FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS

Great Success at the second “CIV & Friends Meeting”
CIV presents during Fruit Logistica 2020 the new varieties/selections of apple/pear/strawberry and meets its international licensees/Partners. CIV – Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti from San Giuseppe di

World Citrus Organization’s first official meeting in Fruit Logistica 2020
On 4 February, the World Citrus Organisation (WCO) held its first official meeting at Fruit Logistica, Berlin. Following its presentation in October 2019 during Fruit

Parthenope®, the new CIV low-chill strawberry variety
Michelangelo Leis, CIV Breeder: “We are focused on new high-quality varieties, with greater environmental protection, easy to grow, with high productivity”. Marco Bertolazzi, Business Development

An increasingly sustainable apple is at the heart of the know-apple campaign promoted by Assomela
The first year of the in-formation campaign promoted by Assomela ends in a few days after 12 months of activity in collaboration with some of

Portugal Fresh promotes Portuguese fruits, vegetables and flowers in Germany
Portuguese companies are getting ready to participate in two of the sector’s main trade fairs, IPM Essen and Fruit Logistica. Over the next two weeks,

Michel Picandet is appointed Executive Vice President and Head of TOMRA Food
He joined the company on January 1st, 2020 and will be based at the TOMRA Food headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. In his new role, he

‘Knowing European Apple’, the informative campaign promoted by Assomela
The European communication campaign “KNOW APPLE” promoted by the Italian Association of Apple Producers continues, with the aim of training professionals and final consumers on

Nominees for the FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award 2020
The fresh produce industry’s top award will be presented on 7 February 2020 in Berlin. More than 78,000 trade visitors from over 135 countries will

ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA moves to Singapore for 2020
Asia’s premier fresh produce trade show to relocate to Singapore from its traditional home in Hong Kong in September 2020. ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA, Asia’s leading

Origine Group, first container of kiwi to Mexico
Origine Group’s first container of kiwi with destination Mexico is leaving today from Genoa port. “It is our first load of top-quality kiwi for this

International Strawberry Symposium 2020, topics and speakers officially announced
The panel of speakers and the topics of the 9th edition of the International Strawberry Symposium, scheduled to take place in Rimini from 2 to

Freshfel Europe presents 2019-2024 priorities in European Parliament
Yesterday evening Freshfel Europe called for a fresh fruit and vegetables-in-all-policies approach in its presentation of its 2019-2024 priorities paper for the EU institutions ‘Fresh






