Patatas Hijolusa acquires 100% of Agrícola Villena
Patatas Hijolusa, a leading company in the cultivation, selection, packaging, and marketing of fresh potatoes in the Iberian Peninsula, acquired on May 8th 100% of Agrícola Villena, S.L., a

Fedemco presents new sustainability seal at Global Tomato Congress
The Spanish federation of wooden lightweight packaging (Fedemco) presented its new sustainability seal at this week’s Global Tomato Congress in Rotterdam. The label is designed to facilitate

Bayer: New quarantine facility tests tomato resistance to ToBRFV
The facility in Wageningen, the Netherlands, will help strengthen and accelerate Bayer's search for resistant varieties to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). "This new infrastructure is

New owner appoints new CEO and Board of Directors for Maersk Supply Service
As of May 15th 2023, A.P. Møller Holding A/S has acquired Maersk Supply Service A/S from A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, through closing of the transaction previously announced. In connection with

"Despite a growing market, we don't want to accept longer transport distances"
The market for ready-to-eat fruit is still in its early stages, he said, and especially in Germany, innovations are accepted only slowly and with skepticism. "It is a long process until a product

How large-scale distribution can enhance the value of the IGP Tropea Red Onion
From 10,000 quintals produced in 2008, the figure has risen to 380,000 in 2022 and from around 80-100 hectares to 1,000, while the number of companies belonging to the Consortium has tripled and

Providing with purpose
A word of advice: if you are ever invited to a midday meeting at UK foodservice supplier Fresh Direct, don’t eat lunch first. Or even breakfast. Hospitality – this journalist discovered on a