News from Eurofruit – Page 63
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Equifruit’s Jennie Coleman named Globe and Mail 2023 Changemaker
Changemaker Award given in recognition of her role in promoting responsible banana sourcing
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Maersk offloads Russian facilities
Group divests logistics assets in Russia as part of decision to discontinue activities in the country
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South African avocado export crop to increase
Following a disappointing 2022 season, the industry expects a rise in volumes this year
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UK is ‘missing opportunities’ to import from Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni calls on Britain to invest in Ugandan fruit and vegetable production but stresses the need for value addition at source
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Colombia launches second Plastics Pact in Latin America
Country commits to transforming all plastic packaging to reusable, recyclable or compostable formats
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Supermarkets and suppliers raise awareness of forced labour risk
A short film produced by Stronger Together highlights problem of worker exploitation in Spain’s agricultural industry
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Moroccan associations respond to UK tomato shortage
Apefel and Amcom say unusual temperature fluctuations to blame for shortening of tomato supplies from Morocco, as effects of climate change increasingly affecting region
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Ecuador sets out banana sustainability progress
An event highlighting the importance of sustainability standards for the Ecuadorean banana sector was held in Berlin this month
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Refresh for CMR’s Cosarica brand
The brand has renewed its corporate identity by modernising both its packaging and labelling
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Cosmic Crisp breaks into US top ten apple varieties
Sales of the variety grew 174 per cent in five months to January 2023 against a backdrop of falling US apples sales
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Improved fourth quarter at Fresh Del Monte
Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh says the company closed out 2022 in a ”much stronger position” than the previous year
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Albert Heijn airfreight ban touches down at start of June
Dutch supermarket chain says it now sources more than half of its fresh fruit and veg from within the Netherlands
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SNFL and Syngenta announce strategic partnership in China
New venture will focus on developing local production of SNFL’s table grape varieties
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Oppy brings Spanish garlic to North American consumers
Dollar sales of garlic increased 43 per cent over the last five-year period, according to Nielsen data
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Adverse weather slashes Spanish F&V exports in 2022
Final data shows value of exports grew by just 1.6 per cent, less than the 3 per cent originally forecast by Fepex
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P&O Ferries teams up with Finnlines to boost Belgium-UK trade
P&O Ferries to strengthen key trade link between Belgium and the UK with new sailings
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IFG celebrates 20 years of Cotton Candy
Unique variety added a new flavour profile to the table grape category
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BASF to launch new ToBRFV-resistant tomato seed varieties
Some 25 new seed varieties are at pre-commercial phase with the aim of becoming available in 2023
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Spain struggling to meet European vegetable demand
Sharp prices increases not enough to compensate for drop in volume and high input costs, growers say