FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
El Melonero drives growth in watermelon
Although its name and history are closely linked to melon, the Madrid-based company El Melonero is entering a new stage marked by strong growth in watermelon and the opening of a new facility in Aranjuez
UNICA Group adds fresh-cut watermelon to its portfolio
This season, the company is launching its first fresh-cut watermelon products, available in halves and quarters. Another recent addition is its new grated tomato
Mimaflor responds to evolving consumer trends
The company is driving the evolution of the fresh-cut category with solutions tailored to today’s market needs
Paturpat introduces new product lines
With the launch of sweet potato, the company is extending its expertise in potato-based products to a tuber that has gained significant popularity in recent years, both in households and the foodservice sector
Lázaro drives growth in fresh-cut with Calixta
In a market where convenience continues to gain ground, the company’s brand of ready-to-enjoy potatoes and sweet potatoes has become a key growth driver
Cooperativa La Palma: authentic flavour in formats for today’s consumer
Gazpachos, vegetable soups and creams, sauces and preserves, freeze-dried and dried convenience products, plant-based burgers and sports nutrition are all part of its portfolio
DiqueSí drives growth in the complete salad category
Vegetales Línea Verde showcases the innovation process behind its Street Food range
Packaging balances performance, sustainability and efficiency
The role of fruit and vegetable packaging is evolving in response to growing demand for ready-to-eat products
Grupo Paloma looks beyond nectarines
The company concentrates its production on extra-early nectarines. However, that picture could begin to change
Agrobiotech Innovation Forum: innovation, robotics and applied technology for the future
Lleida will once again become the centre of innovation in the primary sector from 27 to 29 October with the second edition of the Agrobiotech Innovation, designed to bring together knowledge, businesses, public authorities and consumers through technology
José Velasco: A life through the movies
I could never have imagined that our photo shoot would take place in a cinema, yet that is exactly what happened. José Velasco (1 June 1969) was born in Alhama de Murcia and remembers the day the cinema opened with remarkable clarity. The theatre was packed for the premiere of Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, a film he watched more than five times because he spent the entire weekend accompanying cousins and friends. The following week, Jaws was screened, and exactly the same thing happened
Size and convenience: reshaping the melon and watermelon of the future
The world’s leading seed companies once again opened the doors of their trial fields in Campo de Cartagena to showcase their latest innovations
