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In its quest to service the retail chain and connect to the retailers’ format, uniformity is one of Rijk Zwaan’s focal points; the ability to deliver homogenous bunches and equal […]
Thu 08/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Muranopvr strawberry – Sainsbury’s benchmark variety in the UK thanks to its high quality – is also growing more and more popular in Holland and Belgium. With extremely attractive […]
Wed 20/07/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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After years of preparations, the first Dutch peppers will be exported to China mid July, said Paul Schriel, sales manager at Global Green Team, a Dutch fruit and vegetable trading […]
Wed 13/07/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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RZ has surprises in all segments from soil cultivation, developing countries to organics, convenience and snacking segments. Rijk Zwaan has invested a lot in variety development lately for the Mediterranean […]
Mon 06/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Although the total acreage used for covered horticultural production in the Netherlands fell 13% in the past decade, from 10,540 ha in 2005 to 9,200 ha in 2015, for some […]
Sun 29/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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A brand new event – the Amsterdam Produce Show and Conference – will make its debut in Holland from November 2-4. The three-day show – hosted by the creators of […]
Fri 22/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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KWS is to sell its conventional seed potato business as part of its plan to focus on developing hybrid potato varieties. Based in Einbeck, Germany, KWS said in a press […]
Wed 13/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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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
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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
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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
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On February 16th and 17th Hortidaily held its second high-tech greenhouse bus tour. Growers from all over the world were invited to the Netherlands to come and visit some of […]
Tue 01/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
