Assomela opposes EU proposals for packaging ban
Italian apple producer association Assomela has criticised proposed EU regulation that would ban all fruit and vegetable packaging, except for products over 1.5kg, describing the measure as

Bonduelle innovates the fourth range with Lettuce & Dates

San Lidano, sustainability becomes a work of art
Breaking the mould was San Lidano's aim for this Macfrute and the result went even beyond expectations. As the company had anticipated (click here to read more), the project was to represent the

How did Brussels sprouts become more palatable?
Brussels sprouts went from being a rather despised vegetable, certainly among young children, but they have been accepted more and more in the past decades. It turns out, there’s a science-based

Aldi Süd continues to promote regional agriculture and focuses on German strawberries
Since 10 April, Aldi Süd has only bought German asparagus during the season - now the discounter is expanding its commitment to regional agriculture and is also focusing seasonally on German

Chitosan technology to be tested for post-harvest storage of fresh produce globally
KitoZyme, the developers of fungal chitosan and Janssen PMP, a division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, have signed an exclusive collaboration agreement to evaluate and develop KitoZyme technologies

Apofruit, supply chain project kicks off with Colt.Or.
A new supply chain project is starting for Apofruit. It is the collaboration with the Colt.Or. company that, as we had anticipated in the last few days (click here for more details), was made

“Machine harvesting is blueberry cultivation's future”
Every year, Schrijnwerkers Plants propagates about 1.5 million blueberry plants for the European market on its Dutch production site. In recent decades, the company has built up an extensive

"We started the season for nectarines and peaches with 500-gr trays, but sales are still very slow"
"This year there were no significant failures regarding stone fruit, so we expect a relatively normal harvest. It is also a good year for the peels, as the fruits tend to be smaller. More rain is

"Entire overseas citrus line is much earlier"
"The overseas citrus season is, once again, off to an interesting start," says Exsa Europe's Eddy Kreukniet. "Especially noticeable is that citrus across the board is coming to market as much as