News from Eurofruit – Page 22
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Article‘Collaboration is key in fight against plastic pollution’
The food industry is the single biggest user of plastics, and if it is serious about finding solutions to plastic waste, it must work together and innovate. Here is what the Fresh Produce Impact Hub (FRESHPPACT) is doing to make that happen
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ArticleReport highlights “endemic” abuse of migrant workers in Spain
Ethical Consumer says UK supermarkets have legal and moral obligation to ensure that the rights of workers they rely on are being met
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ArticleChiquita unveils It’s Chiquita O’Clock campaign
Promotions features a series of scannable stickers to encourage banana consumption will all meals of the day
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ArticleAmmeraal Beltech launches Ultrascreen Pro
New belts have been engineered to address the performance and quality requirements of dewatering and drying produce
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ArticleSpeakers revealed for Global Tomato Congress
The first names have been announced for Global Tomato Congress, which places sustainability centre stage on the event’s return to Rotterdam on 16 May
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ArticleApril start for South African fresh produce inquiry
The intensive 15-month process may bring changes, but potentially from 2025 onwards
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ArticleGood response to South African grape campaign in China
Jiangnonghui wholesale fruit market welcomes the start of the 2023 South African table grape promotion
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ArticleGuillermo Arregui named new director of Fedemco
With 20 years’ experience in different countries, the appointment signals the federation’s growing internationalisation strategy
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ArticleAlya Fruit continues to take flight
Turkey’s Alya Fruit believes the experience of the team has been central to the company’s success during this challenging period, especially in the airfreight sector
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ArticleBrexit has ‘boosted trade opportunities’ for East Africa
Kenyan export consultant says East African producers stand to benefit from competitive production and labour costs as UK importers look to keep down costs and avoid red tape
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ArticleAsia Fruit Logistica sees strong exhibitor demand
Exhibitors from 32 countries and regions as well as 21 national pavilions are already signed up to take part in Asia’s premier fresh produce trade show
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ArticleFrench import group CSIF names new president
Compagnie Fruitière’s Alain Kritchmar has been elected as president of the French association for fresh fruit and vegetable importers
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ArticleBad weather eats into apple and pear crops
Revised forecasts indicate a more modest increase in Southern Hemisphere apple output, as well as a slight decrease in pear volumes
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ArticleUganda’s jackfruit journey
Fred Searle visits Zahra Food Industries in Uganda as the up-and-coming jackfruit supplier begins to unlock the financial potential of the country’s ‘ancestral’ trees
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ArticleWestfalia's avocado optimism
Despite concerns around oversupply, Alk Brand is full of optimism for the future of the European avocado market. The group CEO at Westfalia Fruit tells Fred Searle where he sees greatest potential for production and consumption growth
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ArticleRijk Zwaan offers cauliflower clubroot resistance
Seed company says its Paxton variety is ”a dependable choice” in production regions under pressure from the pathogen
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ArticleEU producers on front line in fight to limit water use
Thirty per cent less water to produce kiwifruit, 20 per cent less for industrial tomatoes, with 50 per cent less emissions: Europe’s fruit and vegetable industry remains committed to safeguarding the planet’s most precious resource
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ArticleLatAm Taskforce hits back at Lidl banana promotion
It says the decision misaligns with the commitments taken by the retailer to support the sustainability efforts of the banana sector
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ArticleBumper year for Kakuzi
Kenyan avocado and macadamia grower-exporter posts record 2022 results with China market to drive future growth
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ArticleGlobal Tomato Congress presents the future of fresh tomatoes
Global Tomato Congress, the leading event for the fresh tomato business, returns to Rotterdam on 16 May for a full day of discussions and networking, with sustainability top of the agenda