All Global articles – Page 4
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NewsMaersk and Hapag-Lloyd: no immediate return to Red Sea
Full steam ahead for Gemini Cooperation as shipping lines announce plan to ‘phase in’ Gemini Cooperation by February 2025
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NewsNIQ doubles down on UK grocery shopping behaviour
Consumer research company doubles its shopper sample to 30,000 households in a bid to better measure UK grocery buying habits
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NewsSodexo UK scoops national sustainability awards
Foodservice firm’s net-zero supply chain engagement strategy wins at two top sustainability awards
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NewsFruitnet and Agtools team up to provide top-class insight and analysis
Publisher will use Agtools’ award-winning data platform to enhance its coverage of the international fresh produce business
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NewsUS could ‘run out of bananas’ as port strike looms
Major disruption to imports expected if port workers’ union follows up on threat to take industrial action from 1 October
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NewsAldi commits to net-zero targets
The Aldi South Group has committed to reduce absolute Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 52 per cent by 2030
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NewsOrganic market ‘booming’ for certain produce categories
Italian marketer VIP and Dutch importer Eosta report significant growth in demand for key products like apples, grapes, and mangoes
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NewsBiogold boon for South African mangoes
Access to new varieties is seen as catalyst for growth in the South African mango export sector
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NewsDefra changes post-Brexit import rules
Post-Brexit EU import checks delayed and produce reclassified in major boost for UK industry
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NewsStudy reveals ‘prune effect’ on bone health
Eating prunes daily may reduce negative bone effects of oral contraceptives in younger women
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NewsDefra plans to delay Brexit border checks
Physical border checks on certain EU fruit and veg arriving in UK may not come into force until July 2025, Fresh Produce Consortium reveals
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NewsThermo King rolls out battery alternative to diesel
New device offers potential way to reduce direct emissions caused by refrigerated vehicles and containers, says compay
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NewsProseal scoops 2024 AgTech Breakthrough Award
UK fresh produce packaging solutions specialist wins FoodTech Equipment of the Year award for its Case De-Stacker
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NewsEurope’s pear production begins slow recovery
Volumes in Italy and France set to rebound after weather-affected campaign, but growers in Belgium, Netherlands and Spain expect significant decline in production
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NewsEU apple crop shrinks amid continued climate uncertainty
Next season’s volume set to fall to around 10.2m tonnes, mainly as a result of declining production in the eastern part of the continent
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NewsSeed import delays hit UK tomato industry
Growers urgently need retailer and government support to stop post-Brexit rules from destroying the sector, says tomato association
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NewsFairtrade macadamias make UK debut in Central Co-op stores
Macadamia nuts from Malawi will join Central Co-op’s existing range of Fairtrade products
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NewsGrowers say ‘no for now’ to new Sedex standards
British grower groups call for “proper consultation” before new audit rules on seasonal worker fees are introduced in UK
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NewsNew varieties hold key to growth, experts tell Fruitnet Grape Congress
Leading analysts and key industry players at global event in Puglia say they see huge market potential thanks to new and better varieties
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CommentComment: AI can make a big difference to fruit quality
Worldwide Fruit’s head of technical Willie Wood believes new technology is about to remove all subjectivity from fresh produce quality control