Kritchmar named CSIF president
Alain Kritchmar has been elected as the president of CSIF, the French trade association for fresh fruit and vegetable importers, with outgoing president Philippe Pons remaining on the board as

Rijk Zwaan offers cauliflower clubroot resistance
Rijk Zwaan has championed its Paxton RZ cauliflower variety as an option for growers facing up to the threat of the clubroot pathogen. Clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae), which particularly

LatAm Taskforce hits back at Lidl banana promotion
The Latin American Banana Sustainability Taskforce, a consortium of banana producers and exporters of Latin America, has criticised German discount group Lidl for selling a kilo of Rainforest

Dole Ireland backs Dundalk FC academy teams
Dole, the world’s largest fresh produce company, has teamed up Irish football club Dundalk FC to become title sponsor of its MU17 and MU19 academy teams. Under its previous name Total Produce,

Global Tomato Congress presents the future of fresh tomatoes
As the challenges of the past year continue to be felt, the Global Tomato Congress is back in Rotterdam with a programme filled with talks and discussions about how to safeguard the future of the