Alimentaria
The Board of Directors of Fira de Barcelona has approved the appointment of Antoni Llorens, president and general director of the Serunión company, as the new president of Alimentaria, replacing […]
Mon 02/01/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Apofruit
Club varieties are gaining increasing shares of the Italian market: in the first ten months of 2022, they reached 9.1% of total sales (+2.2% on 2022). Spearheading this conquest is Pink Lady®, with Italian production expected to reach around 105,000 tons (Monitor Ortofrutta Agroter for IRI).
Mon 02/01/2023 by Gabriele Orsi
Eurofresh Distribution
Around 6,000 tons of the premium Tango Gold variety of mandarin are produced each year on the 25 farms belonging to Italy’s Linbo club. The late mandarin of the Tango Gold Consortium debuted on […]
Fri 30/12/2022 by Gloria Zorrilla
European Commission
The approval of all 28 Strategic Plans (one for each EU country and two for Belgium) by the European Commission marks the start of the new Common Agricultural Policy, scheduled […]
Thu 29/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Eurofresh Distribution
Last week, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (FHI) linked a salmonella outbreak that has affected 72 people throughout the country since October with the consumption of cucumbers from Spain and […]
Thu 29/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Opera
Italy expects a total crop of over 470,000 tons, more than double last year’s total, with the Abate variety accounting for around 189,000 tons, followed by Williams (130,000 tons).
Thu 29/12/2022 by Gabriele Orsi
Carrefour
Local production plays a major role in Spanish grocery retail, according to executive director of Carrefour Spain, Alexandre de Palmas. Writing in his ‘Flash Retail’ space on Linkedin where he […]
Wed 28/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
AUCHAN
After a U-turn by the French government about its ban on the use of plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables under one and a half kg adopted in January 2022, […]
Tue 27/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Lemon Art Exhibition
Welcome to the Lemon Age returns with more strength to the world of art and culture with the re-edition of the Lemon Art Exhibition Tour, a travelling exhibition that, after having visited Paris and Berlin, will tour different places in Spain over the next few months.
Mon 26/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Tozer Ibérica
The leading independent vegetable seed company is presenting its new varieties at its Open Day in February 2023.
Thu 22/12/2022 by Tozer Ibérica