FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
Strong industry alliances support Asia Fruit Logistica’s China meet up 2025
CHINA MEET UP 2025 returns with an expanded programme and powerful industry partnerships, delivering deeper insights and new opportunities in mainland China’s fresh produce market
Chiquita Invites Fans to Celebrate National Chiquita Day with “Be Bananas” Campaign
A high-energy, joy-fueled movement takes over April with nationwide giveaways and viral challenges, culminating in an epic four-day celebration in Miami
Yuksel Seeds achieves ISTA accreditation for its testing laboratory
This certification positions Yuksel Seeds’ laboratory among the most trusted in the world
Rijk Zwaan opens second seed processing facility
Rijk Zwaan is proud to announce the opening of a new facility in De Lier. This expansion increases the fruit and vegetable breeding company’s capacity for seed cleaning, processing, storage and packaging to continue to meet the growing demand for seeds
Precision breeding for indoor strawberry: the AI revolution with Heritable, CIV and Paul J. Mastronardi
Heritable Agriculture, Paul J. Mastronardi, and CIV (Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti), are proud to announce that they have partnered to develop an advanced strawberry improvement program for greenhouse and tabletop varieties
Macfrut, much more than a trade fair
A journey through the global fruit and vegetable sector that will meet from May 6 to 8, 2025 at the Rimini Expo Centre
Fewer apples and pears in European warehouses
The latest WAPA data confirms a year-on-year decline of 6.5% in apple stocks and 7.2% in pear stocks across Europe
Strategic Alliance between Agristar and Semillas Fitó
The new collaboration seeks to promote the development of varieties of key crops for the Brazilian market, such as tomatoes, bell peppers, melons and watermelons
TOMRA Food’s LUCAi for Citrus’ achieves >99% accuracy for key defects
As sponsor of Fruitnet Citrus Fruit Congress 2024, TOMRA Food showcased its advanced artificial intelligence solutions for the citrus industry and previewed its LUCAi™ deep learning solution for citrus
UNITEC over 100 years of continuous innovation
UNITEC is an international group specialized in designing and manufacturing innovative solutions for handling, sorting, external and internal quality selection and packing of fresh fruit and vegetables
Foodiverse and Taylor Farms acquire Bonduelle Group’s salad business in Germany
Foodiverse will manage operations at the Reutlingen and Straelen facilities
“We will develop new fourth-range fruit options”
Bollo Natural Fruits (BNF) has taken a decisive step to boost fruit consumption with the integration of Cortijo Cuevas, a company based in Granada and specialized in fourth-range products
