Sustainably grown bananas and pineapples in spotlight at Fruit Logistica
Kapi Kapi Growers (Grupo Acon), a producer and exporter of premium pineapples and bananas, will showcase its product offerings at Fruit Logistica next week in Berlin, Germany. Since 1987, the

"The inauguration of Patatas Meléndez's new automated plant will position the company as a benchmark in the sector in Europe"
"Patatas Meléndez, a company from Valladolid headed by Javier Melendez, is experiencing a key moment in its history, as the inauguration of its new automated plant will position the company as a

Organic producers IFOAM take Eco-Score Labels to court
Organic food producers from the European branch of the IFOAM association have brought a lawsuit over the use of the Eco-Score food labels by a growing number of retailers in several countries.

An exciting season ahead expected for Western Australian carrot producer
It has been a tremendous start to 2023, according to a Western Australian vegetable grower, with mild weather compared to previous years allowing the crops to "mature perfectly and develop their

Kenya: Rai family diversifies into avocado farming in Nakuru County
Menengai, owned by businessman Jaswant Rai, is among the fresh produce firms that are eyeing the lucrative Chinese market after Kenya was allowed to export fresh avocado to the Asian nation last

One new name for all TOP companies
TOP The Onion Group. This is the new name under which the TOP family of companies (Crop Alliance, Top Onions, TOP Taste, TOP Flavours, TOP Onion Sets, TOP Fresh Service, Poznan Onions, TOP Onions

Mission announces South African expansion
Mission Produce has announced a joint venture with South African farming company ZZ2 Boerdery (ZZ2) private equity firm Criterion Africa Partners (CAP) to develop avocado production in South

No newsletter on Thursday 9th February
The FreshPlaza team are busy visiting clients and taking lots of photos at Fruit Logistica this week, so we won't be sending our newsletter on Thursday 9th February. We will be back with all

"We want to show the many positive developments in Mexican fruit cultivation"
The European market offers excellent potential for Mexican fruit. That became clear during the Mexican Business Forum, organized by United Producers of Mexico. At the Dutch Chamber of Commerce

Soilless crops are strategic for a sustainable vegetable production
The fourth edition of Novelfarm, (Pordenone fairgrounds, February 15-16, 2023) shed the light on the essential role of indoor crops in safeguarding food safety and biodiversity. Access to the

123 tons of tainted Chilean cherries intercepted at Taiwanese border
Some 123 tons of Chilean cherries were denied entry into Taiwan after food safety tests showed they contained excess levels of pesticide residues, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Mercabarna: Fruit and vegetable sector reaches record turnover in 2022 thanks to exports
The total companies in Mercabarna's fruit and vegetable sector marketed a volume of 2,245,045 t of these products in 2022. This is a growth of 11% compared to 2021 and 3% compared to 2019,