Week 13, fruit and vegetables back in the abyss
The thirteenth week of the New Year brings the value sales of fruit and vegetables by weight back into negative territory and increases the gap with the Packaged Retailers (FMCG). Among sales

The critical role of an integrated cold chain for export success
What could be better, more special, more festive, and more delicious than plump and luscious red cherries for a holiday? In China, cherries have increasingly become a major part of Chinese New

Date brand focuses on increased presence in Canada
Medjool date brand Natural Delights® returns to CPMA this year with award-winning products and a successful Canadian marketing program in tow. For the last several years, Natural Delights has

The new Australian fresh produce pallet wrapping system resulting in less plastic into the environment
A leading Australian sustainable packaging solutions company, Propak Industries, has made an improvement to its Macro Wrap product to be able to tightly secure a pallet of fresh produce with as

Both fragile and robust, South Africa’s municipal markets keep its citizens fed
Dr Justy Range loves the elegance of South Africa’s municipal markets, often called unique for the way it calls into existence a sphere of trading seemingly governed by an ‘invisible hand’.

"Technology offers many advantages in both the high and low seasons"
The Nordheim-based planning office p2raumdesign has now developed a front panel especially for the fresh produce sales counters used by numerous direct marketers throughout Germany, which can be

The sales of the first Moldovan strawberries will start during the Easter week
Will the first Moldovan strawberries ripen by the Easter holidays? There were doubts about this due to two cold waves in late March – early April. However, according to the Pomușoarele Moldovei

Primland welcomes smooth transition from North to South
French kiwifruit marketer Primland is setting its sights on Southern Hemisphere production, as the Northern Hemisphere season comes to an early close. The company’s Oscar Greece campaign ended