed too complicated for fourth range

Baoli reaffirms its international presence
Industrial vehicle manufacturer Baoli celebrates its 20th anniversary this year by achieving a presence in 80 countries around the world. Founded in 2003 in Jingjiang (Jiangsu Province, China),

Anecoop awarded for its alignment with the SDGs
The President of Anecoop, Alejandro Monzón, collected the prize awarded to the second-tier cooperative for its alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The prize-giving ceremony,

Good demand for Zespri kiwifruit and AAA class stone fruit - despite high price level
Currently, the company Mack and Gerstner from Mannheim is still offering the last green kiwifruit from Italian origin, as Managing Director Florian Wahl (pictured below) tells us. "Since last

South Africans face potential US storm
South Africa’s membership of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) seems to be on the line. This is according to comments attributed to the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben

Lidl: retailers must make F&V packaging more attractive
Lidl has called on other British supermarkets to follow its lead and introduce packaging design changes to help make fruit and veg more appealing to children. The discounter made its call after it

Meeting of wholesale markets: Barcelona, Padua and Verona axis
The business missions of the delegation of Mercabarna, the wholesale market of Barcelona, represented by the managing body and some wholesalers, were held in Padua and Verona. They were organised

Lorca requests to be declared a 'disaster area'.
The rains that fell on Lorca on Saturday came in the form of hail in areas such as Marchena and Tercia, leaving the fields waterlogged and with a layer of ice. The heavy rains on Sunday in Lorca

Wind and cold spells New Zealand avocado shortage
New Zealand avocado growers have been hammered by high winds and cold snaps which mean an avocado shortage on supermarket shelves. Head of domestic avocado sales at fresh produce marketer and