San Telmo Business School, which trains senior managers of consumer goods companies has teamed up with and Ecoembes, a non-profit environmental organisation that coordinates the recycling of packaging throughout Spain, […]
mer 10/02/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
United Fresh continues to offer training programmes for operators in the sector. The Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) training courses are hosted by United Fresh and developed by the Food […]
jeu 04/02/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Since the 1st of January 2021, the RUCIP European Committee has a new internal organisation that aims to maintain the continuity and professionalism of RUCIP. Whilst its European Secretariat remains in Brussels and is administered by Europatat, Ms Cristina Pohlmann, Assistant to the Director of the Deutscher Kartoffelhandelsverband e.V. (DKHV), has been appointed as the new RUCIP European Delegate.
mer 03/02/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, visited Mercabarna to learn about the operation of the food park, its main projects, the Central Market for Fruits and Vegetables and the recently […]
mer 03/02/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Acquisition of exotics supplier solidifies Westfalia’s European presence
mar 26/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
On December 23, 2020, the European Commission published a roadmap outlining its intention to revise the Food Information to Consumers Regulation.
mar 26/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Photo: twistedcitrus.co.nz
New Zealand’s retail sector is currently facing low availability of lemons, leading to soaring prices where the fruit is still in fact on sale. Logistical problems related to Covid-19 have […]
mar 26/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Photo: Sorma Group & Fruitecom
A patented system that selects 15 pieces of fruit per second based on internal and external quality and guarantees elimination of almost all defects, an unprecedented level of achievement on the market
lun 25/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The fruit and vegetable sector in Spain was struck by record minimum temperatures last week, with rain and snow falling incessantly throughout the week, which will compromise harvests. Production has fallen considerably and is affecting all products.
lun 25/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Photo: Moririson London by dailystar.co.uk
Retailer Morrisons has announced it is to become the first supermarket in the UK to pay at least £10 an hour to all of its 120,000 staff, as from April 2021.
jeu 21/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
For the first time, several of China's leading fruit retailers are going to be listed on the stock exchange. Among the retail leaders racing to be the first to go public in 2021 are Pagoda Fruit, Xianfeng Fruit and Hongjiu Fruit, according to a report by Simfruit.
mar 19/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Melinda and Novamont have teamed up to launch a more sustainable form of packaging. Begun last October, general director of Melinda, Paolo Gerevini, said the strategy is aimed at defining […]
mer 13/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
