Barcelona’s wholesale market Mercabarna has announced the winners of the 2nd Paco Muñoz Awards which recognise initiatives to reduce food waste. The winner in the private sector was Catalonia-based supermarket […]
Tue 20/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Mercadona Spain
The EU’s revised regulatory rules on food packaging came into force on July 3rd, with the Single Use Plastics Directive (SUP) (Directive EU 2019/904). The ruling is part of the […]
Thu 15/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Carrefour Bio
Global consumer demand for organic food increased substantially during the pandemic, with evidence that retail sales have increased by as much as 30% in some countries. But even before the […]
Thu 15/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
EuropeanCommission
After the great success of the previous 3 editions, which received more than 400 delegates, Eurofresh Distribution magazine and Fruit Attraction team up again to discuss the future of organic […]
Wed 14/07/2021 by Pierre Escodo
REUSSIR Fruits & Légumes
The 2021 edition of The World of Organic Farming shows that, in 2019, general retailers accounted for almost 60% of the total value of organic retail in Germany, with specialty […]
Wed 14/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
CONACYT
The Mexican government is promoting more sustainable forms of agriculture. The country’s Secretariats of Agriculture and Rural Development and Environment and Natural Resources and the National Council of Science and […]
Tue 13/07/2021 by Richard WIlkinson
European Commission
The provisional political agreement reached last week by the European Parliament and Council on the new Common Agricultural Policy is expected to introduce a fairer, greener, more animal-friendly and flexible […]
Mon 05/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
SHAFFE (The Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters) has founded an ad-hoc taskforce on sustainability to identify common challenges and develop strategic recommendations on “what a sustainable produce industry […]
Wed 30/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Pierre ESCODO, Eurofresh Distribution
The 4th International Biofruit Congress, on organic demand and sustainable supply, kicked off on June 17 with a digital session held on LiveConnect at ifema.es. “How to satisfy the more […]
Tue 29/06/2021 by Julie Butler
Eurofresh Distribution
2020 was the first year in which sales of organic food and non-food products in the US surpassed the US$60 billion mark. Sales growth was double the 2019 level, reaching […]
Wed 09/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Eurofresh Distribution
A report recently issued by the Ombudsman’s Office accuses the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica (MAG) and its dependency, the State Phytosanitary Service (SFE), of being neglectful […]
Mon 07/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
European Commission
The European Commission and ASOBIO’s joint Action Plan for the development of organic production lays out the intention of having 25% of Europe’s agricultural area certified as organic agriculture by […]
Wed 12/05/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
