New automatic packing robot for peaches and nectarines
The MAF RODA Group has been innovating and developing robotics systems for years to automate the tasks of fruit and vegetable processing plants. “Robotics is one of the group's six major lines

Aid, how can the large-scale retail trade contribute?
Following the disaster in Romagna, we are witnessing many different forms of first aid solidarity with the local populations that have experienced an unforeseeable tragedy of enormous proportions,

'Fruit and vegetables, we will learn to do less and better'
'For the future we will learn to make less and better quality fruit and vegetables, for example by investing in greenhouse crops'. This is the admonition that comes fromRiccardo Pompei, the

'In the first quarter, we have realized the largest quarterly sales in our history'
Organto Foods Inc., an integrated provider of organic and non-GMO fruit and vegetable products today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. All amounts are expressed in

“We want to share our love for the vegetables we create"
Bringing together bright, healthy, and inspiring vegetables, along with a deeper understanding of the foods we eat and why, is Rijk Zwaan's focus at this year's Hort Connections. In an innovative

Mattarella, in Forlì the homage with fruit and vegetables from Romagna
A basket with the products of Romagna agriculture saved from the floods, from salad to garlic, from radishes to artichokes, from cucumbers to asparagus, was handed over by Coldiretti farmers in

Lidl, fresh fruit and vegetables in Pietra Ligure
Lidl Italia, the leading supermarket chain in the large-scale retail trade with 730 shops in the country, recently opened its first store in Pietra Ligure (SV). In the presence of deputy mayor

Plant based, 75% of the under 35s consume them habitually
75% of under-35s habitually consume plant-based products and consider them sustainable. This is what emerges from an analysis conducted by the Plant-based Products Group of Unione Italiana Food

“We want to restore the value of our profession”
Since 2021, Saveurs Commerce has been engaged for the recognition of the professionals of the fruit and vegetable sector and to register the profession on the list of eligible craft trades.

Spending, Italians 'cut back' on fruit and vegetables with price rises
Of the key words populating communications and conversations in recent months, the word 'inflation' is one of the most recurrent. According to ISTAT data, in the last quarter of 2022 the

QS-GAP Standard: FSA Gold status for fruit and vegetable production reconfirmed
Fruit and vegetable producers certified according to the QS-GAP standard in Germany in combination with the additional module FIAS (Voluntary Inspection of Working and Social Conditions) continue

The bad weather has affected vegetable yields
This is truly a bad year for Emilia-Romagna: first there was the drought, then the frost followed by the excessive rain and hail and, finally, the flood. "The bad weather that hit the heart of our

Online auction on behalf of SolaBonum GmbH
Various vegetable and potato processing machines are offered for sale at the online auction from Industrial Auctions in Suhlendorf (DE). The offer consists of washing machines, slicers, sorting

Spain leans on non-EU imports
New statistics from Spain’s Department of Customs and Excise have revealed that overall fresh fruit and vegetable imports grew 20 per cent in the opening quarter of 2023. Imports came to

Top 10 facts about fruit and vegetable business in Morocco you might have never heard about
What have you heard about Morocco? Google gives a huge list of answers, including Sahara Desert, which sand dunes flow into the azure coast of the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlas Mountains with their

'The sector is in an impasse, here's how to revive'
How can the fruit and vegetable sector recover the competitiveness it has lost over the years? First of all by identifying the problems, the same ones that have plagued it for years without any

Vertical Farming: Opportunities for Moldova
Vertical farming and the development opportunities for this sector for Moldova was one of the most discussed topics of the international conference “HortiTech: the latest digital technologies in

"Prices are no longer a reference to determine whether a campaign is good or not"
Last winter, the leafy vegetable production suffered from the impact of climate change, "which is increasingly noticeable in our sector," said Géraldine Cuadras, commercial director of

Danila Bragantini Prize, the list of 9 candidates
The Danila Bragantini Prize, the Oscar for innovation in the fruit and vegetable sector promoted for the fifth year running by the National Association of Women in Fruit and Vegetables and aimed

Senegal: BelOrta on an African export mission
Recently, several Belgian companies, including leading fruit and vegetable marketer BelOrta, took part in a business mission to Senegal led by Princess Astrid. BelOrta mainly explored new

Increase of Albanian greenhouse vegetable exports insignificant in period Jan-Apr
The weather has favored Albanian agricultural production this season. The warm winter enabled uninterrupted production of cucumbers, while tomatoes hit the market almost a month earlier. However,

Alì joins Freshfel, the first Italian retailer
At the Freshfel General Assembly on Thursday 25 May in Brussels, it was announced that Alì Supermarkets had become a member of Freshfel Europe. The association, based in Brussels, represents the

Courgettes over 2 euro queen of the market
The courgette season so far can be described as positive, with a steady sales trend and more than satisfactory quotations for operators. Perhaps the highlight of the season was reached during