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An early harvest, larger volumes and the return of seedless varieties: these seem to be the characteristics of the 2016 grape season in Italy. “The year 2016 for table grapes […]
Fri 02/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Eataly, the famous chain specialising in top quality Italian produce, has chosen Solarelli to represent fine Italian fruit and vegetables in Italy and Europe-wide. Solarelli made its European debut at […]
Fri 02/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Melons are the items that have seen the most growth out of all of Bruno SRL’s products in recent years, having grown almost six times since starting out. Sales director […]
Tue 21/06/2016 by Richard WIklinson
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Founded in 1968 in Rodigo, Mantua, Francescon is Italy’s largest melon producer organisation, the undisputed national leader, and yet it is still able to keep its management structure strictly within […]
Tue 21/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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In April in Ferrara, Italy’s fresh produce agency Centro Servizi Ortofrutticoli (CSO) – a leading forum for operators throughout the fruit and vegetable supply chain – held its assembly to elect its governing bodies for the […]
Tue 31/05/2016 by Gabriele Orsi
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Fruit&Veg Innovation – a new annual international trade show for fruit and vegetables – is to make its debut May 8-11, 2017, in conjunction with Tuttofood in Milan. Last week, […]
Mon 09/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Off season and tropical fruit imports keep on growing in Italy. To keep shelves stocked with an assortment of items year-round, huge quantities of fruit produced overseas are imported into […]
Fri 29/04/2016 by Gabriele Orsi
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Coop Italia, Italy’s biggest grocery cooperative, is using futuristic technology to bring back some of the advantages of traditional markets, where it was easy to ask shopkeepers about their wares. […]
Thu 28/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Even if Italian potatoes account for only a small proportion of the European crop, they are highly distinctive. The surface area for potatoes in Italy was close to 50,000 ha […]
Tue 26/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Brand repositioning, a look at new markets, an eye to organic produce and plenty of quality: this is the signature style of Italian-grown berries. The province of Verona has traditionally […]
Fri 15/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Conad can be found in 1,380 municipalities nationwide. It has nearly 3,000 affiliated points of sale of all types: hypermarkets, superstores, supermarkets, discount stores and neighbourhood shops, in all the […]
Thu 14/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Caab, the Bologna Agri-Food Centre, where every day 19 wholesalers, 5 cooperatives (representing 290 companies) and 100 farming businesses sell all the fruit and vegetables grown in the area to […]
Thu 07/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
