Tuesday, February 09, 2010

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Winner of the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award:
ART: the Aril Removal Tool for pomegranates
De new Aril Removal Tool (ART) from the Israeli export company Mehadrin Tnuport Export, (Mtex) won the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2010. With the ART you can quickly and easily remove the arils from the pomegranate, without getting sticky hands. The shape and size of the ART makes you think of a..... 0 comments


Peakfresh enhances shelf life of strawberries
Peakfresh are an international company producing Modified Atmosphere Packaging(MAP) film specifically developed for the packaging of fresh fruit, vegetables, plants and cut flowers. When used with refrigeration at correct temperature levels, Peakfresh will extend the life of products and maintain..... 0 comments

WAPA releases Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecasts
Representatives of key apple and pear producing and exporting countries from around the world met at the recent FruitLogistica fair in Berlin for the annual general meeting of the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) on 5 February 2010. During its annual meeting WAPA re-elected Alessandro Dalpiaz..... 0 comments


Hispalco has launched its new brand UNICORN
Hispalco S.A. is a Spanish company used in dealing effectively with fresh fruitand vegetables for its European clients. Owner of the quality brand Monnalisa,Hispalco has launched this year, during the FRUITLOGISTICA event at Berlin, itsnew brand UNICORN, with a unique and innovative design. Counting with..... 0 comments

New record crop for South Tyrolean apple growers
The 8,000 apple growers of South Tyrol have broken their records of the last three years by producing 1,016,289 tonnes of apples. This exceeds the 2008 harvest by no less than 9%, says Paul Zandanel of the Export Organisation South Tyrol from the Bolzano Chamber of Commerce. "The leaders this season are..... 0 comments

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breakthrough to more than 10,000 stores shortly expected
Paramount Farms continues launch of Wonderful Pistachios in German market
Paramount Farms, the world’s largest vertically integrated grower and processor of California Pistachios, again participate in Fruit Logistica - as part of the company’s ongoing launch support of Wonderful Pistachios in Germany - and have two great announcements:•After an intense year of marketing activities..... 0 comments


Avocado Man and Celebrity Chef Ingrid Hoffmann Celebrate With Football Fans and Future Avocado Lovers
Chilean Avocados score touchdown at 2010 Fiesta Bowl
The Chilean Avocado Importers Association (CAIA) made the perfect pass to more than 25,000 Boise State University and Texas Christian University fans along with several of CAIA’s VIP invited guests. Through a partnering sponsorship with Fiesta Bowl, college football enthusiasts learned more about Hass..... 0 comments

Anecoop records EUR 450 million in sales
"In the previous 2008/2009 campaign we generated sales of around EUR 450 million and we marketed 672,000 tonnes of fresh products", reports Anecoop Managing Director José M. Planells. He adds that the company has 87 agricultural cooperatives throughout Spain. "We are the leading European supplier of..... 0 comments


FreshPlaza-calender eagerly received at Fruit Logistica
During the Fruit Logistica this year the first FreshPlaza calenders were given out to visitors and stand holders. Last year we took photos of the hostesses at the international stands and the twelve most voted for photos earned a place in the 2010 calender. The idea came from Pieter Boekhout and Kees Valstar..... 0 comments

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New logo selected for all EU organic products
The European Commission has officially announced the winner of the EU organic logo competition. Over the past two months, some 130,000 people have voted online to choose the new organic symbol from three finalists. The winning design is by Dusan Milenkovic, a student from Germany, who gained 63 % of the..... 0 comments



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Edwin van Leeuwen: "Ready to conquer European market"
Valstar introduce: Discovered sweet potatoes during Fruit Logistica
During theFruit Logistica Valstar Holland introduced 'Discovered sweet potato' for the European market. "We not only sell sweet potatoes, but also the packing. At the moment sweet potatoes are loose on the shelf and hardly anybody knows what to do with them" Edwin van Leeuwen of Valstar Holland says and he..... 0 comments

Seedless aubergine from France
Gautier Seeds, France, is bringing to market the seedless aubergine Shakira. Other new developments presented at FRUIT LOGISTICA included tasty Minilou and Delicassi cherry tomatoes, early-ripening Arisona and Soraya melons, and the delicious mini lettuces Ticcos and Rivale. Gautier Seeds cultivates..... 0 comments

UK: NYK Logistics wins Dobbies deal
NYK Logistics has signed a distribution contract with Dobbies Garden Centres to handle the end-to-end supply chain from the Far East to UK stores.Under the deal, NYK will ship garden furniture and plants from Asia into Grangemouth container port, destuff and warehouse the goods, and then distribute them to..... 0 comments

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The potato taste concept Pommonde rewarded second place in the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award
Last Friday the Pommonde taste concept was rewarded second place at the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award in Berlin. The Fruit Logistica is the leading international meeting place of the fresh produce trade. Last week more than 2,000 companies from across the entire fresh produce value chain showed their..... 0 comments

Russia: Magnit to open giant logistics centre
The Magnit grocery chain plans to open a new giant logistics centre in the Russian region of Tambov, investing 500m roubles (E12m) on the same. The centre will cover an area of 265,000 sq m, and is scheduled to officially open in the fourth quarter of 2010.Reports said that the centre will help Magnit to..... 0 comments

Two projects to sustain the fight against child obesity presented during the 2010 edition of the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin
From Mr Fruitness to the School Fruit Scheme, europe boosts child fruit comsumption
Fruit consumption among young people, particularly in schools, is set to receive a boost with the return of a superhero and the far-reaching project financed by the European Union to the tune of 90 million euros. The news was announced on 4 February 2010 at the Fruit Logistica trade show in Berlin, during..... 0 comments

Poland: Iceberg lettuce - prices strongly increased
Last days prices of imported Iceberg lettuce increased considerably. Last week the price of this lettuce imported from Spain was 2.40 PLN (0.59 €)/pcs., while on Monday, February 8 its price increased to 5 PLN (1.22 €)/pcs.Such big price increase was a surprise even for traders. It is probably a result from..... 0 comments

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Investigation into fire could take weeks
Belgium: Serious fire at Mechlese Veilingen storehouse
Three hectares of storehouses at Mechelse Veilingen in Belgium went up in flames on Tuesday night. No one was injured, but the damage could total 16 million Euros. The Fire Service managed to save 9,000 m². The devastation at the site is enormous The fire broke out around 11 O'clock on Tuesday evening...... 0 comments

'Super spinach' that boosts immunity set to go on sale in UK
A new 'super' spinach, specially developed to be a rich source of selenium, which can bolster the body's defence system, is set to hit UK market today.The green leafy vegetable is enriched with 10 times the amount of selenium found in standard spinach, which prevent damage to cells and tissues."It's perfect..... 0 comments

UK: Birds Eye launches £5m Field Fresh ad campaign
Birds Eye is launching a £5.5m advertising campaign, starring Lisa Tarbuck, to promote its recently launched Field Fresh range of vegetables.Created by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, the campaign includes a TV ad starring Tarbuck which launches today (8 February) and will run for 15 weeks.Media planning and..... 0 comments

Holland company develops machine that turns abundant crops into ethanol for farmers
Entrepreneurs at eFarms LLC believe they have an answer for farmers with crop overproduction, high fuel costs and the need for quality animal feed.The company is developing a "Renewable Fuel System," which will take crop products including corn, apples, cherries and other fruits and vegetables and turn them..... 0 comments


The International Food Forum will highlight the main attributes of brands
Alimentaria 2010 extols the value of brands
Synovate has prepared the study 'What does the consumer expect from a brand these days? The role of the manufacturer as brand manager’, which will be presented on 23 March at the showPraxis will be handled by Instituto Internacional San Telmo, which will reveal the strategies of leading firms in the food and..... 0 comments

Management changes Manor Fresh Limited and Thanet Earth
We are pleased to be able to announce today top level management changes within two of our joint venture companies. The first relates to Manor Fresh Ltd.This is the potato and vegetable specialist business in Lincolnshire established as a joint venture between Fresca and Bakkavor/QV.Ian Craig joined Fresca..... 0 comments


Asia

First certification body for GAPChina
WIT-Assessment is the fi rst Chinese certifi cation body, that has successfullycompleted the GLOBALG.A.P approval procedure for certification bodies. The company can now issue certifi cates for the ChinaGAPstandard. ChinaGAP has two levels, fi rst an entry level to encourageearly adoption of Good..... 0 comments

Japan: NYK Included in the Global 100 for Fourth Consecutive Year
For the fourth consecutive year, NYK has been selected as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World .The 2010 Global 100 was announced on January 27, 2010, at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Of the 3,000 candidate corporations from 23 countries around..... 0 comments

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Taiwan's bell fruit makes inroads into Europe
Brand name bell fruit produced in southern Taiwan's Nanchou Township will be exported to Germany and France late this month for the first time, industry sources said Monday.The fruit, also known as wax apples, is being grown by graduates of a fruit plantation and marketing class sponsored by the Nanchou..... 0 comments

Vietnam builds international brand for cashew products
Vietnam plans to build up international brands for cashew products to match the stature of the largest cashew nut exporter in the world, said Binh Phuoc Province Chairman Bui Van Thach.“To reach the target, the country has to build brands for processing mills, producers and exporters following international..... 0 comments

Pakistan: SPS system and fruit export: GQTL to help Pakistani traders’ access to international market
Food and Agriculture Minister Nazar Muhammad Gondal on Monday said establishment of Grain Quality Testing Laboratory (GQTL) at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) would help ensure access of international market to Pakistani traders.He was speaking to scientists at NARC at the inauguration of..... 0 comments

India: Assam's tribal women to take-up mushroom cultivation
In Assam's Sonapur town tribal women have taken to mushroom cultivation to become self-reliant and improve their lot.A few months ago, Anjali from Sonapur town in Kamrup district did not have work.Her family faced a financial crisis.Today, she earns enough to meet her needs from mushroom cultivation.Mushroom..... 0 comments


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