News from Eurofruit – Page 19
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Aldi completes living wage verification pilot on banana farms
Retailer successfully pilots an innovative living wage verification process on banana farms
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Rijk Zwaan launches berry breeding programme
Construction has begun on a new greenhouse at the group’s facility in Dinteloord, marking the official start of its soft fruit breeding programme
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New strawberry varieties from UC Davis
Californian university’s breeding programme delivers five new varieties with Fusarium wilt resistance
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Coca-Cola enters fresh fruit category with Frutura deal
Under the licensing agreement, Frutura will use Coca-Cola’s Minute Maid and Simply brands on fresh fruit for the first time
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New campaign highlights Melones El Abuelo’s heritage
Campaign shows evolution of Spanish melon brand through the ages
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Breedx on track with innovative varieties
Breedx’s latest tomato varieties benefit from the breeder’s ability to increase soluble sugars and control sucrose, glucose and fructose levels, using classical breeding techniques
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South African citrus ponders strategic options
The South African citrus sector is in a period of fast growth but will need to follow the right path to remain viable
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Albert Heijn: more discounts, more local produce
The Netherlands’ largest supermarket chain wants to offer shoppers more Dutch fruit and vegetables at even lower prices
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Del Monte named one of America’s most-trusted companies
The company is ranked number 14 in the food and beverage category for consumer, investor, and employee trust by Newsweek
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Dole targets people who have never eaten a banana
To coincide with National Banana Day, company launches marketing campaign in the US aimed at small minority of adults yet to try the fruit
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Duroc reiterates commitment to sustainability
The Moroccan group is investing in new ways to reduce its impact on the environment, prioritising packaging waste, water efficiency and organic waste recycling
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Westfalia and Chiquita join European Sustainability Forum
How must the fruit and veg trade respond on sustainability? Fruitnet’s annual meeting brings together expert speakers to consider challenges and opportunities ahead
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South African lemons head to markets outside Europe
The new Southern African citrus export season, including mainly South Africa, Zimbabwe and Eswatini, has started strongly
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Throughput falls at Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges “weigh heavily” on quarterly figures as container segment declines
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IBO pays tribute to Bernadine Strik
Ground-breaking researcher praised for contribution to blueberry sector
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Eden obtains authorisation for Mevalone in Poland
Certification will allow growers to apply Mevalone to grapes to protect and treat outbreaks of Botrytis cinerea, as well as on apples to prevent post-harvest storage diseases
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Southern Hemisphere to produce bigger volume of Kissabel apples
Production in Australia continues to grow, while work continues on test orchards in Chile, Argentina and South Africa
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All aboard the Fyffes Fruitmobile
Fresh produce group introduces a towable banana and pineapple station and display unit in Ireland
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Macfrut experiencing “global boom”
The 40th edition of the Rimini-based event is “set to break records” according to organisers
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Local raspberries boost berry popularity in Belgium
As the season kicks off, Belgium cooperative BelOrta says improved availability of locally grown raspberries is helping to increase domestic consumption of the fruit