New shareholders for Belgian supplier Special Fruit
Leading European importer-exporter secures new capital investment following decision to expand ownership structure
New shareholders for Belgian supplier Special Fruit
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Top Stories from Eurofruit
M&S drops prices on 19 veg lines to attract families
Premium retailer has placed 22 lines including brassicas, garlic, courgettes and leeks into either its value or ‘dropped and locked’ ranges and lowered some prices in a bid to entice more family shoppers and double its food business
Fruitnet Berry Congress still the best place to track innovation in berries
Conference and networking event brings business leaders together to discuss better products, stronger supply chains, and new market trends
LATEST EDITION
Find out what’s in the latest edition of Eurofruit Magazine.
Conversations
Fruitbox 117 · Hein Deprez, Greenyard
Greenyard’s founder discusses the company’s recent privatisation and explains why he sees an urgent need to redefine healthy eating
Fruitbox 116 · Mark Landini, Landini Associates
Sydney-based retail consultant explains how supermarkets can reconnect with customers through better design, storytelling, and a renewed focus on food
Fruitbox 115 · Daniel Sauvaitre & Philippe Binard, World Apple & Pear Association
Recorded live at Prognosfruit 2025, the latest episode of Fruitbox brings you instant reaction to this year’s European apple and pear production forecasts
Marketing
Onix hits the shelves in South Africa
AMFresh and Genesis Fresh have partnered with Shoprite to bring the 2025 Fruit Logistica Innovation Award winner to South African shoppers
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Fruitnet Events
Keep calm and berry on: Top takeaways from Fruitnet Berry Congress
Mike Knowles and Maura Maxwell are joined by FPJ editor Fred Searle for a berry-themed edition of The Fresh Ideas Show podcast
Berry business faces up to new challenges as growth continues
Investment in varieties, segmentation, marketing and technology will help build more profitable berry business, delegates heard at Fruitnet Berry Congress
Fruitnet Berry Congress still the best place to track innovation in berries
Conference and networking event brings business leaders together to discuss better products, stronger supply chains, and new market trends
Technology
Fieldwork Robotics partners with Dynium
Collaboration will provide growers with greater flexibility and enable Fieldwork’s robots to tackle steeper inclines and wider terrain ranges,
Naturitalia innovates to drive fresh produce demand
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Looking inside every fruit without ever cutting one open
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Gene-edited banana approved in Japan and Brazil
Urban Crop Solutions selected for prestigious agri-food ranking
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Sustainability
M&S drops prices on 19 veg lines to attract families
Premium retailer has placed 22 lines including brassicas, garlic, courgettes and leeks into either its value or ‘dropped and locked’ ranges and lowered some prices in a bid to entice more family shoppers and double its food business
Greenyard director to lead Freshfel Europe
Flexibility drives innovation at AVI Global Plast
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France orders supermarkets to stop ‘deliberately misleading’ practices
Dover becomes UK’s first net-zero port
Kiku partners with Olympic athletes at Italian ski event
Looking inside every fruit without ever cutting one open
Packaging
Naturitalia innovates to drive fresh produce demand
Italian supplier to launch branded stonefruit range, ready-to-use potato line, and more occasion-based packs to drive consumption
Flexibility drives innovation at AVI Global Plast
Spain’s corrugated cardboard sector ‘in good health’
Wood pallet sector faces ‘most challenging conditions’ ahead
Berry business faces up to new challenges as growth continues
Slow down the ripening process of your crops with Vidre+
Fruitnet Berry Congress still the best place to track innovation in berries
Events
Looking inside every fruit without ever cutting one open
How Orbem’s industrial MRI technology is eliminating guesswork, waste, and labour dependency from fresh produce quality control
Macfrut: much more than a trade fair
A year-long journey through the global fresh produce supply chain culminates in Rimini on 6-8 May
Rooted in innovation: Macfrut 2025 unites science and agriculture
The International Potato Symposium and the International Symposium on Biotechnological Tools in Horticulture are among the highlights of Macfrut’s 42nd edition
Perfectly ripened kiwis with Softripe
Frigotech will showcase what is possible for kiwifruit at Fruit Logistica in Berlin