Hijolusa invests in modernisation and innovation
The company Patatas Hijolusa, located in León, has been implementing state-of-the-art technology in its industrial plant for more than 7 years in order to achieve maximum optimisation of its

Communication is important to promote niche productions
“The fair season continues and, after Cibus, we attended Vinitaly to promote our productions expression of culture, identity and tradition. Our leading product continues to be Bergamot oranges.

Defra awards £9.13m to agri-robotics
Three cutting-edge projects will receive a share of £9.13 million in government funding to carry out research and development on proposals to boost agricultural productivity, sustainability and

Caab, Open Day on 14 April
The Open Day of the Caab (Centro Agro Alimentare di Bologna) will be held on Friday 14 April between 6.00 am and 10.00 am. The gates of the Caab, a structure typically active during the night,

Kiwi: “Slow market since the beginning of the season”
The kiwi market has been difficult this year, according to Pascale Begoulle, sales manager of Sikig. “The outputs are lower than in previous years. The market has been slow since the start of

Fruit and vegetable shortages push UK food inflation to new highs
Fruit and vegetable shortages have helped push UK food inflation levels to a new record during the past month, reaching highs of 15%. As indicated by the British Retail Consortium's (BRC) index,

Fruit Attraction 2023 da record
Great response forFruit Attraction 2023: for the 15th edition, scheduled from 3 to 5 October in Madrid, 1800 exhibitors and 90 thousand professionals from 135 countries are expected to

Al Centesimo Group focuses on home-grown fruit and vegetables
Mario Bonelli, fruit and vegetable buyer for the Sicilian group Al Centesimo, tells IFN about the company's vision to improve the fruit and vegetable department and accompany the consumer to an

Smart packaging for all kinds of needs
Israeli packaging and container producer Plasgad will attend Macfrut for the first time. FreshPlaza has talked about it with the marketing manager for Europe, Patricia Marquiegui. FreshPlaza (FP):

"We will be able to market regional chicory into June"
Despite inflation and cost increases, the company said it had a strong sales season overall for organic chicory. "In January as well as February, marketing was a bit slow, which is probably also