Pure Flavor brings on industry veteran Joe Sbrocchi

Showcasing a flowpacker for increased sustainability
After spending 2022 consolidating its position on both a domestic level and on the foreign markets, GNA is ready to attend Fruit Logistica with some news. "Over time, packaging material has

AMI: Scarce cucumber supply continues
In the main Spanish growing areas, smaller quantities of cucumbers are available for export. Prices on the Spanish producer markets fluctuated strongly in the first weeks of the year. In the

"With the Limvalnera strawberry, we can supply retail programs from October to June"
High temperatures in autumn set the pace for the start of the strawberry season in Huelva and delayed the planting phase until almost the end of November. Every year, the weather conditions are

Teesside Airport in the UK approved for handling of perishables
Teesside International Airport in the UK has been approved as a Border Control Point (BCP). This means it can handle perishable produce. The airport said it is now in talks with several

KM Packaging sets up Australian business
Flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging has officially set up an Australian business entity. Trading as KM Packaging Services ANZ (Australia-New Zealand), the business will

New generation kiwis find firm footing in the right South African localities
The advent of Actinidia chinensis yellow and red kiwi selections with lower chilling requirement has opened the door for South Africa, which had a stab at creating a kiwi industry in the 1980s,

Tagus-Segura water transfer: no criteria for its reduction
The water cut in the Tajo-Segura aqueduct is not based on technical or legal criteria, but solely and exclusively on political and territorial criteria, without being backed up by scientific or

FLIA Finalists
During the first two days of the show, trade visitors will be able to view each of the nominations in an exhibition area in Hall 20 and vote for their favourite. The winner of the award will be

Citrus growing in Florida still perseveres focuses on juice market
As has been reported for years now, Florida's citrus crop has been decreasing and things are not yet looking to be picking up. Centuries ago, growing and producing citrus began in Southeast Asia.

FLIA 2023: "LEDFan Greenhouse Toplight (2022 design)", Food Autonomy, Hungary is nominated
LEDFan offers savings on lighting and heating costs through a highly efficient design that utilises heat loss with controlled fans. The luminaire has an integrated BMS positioning grid-based

Strong export market for Australian lychees in New Zealand, Canada and US
According to Australia Lychee Growers Association president Derek Foley, who also grows the fruit in the Bundaberg region, the season is going well and lychee lovers can look forward to more

Cortilia, in Milan Country flavours at the pace of the city
With I sapori di campagna a ritmo di città Cortiliahas launched its new outdoor campaign in Milan (until 30 January ) on more than three hundred shelters and with two maxi-billboards.

Desaru Fruit Farm loses RM600,000 due to flood
The well-known Desaru Fruit Farm in Malaysia has suffered losses of about RM600,000 (€132,000) after 90 per cent of its orchard was flooded. Desaru Fruit Farm director Alice Tong Ah Chin said

Frosts affect more than 40% of the extra-early fruit in the Murcia region
The Secretary of Agriculture of the Union of Small Farmers (UPA), Antonio Moreno, estimated that the repeated frosts of the last days in large cultivation areas of the Region of Murcia, where the