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Exporter to importer: How Cherry Passion secured its own survival

2026-07-03T12:57:00+01:00

Stefano Pezzo tells Fruitnet how and why his family-run export company in Verona transformed itself into a major importer

  • Exporter to importer: How Cherry Passion secured its own survival

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