Peris invests in varietal selection and improved conservation of pomegranates
Small but definitive changes in the cultivation and handling of the fruit once it has been harvested have made it possible for the 2022-2023 national pomegranate campaign to be a historic one for

2022/23 EU monthly orange imports at 48,570 tons in February
2022/23 EU monthly orange imports came in at 48,570 tons for the month of February, some 20,000 tons more than the month before. The majority of these imports came from Egypt (44,441 tons). 3,590

Sainsbury's buying the freeholds of 21 stores which will continue to be operated as Sainsbury's supermarkets
Discounter Penny planning to expand store portfolio in Romania Discounter Penny has received a capital injection of around €160mln from its parent company, Germany's REWE Group, to accelerate

Portugal considers capping profit margins for producers, industrialists, and distributors
Portugal's Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE) stated that it had carried out more than 960 controls in the second half of 2022 and that it had started a new operation in March of this year.

"Demand for regional, processed vegetables continues to grow"
In 2015, the Heitsch family ventured further into the processing of their own products. Starting with hand-peeled potatoes for regional restaurateurs, other forms of processing have developed into