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Thursday, May 23, 2013

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CEO Kriel to leave Capespan
Mr Louis Kriel has announced that he will be leaving the services of the Capespan Group at the end of June 2013. Kriel that spent most of his adult career over the past 22 years with Capespan, 12 years of which he spent outside of South Africa, lived through the transformation of the Group since the days of.....

Washington apples 2013 season:
"Optimism is the word"
Optimism is the word for the 2013 apple crop. Todd Fryhover with the Washington Apple Commission says there are some expectations of a smaller crop."Most of the growers felt that the crop volumes were down in comparison to last year but you would probably expect that with the record crop volume like we had.....


ILIP teas up with University of Bologna
Heat sealed punnets offer advantages for strawberries
Proper storage and better shelf life of strawberries require the use of refrigerated environments, but they are not enough. Packaging closure plays a fundamental role, and heat-sealed punnets are more efficient than those with lids in terms of reducing the daily loss of weight.These are the results of the.....


Asian vegetables in Almeria; an alternative to importing
Is it possible to purchase Asian vegetables without importing them? In Almeria there are products such as Asian and Star cucumbers, Chinese cabbage (pak choi), Violet aubergine, Chinese lettuce (kai choi), long beans, Bao long courgette, Daikon turnips, etc., grown under plastics by the firm Naturinda.Star.....

Kenya: Software to speed up EU exports
It will now take a shorter time for fresh produce from Kenya to be audited for export following the launch of a software that fast-tracks the quality testing process.Farmforce, a product developed by the Sygenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), phases out manual farm record keeping, replacing.....

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Strong NZ dollar affects EU apple import
The apple harvest in New Zealand is good this year. Even better than last year. Yet most of the additional production ends up in Asia and the Middle East, not in Europe. According to Tony Fissette of Enzafruit New Zealand (Continent), the strong New Zealand dollar plays tricks on import and will result in.....

Focus needs to be on a balanced diet, not positioning one group of fresh produce over another
PMA A-NZ welcomes new research into power of white vegetables
The PMA Australia-New Zealand (PMA A-NZ) has backed new research from Purdue University in Indiana, US that claimed white vegetables were being overlooked and are just as important nutritionally as greens, following the release of a new study into the subject.A long standing voice for the increased.....


Citronex builds extra banana ripening chambers
This week Polish company Citronex – banana importer and distributor, signed a 2 million Euro contract with Dutch company De Laat Koudetechniek to build 27 banana ripening chambers in Zgorzelec.After the completion of the ripening chambers Citronex will have in Poland at its disposal 146 chambers to store.....


Templog simplifies temperature tracking
As the world becomes more interconnected and shipments of perishable goods zoom across every part of the globe, the need to track the temperature of those goods becomes more important. Effectively tracking the temperature of shipments in transit can help shippers avoid spoilage and the loss of entire.....

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Carrefour sells stake in Middle East venture for $683m
Carrefour has agreed to sell its remaining 25-percent stake in a Middle East joint venture to local partner Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) for 530 million Euro ($682.45 million), MAF said in a statement on Wednesday.Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets, the venture set up in 1995, operates 50 hypermarkets and 44.....



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capacity of 25 to 35 tons of chips per hour
Kiremko supply fryer to West European chip producer
Kiremko have produced a complete process line and supplied with this a two-stage fryer of serious format for one of the largest chip producers in Western Europe. During the last few months the engineering department has developed this fryer with a special free carrying conveyor belt. This new fryer is a.....


Trayless flow wrapping machines
Redpack maximise profit margins and minimise packaging waste
Manufacturers of products that require overwrapping for protection and to retain freshness are faced with two significant challenges. One is to reduce their environmental footprint to a minimum and the other is to cut costs. Both of these challenges have to be accomplished whilst providing customers with.....


Matrix features Triton High-Speed Bagging Machine at United Fresh
Matrix Packaging Machinery, powered by Pro Mach, will showcase at United Fresh, May 14-16 at the San Diego Convention Center, the Triton, a vertical form-fill-seal machine optimized for the fresh produce packaging industry. The Triton automated bagging machine, which comes in two models, can help fresh.....

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Europe

Start of Dutch and Belgian strawberry season
In Holland and Belgium, people are preparing for the new strawberry season. The cold was responsible for some delays, but the products are now starting to hit the market. What are the expectations for the upcoming season and how do soft fruit specialists distinguish themselves from others?Ton de Jong of.....


Hein Buedts:
"Asparagus season passed peak"
The asparagus season has already passed its peak.The good weather in week 19 caused a peak in the production, but that is now in the past. This is according to Hein Buedts of Buedts bvba. "It was really beautiful weather for a little more than a week and then a lot came at one time. We even had an.....


Stijn Weckx: "Fortunately sufficient supply of the Jazz apple"
Belgium: Pink Lady most popular apple just now
Van Dijk Foods in Belgium has a large offer of apples at present. "This is our core business right now. We pretty much have all types," said sales manager Stijn Weckx. The most popular apple at the moment is the Pink Lady, followed by the Jazz apple with Granny Smith taking third place. There is currently a.....

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Germany: Rhineland lettuce harvest in full swing
Over the past few days people in the German Rhineland have started harvesting lettuce from the open ground, reports the 'Provinzialverband Rheinischer Obst- und Gemüsebauer' (Bonn).Whether it's butter lettuce, Lollo Rosso, Lollo Bionda, curly lettuce or iceberg lettuce: the various lettuce varieties from.....


"Medium calibres are ideal for export"
Piel de Sapo melons increase in popularity outside Spain
After a rainy winter and Spring, the Spanish melon campaign started with a two week delay and quality problems in the producing area of Almeria. Although production volumes are still not truly significant, exporters pray for sunshine to arrive and bring an increase in sales."We are already in late May and,.....

Maarten Verhaegen: "Prices also a lot higher this season"
Belgian company 60% lower glasshouse cauliflower
The supply of cauliflower started very slowly. This is the result of the continuously low (night) temperatures. Because of this the available volume at BelOrta is 60% lower than other years. When looking at 1st of May 2012 to 20th of May 2012 a volume of 62,172 cases was supplied. In the same period in 2013.....

Digital invoicing still in its infancy
The fruit and vegetable sector isn’t yet very active in the field of electronic invoicing. Although there are some twenty companies utilizing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to handle their billing, for many this is still somewhat of a distant prospect.Nevertheless, several parties are busy spreading the.....

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Mansfields hive-star accommodation is bee’s knees
Mansfields, one of Britain’s biggest fruit growers, has been busy setting up over 200 ‘bee hotels’ in a bid to encourage much-needed tree pollination, essential for its topfruit business.The ‘Bee & Bees’ have been created in 20 of Mansfields farms across Kent and are set to boost the declining species’.....


UK: R&G reports bumper herb harvest on the cards
R&G Fresh Herbs, the UK’s leading supplier of fresh cut herbs to the supermarket, foodservice and wholesale sectors, is predicting a bumper herb harvest from its UK farming operations.While the wet weather and low temperatures delayed the domestic planting season, the company has now sown in excess of.....

Germany wants better frozen fruit communication
The origin should be noted on frozen fruits and vegetables in future, the ministers of Consumer Protection of the various German states demand. They believe it isinexplicablethat the origins of fresh fruit is required by law to be noted, but the origins of frozen fruit isn't.The ministers believe that.....

Codiagro becomes Spain's first agronutrients cooperative
The Spanish firm Codiagro has taken another step in line with corporate social policies by becoming Spain's first cooperative within the agronutrient manufacturers sector, which entails a stronger focus on human resources and the integration of its workers into the firm's management team.With this change,.....

Jan de Vries (Javri Fruit):
"Top fruit trade a dead game at the moment"
In the top fruit trade there is not much life at the moment. This as per exporter, Jan de Vries of Javri Fruit from The Netherlands. "The prices are high, but not many apples and pears are being sold. Also the Eastern Block hardly shows on the market."Conference pears with a price tag of Euro 1.50 per kg are.....

An innovation from Nickerson-Zwaan
New unique App on onion diseases
Nickerson-Zwaan launches an innovative Onion App. This brand new app contains extensive information on diseases and disorders in onion. The app is a valuable tool for each onion grower holding a smartphone, at home or in the field.Nickerson-Zwaan launches this app as a future oriented onion breeding company,.....


One year after the earthquake
Italy: ITAL-FRUTTA melons are back
One year after the earthquakes on 20th and 29th May 2012, the ITAL-FRUTTA sac cooperative of San Felice sul Panaro (Emilia-Romagna) is back on the melon market with a plant built in record time despite bureaucracy and financial obstacles.A huge team of employees, the board of the cooperative, partners,.....

Logistical efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions with corrugated board
In the past three years, CO2 emissions of corrugated fibreboard have been reduced by 4.8%. In that period, the CO22-Footprint was on average 746 kg / t. This is evidenced by the "European Database for Corrugated Board Life Cycle Studies" published by the European umbrella organization for corrugated board.....


capacity of 25 to 35 tons of chips per hour
Kiremko supply fryer to West European chip producer
Kiremko have produced a complete process line and supplied with this a two-stage fryer of serious format for one of the largest chip producers in Western Europe. During the last few months the engineering department has developed this fryer with a special free carrying conveyor belt. This new fryer is a.....

Large Italian participation planned Fresh Produce Ukraine 2013
The organisers of Fresh Produce Ukraine are very pleased to announce that a large Italian participation is planned during Fresh Produce Ukraine 2013.Following the successful edition of Fresh Produce Ukraine 2012 in which more than 23 Italian companies participated a large increase in Italian exhibitors is.....


Hortifruti
Italy: Markets in Brazil look for innovation
From 16th to 18th May, the city of Curitiba in Brazil hosted the Hortifruti Brasil Show 2013, an event which the state of Paraná associated to its own image of a producer of high-quality, safe, traceable and local agri-food products.The event was divided into product display, services and technologies for.....


Oceania

Zespri China case "disappointing"
The head of the Green Growers Association says it is disappointing Zespri is the subject of legal action in China, but a relief the case has not impacted its exports.“It is really difficult for us to understand how easy it is to run foul of the authorities over there, but it is reassuring the case hasn’t.....


Africa

Kenya: Software to speed up EU exports
It will now take a shorter time for fresh produce from Kenya to be audited for export following the launch of a software that fast-tracks the quality testing process.Farmforce, a product developed by the Sygenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), phases out manual farm record keeping, replacing.....


World

Damco reports $6 million profit
Damco, one of the world’s leading freight forwarding and logistics service providers, reports a 6% increase in Quarter 1 net revenue with a total of 773 million USD, compared to 728 million USD in 2012. EBIT ended up at 9 million USD for the first quarter, compared to 13 million USD in 2012.Airfreight.....


Maersk to extend cost cuts
A.P. Moeller-Maersk CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen said he’ll be forced to prolong cost cuts at the world’s biggest container line as a policy of capacity restraint fails to lift shipping rates.The company’s Maersk Line unit is seeking new ways to slim expenses even after a 7.1 percent reduction in the first.....


Retail

SPAR sales reach €32 billion
SPAR International is pleased to report that SPAR worldwide retail sales grew to €32 billion in 2012 which was an increase of 2.8% on the previous year. SPAR now has retail operations in 34 countries and the global partnership encompasses 12,322 stores. SPAR will have retail operations in 36 countries when.....

Canada: Sales good for Target, but profit down
Canadians spent $86 million at new Target stores after they opened in March, but the cost of expanding the chain was a significant drag on earnings for shareholders.“We experienced an unexpectedly strong surge in sales as guests were eager to see their newly opened Target store. The mix of sales in home and.....

US: Walmart seeks to make Apps indespensible
Retailers like Walmart are tapping into the power of mobile to help you shop more effectively and, hopefully, more often. Gibu Thomas, global head of mobile for Walmart, was at CTIA in Las Vegas today to discuss how your smartphone is likely to become as necessary as the shopping cart when wandering the.....



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