The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and China have announced plans to open a Eurasian Agroexpress to accelerate delivery of agricultural products. A meeting took place at the end of July […]
mar 24/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Commercial traffic crossing Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan is said to be picking up, following the Taliban’s seizure of power, with lorries laden with agricultural produce from Kandahar province passing into […]
lun 23/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
As the Delta variant of Covid-19 spreads across the UK, supermarkets are struggling to keep shelves fully stocked. Retail industry leaders warn of the growing havoc wreaked by the “pingdemic”, […]
lun 16/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Chinese retailer Hema has established the Hema Neighborhood Business Unit (Hema NB), opening 400 neighbourhood stores across China in 80 days. As the third division of the Hema business group, […]
lun 16/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The ripeness of fruit and vegetables can now be checked using a visible light sensor, thanks to work by a Turkish research team. As Hack A Day reports, the project […]
jeu 12/08/2021 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 […]
mar 29/06/2021 by Julie Butler
© Aldi UK German discounter Aldi is committed to guaranteeing a socially responsible supply chain. The retailer’s recently published International Position Statement on Living Wages and Living Incomes states: […]
jeu 17/06/2021
Fairtrade France has launched a €1 million project funded by the French Development Agency and French supermarket chain Carrefour aimed at supporting environmentally friendly practices and promoting gender equality across […]
lun 07/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
SHAFFE (Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters) together with Freshfel Europe (The European Fresh Produce Association) are teaming up with the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (the Alliance) to […]
mer 02/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
A diverse collection of 75 fresh produce leaders, industry innovators and game-changers headline the speaker line-up for United Fresh’s new Reimagine Conversations, beginning this week. With 25 sessions offered across […]
mar 01/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Mexico’s lemon crop is being assailed on multiple fronts, with the shadow of drought, forest fires and strikes all hanging over the country’s sector. Almost 1,000 hectares of lemons have […]
jeu 20/05/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Italian shipping company Grimaldi is investing in increasingly sustainable logistics and has introduced the very first hybrid propulsion ships: “Our group’s key innovation is the arrival of the first 4 […]
lun 17/05/2021 by Maria del Mar Valenzuela
