Berries news archive – Page 5
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ArticlePhotos: Global Berry Congress 2023
A selection of pictures from Fruitnet’s Global Berry Congress, which brought key players from across the supply chain together at the Beurs-WTC in Rotterdam on 28 November 2023
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ArticleHuelva’s berry acreage contracts in 2023/24
Overall planted area will fall by almost 5 per cent next season, says Freshuelva
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ArticlePeru looks back on a challenging year for fruit exports
Blueberries hit hardest by the weather, while grapes and avocados fared better says Fresh Fruit Peru
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ArticleSekoya team expands to meet increased demand for premium blueberry varieties
Marianela Rodriguez and Mark W David will support the B2B network’s continued global expansion
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ArticleBritish Berry Growers rejects BRC comments on producer pay
The industry group rebuffs British Retail Consortium claim that growers are losing pay to middlemen
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ArticlePlanasa celebrates 50th anniversary
Company said 2023 has been a year of “profound transformation”
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ArticleDutch raspberry grower installs European fruit industry’s largest solar panel system
Europe’s largest collection of so-called ‘fruitvoltaic’ panels protects plants and allows light to reach them, as well as generating lots of energy
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ArticleDriscoll’s Sweetest Batch set to start
Premium strawberry brand enters second season of Australia-wide distribution in December 2023
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VideoResearch project aims to get to grips with post-Brexit logistics
Project by logistics advisory Global 78 seeks to understand how fruit and vegetable businesses can operate most effectively in new trade landscape
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ArticleBritish Berry Growers launches lobby group
Grower association appoints new board to push government on sustainable action to secure future for British berries
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ArticleGlobal Berry Congress: tough road ahead for berry suppliers
Expert speakers predict higher costs and a higher bar in terms of quality for the soft fruit sector during the leading annual event for the international berry business
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ArticleFresh Direct cuts plastic waste
Foodservice supplier switches to new paper berry packs to cut 50 tonnes of plastic waste each year
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NewsBritain loses apple-growing pioneer Adrian Scripps
Adrian Scripps played a central role in topfruit industry initiatives and laid the foundations for the eponymous producer, which today farms 750 hectares in Kent
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NewsChilean blues exports revised down
The country’s Blueberry Committee has reviewed its estimate for 2023/24, predicting a decline of 13 per cent compared with last season
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ArticleIn search of new South African brands
South African retailer Woolworths says there has been an ”exceptional” consumer response to its Flavourburst nectarine brand
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ArticleCo-op sales earn berry crown
British Berry Growers names Co-op ‘UK berry retailer of the year’
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NewsFPJ Potato Special out now
We explore the latest innovation and production hurdles in the potato sector as growers and new industry body GB Potatoes search for solutions
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ArticleSofrupak offers topseal alternative
Witold Gaj, chief executive office at Sofrupak, says the company has developed an innovative new packaging concept that should pique the interest of supermarkets
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ArticleMilbor’s berry focus pays off
The Polish packing and sorting specialist has the solutions to cater for the evolving needs of the berry business, says chief executive Piotr Milewski
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ArticleConsumers keen on Polish blueberries
Dominika Kozarzewska of Polskie Jagody gives Fruitnet the lowdown on the Polish blueberry business as 2023 draws to a close