FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
CESURCA launches a line of frozen produce
From May onwards, they will market 150,000 kg of frozen asparagus tips using a sustainable, efficient production method
SpicalUlti-Mite, efficient and cost-effective against red spider mite in citrus fruit
This sachet from Koppert is weather resistant, it releases over 600 predator mites, and it has a useful life of up to 12 weeks
12 months and 27 days
Spain is experiencing a prolonged drought, as it is being called by the experts. 12 months and 27 days have passed since the last meeting on the 4th of March, 2022 of the Spanish National Drought Board, which was convened on the 19th of April of this year.
Genetics that cross borders
The new campaign by Semillas Fitó goes beyond the sector’s usual image, to show that ‘Improving food is in our genes’
Google, Netflix, Tesla and water neutrality
For 2050, there is a forecast of a 40% increase in demand for water. Action must be taken. The need for funding is estimated at up to $ 600,000 million. The solution would involve desalination
A long way to go to reach the 400 g/day of fresh fruit and vegetables
Freshfel Europe’s latest edition of the Consumption Monitor indicates that the average fruit and vegetable consumption in the EU grew to 364,58 g/day/capita in 2021.
EFC looks back on 20 years of successful variety management
Looking back on EFC’s successes, CEO Ilse Hayen proudly expresses her contentment with the past 20 years. The biggest achievement according to her? “The fact that in 15 years, we have grown KANZI® internationally to be the second largest apple brand in the world .”
WAPA: Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast revised downward following severe weather events
Following the intense weather events that affected several countries in the Southern Hemisphere, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released an update of the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast. According to the revised forecast, which consolidates the data from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa, apple production is set to increase by 2,38% to reach 4.974.990 T, while pear production is expected to decrease by 1,25% to a total of 1.319.601 T.
Graphic Packaging International honored as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2023 by Fast Company
Graphic Packaging International’s passion for innovation has seen the fiber-based consumer packaging leader named on Fast Company’s list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.
New installations for Ronda Fruits
The Catalan company has a total of 8,000 square metres of installations along the Longitudinal 5 of Mercabarna
Graphic Packaging International partners with Smithy Mushrooms
Smithy Mushrooms, a leading UK grower of exotic mushrooms, has partnered with fibre-based consumer packaging leader, Graphic Packaging International (‘Graphic Packaging’), to supply their premium mushrooms to UK supermarkets in recyclable, cartonboard punnets.
COSARICA brand is updated
The brand has renewed its corporate identity by modernizing both its packaging and the individual labelling of the product.
