"Keeping an eye on each challenge so growers don't become numbers"
Belgium has always been a country of cooperatives. Names like BelOrta, Coöperatie Hoogstraten, LTV, REO Veiling, and BFV ensure that supply has become increasingly centralized in recent years.

Superplum rolls out new fresh lychee packs
Superplum has announced the launch of a new pre-packed fresh lychee offering as India’s season kicks off. The Indian ag-tech start-up uses innovative cold chain technology to keep its lychees

Global Nature Fund: Mainstreaming biodiversity in tropical supply chains is possible
For about four and a half years, experts from the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ, the Global Nature Fund (GNF) and the Lake Constance Foundation have been developing and

Where in the world is my container?
Dirk Winkelmann, president of Vanguard Direct, gives an update on the industry and its ongoing supply chain challenges. According to Winkelmann, there has been improvement in areas such as North

Too many imported lemons as Italian supplies remain low
As the domestic lemon supply is limited, operators currently seem to prefer the imported produce. "It is not a good moment for Italian lemons, mainly due to two reasons: on the one hand, a lot of

Caprabo has announced plans to open five new supermarkets in Barcelona in June
Amazon: ‘Digital euro accelerates innovation’ Amazon is convinced of the added value of the digital euro, which the European Central Bank (ECB) aims to introduce. The company has built a

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

"This standard does not make it into the supermarket, but has no compromises in terms of quality"

Nuffield to host ‘super conference’
Nuffield Farming is holding a “super conference’ in November featuring a bumper crop of scholars. After several years of delayed travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic, nearly 40 Nuffield Farming

India: Innovative cold chain technology to keep lychees fresh longer
Start-up Superplum has announced the launch of a new range of packaged fresh lychees at the beginning of the Indian lychee season. The company is using innovative cold chain technology to keep its

Supermarkets see May sales surge
UK supermarkets experienced a 12.3 per cent uplift in total till sales over the last four weeks ending 20 May 2023 – up from the +9.7 per cent recorded in April 2023, reveals new data released