Less than half of Italians buy fruit and vegetables with lists and leaflets
It is now clear to us, numbers in hand, why - even in dark times such as these - the shops with the best-performing fruit and vegetable departments are not those with the most promotions, the most

South Africa to host next World Avocado Congress
South Africa will host the eleventh World Avocado Congress, to be held in 2027. The winning bid was announced on the final day of the tenth World Avocado Congress, held in Auckland, New Zealand,

Hamoniz LTD appoints Saro Tumino as its new General Manager for Italy
A few months after its official presentation at Fruit Logistica 2023, Harmoniz LTD, the new Israeli seed company born in 2022 from the merger of TomaTech and Nirit Seeds, welcomes Saro Tumino as

China says yes to Ecuadorean pitahayas
China has become the 59th country to grant access to Ecuadorean pitahayas after years of negotiations, Ecuador’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) announced this week. Patricio

Yello®, the yellow apple for true connoisseurs
yello® is an apple for true connoisseurs, which from the foothills of the Hida Mountains, also known as the "Japanese Alps", has reached the valleys of South Tyrol - South Tyrol thanks to the

"The important thing for restaurateurs is to ensure that no net weight is lost"
Similar to many colleagues, specialized catering supplier Ercan Duruöz of Elele GmbH had to absorb tough sales losses during the pandemic. However, the Essen-based fruit wholesaler made a virtue

SOI, kiwi technical day in Calabria
The 'technical day on kiwi fruit' organised by the Actinidia Working Group of SOI (Italian Society of Horticulture), coordinated by Cristos Xiloyannis in collaboration with Ugo Palara (Agrintesa),

Reybanpac was awarded as a Triple Impact Company: economic, social and environmental
Ekos, one of the main business magazines in Ecuador, awarded Reybanpac among the Best Companies with Triple Impact: economic, social and environmental. Vicente Wong, CEO of Favorita Fruit Company

Ramadan sales have been very good for all South African fruit
Chilean freight rates to the Middle East have dropped to a level roughly equivalent to South Africa’s freight rates to that region, while on the route to India, last year’s extreme difference

World Avocado Congress draws to a close
The time is right for the global avocado industry to reclaim the narrative around the fruit’s sustainability. That’s according to Jen Scoular, president of the World Avocado Congress Committee

Ukraine imports onions from Kyrgyzstan, India and China
Ukraine recently received its first large onion shipment from Kyrgyzstan, totaling nearly 150 tonnes. This was made possible by the early lifting of Kyrgyzstan's export ban in March 2023.