Kiwi: “Slow market since the beginning of the season”
The kiwi market has been difficult this year, according to Pascale Begoulle, sales manager of Sikig. “The outputs are lower than in previous years. The market has been slow since the start of

Asparagus cultivation in Germany: "There is no way around the use of film".
The asparagus qualities in this country are good and the producers are prepared for the season. However, the general conditions in asparagus cultivation are becoming increasingly difficult, as

Lago D’Oro opens Europe’s largest fennel packhouse
Italian supplier Lago D’Oro has opened what is believed to be Europe’s largest fennel packing facility. The 6,000m 2 centre is located in San Benedetto dei Marsi, on the eastern edge of the

Fruit and vegetable shortages push UK food inflation to new highs
Fruit and vegetable shortages have helped push UK food inflation levels to a new record during the past month, reaching highs of 15%. As indicated by the British Retail Consortium's (BRC) index,

"Angelite fir cone" chosen as potato of the year 2023
Since 2006, a committee has awarded an annual prize to an old potato variety to draw attention to the diversity. Similar to apples, there are many more varieties of potatoes than are offered in

Fruit Attraction 2023 da record
Great response forFruit Attraction 2023: for the 15th edition, scheduled from 3 to 5 October in Madrid, 1800 exhibitors and 90 thousand professionals from 135 countries are expected to

Al Centesimo Group focuses on home-grown fruit and vegetables
Mario Bonelli, fruit and vegetable buyer for the Sicilian group Al Centesimo, tells IFN about the company's vision to improve the fruit and vegetable department and accompany the consumer to an

France: Strawberry consumption should increase in the coming days
All circumstances are in place for strawberry consumption to go up around Easter. “Strawberry sales are usually good in the week before Easter. We also have beautiful sunny days, which is always

OPI Frutta snack and smoothie range - just like fresh fruit

Annual inflation drops in Georgia, but year-on-year gap in food prices is still large
EastFruit analysts highlight reduced inflation in Georgia. While we were used to seeing an annual difference of 10% or more in the general price level, or inflation, for quite some time now, the

Smart packaging for all kinds of needs
Israeli packaging and container producer Plasgad will attend Macfrut for the first time. FreshPlaza has talked about it with the marketing manager for Europe, Patricia Marquiegui. FreshPlaza (FP):