Valle del Jerte cherry improves sorting lines

Valle del Jerte cherry improves sorting lines
The 2nd degree cooperative association ‘Valle del Jerte’ sold 17,000 tons of cherries in 2015 from its 3,500 members located in Valle del Jerte and La Vera counties in Caceres, […]
Wed 06/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Pachino tomato to expand export operations

Pachino tomato to expand export operations
Pach.Ita is the name of the new Italian brand created to promote and market the best of Sicilian PGI Pomodoro de Pachino, in its Ciliegino and Marinda tomato varieties. Whereas […]
Wed 06/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Mercabarna establishes its European leadership

Mercabarna establishes its European leadership
With 1.7 million tons sold in 2015, Mercabarna has positioned itself as Europe’s top fruit and vegetable market Part of this success is thanks to the market’s operators exporting to […]
Mon 04/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Unica Group offers staff colorectal cancer screening

Unica Group offers staff colorectal cancer screening
Unica Group is offering its employees, cooperatives and partners aged over 50 the opportunity to participate in a screening programme for colorectal cancer. The Almeria-based group said the move is […]
Thu 31/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Reefer business explores opportunities

Reefer business explores opportunities
Today’s global reefer shipping business is influenced by many different macro drivers. To name but a few, global population growth, climatological changes, currency exchange rates and food safety issues can […]
Wed 30/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Discover, debut new products at SIAL

Discover, debut new products at SIAL
Entries are open for the SIAL Innovation Awards, held in Paris once every two years. As the world’s largest food show, SIAL – taking place October 16-20 in Paris Nord Villepinte […]
Wed 30/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Dutch watchdog fines cold storage firms

Dutch watchdog fines cold storage firms
The Dutch competition watchdog has fined four cold storage firms a total of nearly €12.5 million. In a press release, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) said the […]
Tue 29/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Fruitful Italian expansion for Greefa

Fruitful Italian expansion for Greefa
Holland-based market leader in the fruit and vegetable sorting business, Greefa, has taken a big step into the Italian market, by setting up a new company in North Italy – […]
Tue 29/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Marco and Moyca announce further expansion

Marco and Moyca announce further expansion
Packhouse productivity expert Marco has won a contract to supply its equipment to a brand new facility at Moyca’s headquarters in Totana, Spain. Moyca, Spain’s leading supplier of table grapes, […]
Tue 29/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

International tomato conference in April

International tomato conference in April
With a lot happening in the tomato sector, such as product innovation, changing expectations from retailers and consumers, and challenging trends, it is time for the in-depth analysis offered by the international conference Tomatoes, trends […]
Thu 24/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Popularity of baby avocados poses export challenge

Popularity of baby avocados poses export challenge
Amid a boom in demand for the baby version, Spain is calling for a change to the trade standard for avocados. It says many Spanish companies are now trading in mini […]
Tue 22/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

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