Northwest Cherries launches India promotions
Northwest Cherry Growers (NWCG) is embarking on a promotional campaign across major Indian cities to introduce this summer’s crop of US Pacific Northwest cherries to discerning health-conscious

Melinda launches cherry advertising campaign
The advertising campaign for Melinda cherries, which have arrived in these days on the shelves of the large-scale retail trade, has started. This year's promotion is based on the cities of Milan

Cherrybox, the cherry basket with stone holder
Taste cherries on the move and in a convenient and clean way, eliminating the hassle of looking for an appropriate place for the stones. Simapack, a company from Vignola specialising in customised

Where to throw cherry stones? In the packaging itself
"We have developed a 250g cherrybox with the objective of meeting the specific needs of consumers and the big retail chain," reports Simone Amidei from Simapack when talking about the new cherry

Apricots: boutique prices but poor quality
After the disappointments with cherries (Click here to read), we wanted to repeat the experience by buying apricots in a large-scale retail outlet, but we were not lucky this time either. In fact,

Cherry field day in Spain centered around low-chill program
Table grape and cherry breeder International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), announced that its international cherry team hosted its first-ever European IFG Field Days in Zaragoza, Spain on May 16,

Is the banana the only solution for the combination of fruit and vegetables and quality?
Our article 'Bad cherries at high prices, whose fault is it?' concerning our test on the first fruits sold in large-scale retail stores has sparked a 'hot' debate among our readers. Of those who

Warm weather speeding up Pacific Northwest cherries
With the recent warm spell on the West Coast, cherries in the Pacific Northwest look to be in a better position than a week ago. “It looks like we’re getting to peak volumes sooner than we

Bad cherries at high prices, whose fault is it?
'One cherry leads to another', says an old adage, but after the purchase we made a few days ago in a Romagna supermarket, one would say 'all cherries I throw in the organics'. Excuse the pun,

Aldi to buy 7,100 tonnes of Spanish bone meal
ALDI plans to buy around 7,100 tonnes of stone fruit from national suppliers between May and September this year. The supermarket chain plans to increase its purchase of these products by around

Lots of cherries, apricots, strawberries and cucumbers at $0.3 per kg
EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual

Lots of cherries, apricots, strawberries and cucumbers at $0.3 per kg – a video review of the market in Tajikistan!
EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual

Discovering the cherry supply chains with La Grande Bellezza Italiana
In the second instalment of the #freshtalks series, after talking about radicchios, we explore the cherry supply chain with Chiara Gaiardoni, saleswoman for La Grande Bellezza Italiana. They are

IFG’s low-chill programme ramps up
International Fruit Genetics (IFG) is helping retailers meet growing demand for high quality early-season cherries. In February, the breeding company added more varietals to its low-chill cherry

Fruit breeder expands cherry season window with low-chill cherries
International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG) is expanding its low-chill cherry program and closing a gap that has eluded retailers and cherry lovers for years. Given that IFG’s low-chill cherries are

Southern Hemisphere: Cherries conquer the markets
Despite the challenges, the 2022/23 season was again successful and achieved some records. It managed to advance and establish itself in world markets, increase its retail presence and reach more