Full attendance at the 4th Morocco Berry Conference
Eurofresh Distribution
Morocco becomes 3rd-largest raspberry exporter and 4th-largest blueberry exporter, but now faces serious challenges.
Wed 06/12/2023 by Pierre Escodo
Portugal
Auchan to buy Dia’s Portuguese business
Grupo Dia
Spanish retail group Dia is to sell its Portuguese business to the Auchan Group for €155 million. Dia says that it is leaving the Portuguese market in order to focus […]
Tue 19/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Value of Portuguese fruit, vegetable and flower exports up 8% in first half of year
Portugal Fresh
The export value of fruits, vegetables and flowers rose by 8.3% in the first half of the year, reaching a total of over €1 billion. This is the first time […]
Thu 31/08/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Mercadona takes steps to prevent food waste
Mercadona
In 2022, Mercadona donated a total of 25,100 tons of products, 23,200 in Spain and 1,900 in Portugal. This figure is equivalent to more than 418,200 shopping carts and represents a 22% increase compared to the previous year. This aid was distributed in collaboration with over 550 solidarity entities in Spain and Portugal.
Mon 03/07/2023 by by Maria Belen Barbini
Record Portuguese fruit, veg and flower exports
Portugal Fresh
Portugal’s fruit, vegetable and flower exports exceeded €2bn for the first time ever in 2022, according to data from the Portuguese Statistics Institute (INE).
Wed 01/03/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Westfalia rolls out Global Water Plan in pioneering approach
westfaliafruit
Westfalia Fruit Group, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables and fruit, is advancing on its industry-leading water strategy with plans in place to halve use of the precious resource by 2030.
Wed 11/01/2023 by Pierre Escodo
Compagnie Fruitiere, integrated producer and supplier from Africa
FRUITIERE
Compagnie Fruitiere group defines itself as a “human size” company, still 80% family owned and will fully integrated operations.
Wed 07/12/2022 by Pierre Escodo
Covirán ramps up plastic reduction efforts with roll-out of more sustainable alternatives
Covirán
In recent years, the food distribution cooperative Covirán, made up of 2,404 independent retail partners, has made a qualitative leap forward in its fight against the use of plastic in supermarkets.
Mon 21/11/2022 by Maria Belen Barbini
PDO Rocha Pear offers certified quality
ANP
After 140,000 tons were exported last season, the 2022 crop is set to reach only half its potential volume due to adverse weather.
Mon 14/11/2022 by Pierre Escodo
Lusopêra – the Rocha pear expert
Lusopêra
Lusopêra, a company with fourteen producers in western Portugal, was founded by the CPF Group. It specialises in the white-pulp Rocha pear, which is not acidic and has a slightly accentuated perfume. The skin is rough at the […]
Sun 06/11/2022 by Amanda Cardinal
Coopval – growing sustainable PDO Rocha pears
Eurofresh Distribution
The Rocha pear, first identified in 1836 in the west of Portugal, has had the PDO status in 29 Portuguese municipalities since 2003. Coopval began its international expansion in 1977, exporting first to Brazil and now to countries […]
Sat 22/10/2022 by Amanda Cardinal
Prospects for Zespri production in Iberian Peninsula
Zespri™
In Europe, Zespri is now considering extending its kiwi production to Spain and Portugal. Speaking to Efeagro at the Fruit Attraction fair in Madrid in October, marketing director of Zespri […]
Wed 19/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
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