Blue Skies celebrates 25 years of ‘people, profit and quality’
Prepared fruit specialist Blue Skies has notched up 25 years of supply, marking a quarter century since the socially minded company sent its first consignment of fruit to Sainsbury’s. Speaking

Thailand plans multi-billion-dollar infrastructure investment to boost economy
Among Southeast Asian economies, Thailand's economic growth stood at 2.1% in 2022, halving from 2021, making it the slowest-growing economy among ASEAN countries. That is why Thailand is to invest

Ribbon cut on new vertical farming facility in British Columbia
After nearly a decade of researching and developing the latest technology to grow crops at 350 times the yield of conventional field-grown greens, UP Vertical Farms™ has launched its inaugural

Australia: Manbulloo to diversify into new avocado varieties
Australia's largest grower of Kensington Pride mangoes, Manbulloo, has just signed the rights to three new avocado varieties that have come from New Zealand through its sister company, Manbulloo

Himachal apple growers seek audience with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Six months after their massive protest outside the Himachal Pradesh secretariat over non-fulfilment of pending demands, members of the Sanyukt Kisan Manch -- a conglomerate of 27 fruit and

Auchan was able to grow again in its French home market: First time in 9 years
Germany: REWE Dortmund names new CEO as Andreas Schmidt steps down REWE Group has named Hanno Rieger its new chief executive officer of REWE Dortmund following current top boss Andreas Schmidt's

Melinda launches new campaign focusing on underground cells
Melinda's good practices for sustainable logistics are the protagonists of the new commercial on air on all national TV channels and digital platforms. The short film celebrates the quality of the

BAPL to rank retailers on buying British
Trade body British Apples & Pears Ltd (BAPL) has begun publishing monthly sales data to highlight which supermarkets are buying the most British apples. The data is aggregated from BAPL member

Three hi-tech mechanisms set up in Kartarpur Centre of Excellence for Vegetables
At the Centre of Excellence for Vegetables at Kartarpur, three hi-tech mechanisms have been set up and put to use: a grading line that works on color coding of vegetables for sorting vegetables of

"Considerably fewer melons being exported from Costa Rica to Europe"
"The unexpected rain in two Costa Rican cultivation areas has resulted in many failed crops and even total losses at melon farms," says Rolf Weber of Global Producers in the Netherlands. "Also,

Netherlands: Continuous growth for 'On the way to PlanetProof'
The sustainability label 'On the way to PlanetProof' has been around for five years. During this time, the label's share of fruit and vegetables in the Netherlands has increased from less than 5%