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US: Hungry-Girl returning to Mann's Booth at PMA
Famous veggie lover and rising media star Lisa Lillien will be returning to Mann Packing’s PMA Booth# 2818 on Sat., Oct. 3, to sign copies of her latest cookbook: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories (while supplies last). The appearance also kicks off a new collaboration for the company and Hungry Girl: Her image..... 0 comments

Johnathan Sutton, Tesco representative for Asia and Oceania
Asia: The sourcing opportunity
Complying to standards is not the only requirement to access international markets. Johnathan Sutton, representative of Tesco for Asia and Oceania, described at the Asia Fruit Congress, the challenges that suppliers have to confront to access markets particularly from Asia.Some of the success stories are..... 0 comments

Susan Day - California Table Grape Commission at the Asia Fruit Congress
Origin of produce as a brand of success in international markets
International brands had become a trademark for competitiveness. The California Table Grape Commission has developed a strategy to become internationally well-known. Susan Day, VP of International Marketing at the Commission, explained at the Asia Fruit Congress, the strategy that the Commission has to..... 0 comments

Lisa Cork, Nielsen and Discussion Panel at the Asia Fruit Congress:
Information drives strategies to reach sales growth of retailers from Asia
At the Asia Fruit Congress first session, Lisa Cork, from Nielsen talked about the importance of the information for retailers in order to increase sales in Asia. There was a profound change during the last years from traditional retail to a modern retail format. Additionally, consumers are becoming..... 0 comments

At the Asia Fruit Congress: Peter Gale, Nielsen
Asia retailers less affected by recession, but looking to attract more customers
At the Asia Fruit Congress in Hong Kong one of the highlights was the presentation by Nielsen representatives, Peter Gale and Lisa Cork. Their work was centred on the ways Asian retailers can develop in each country taking into account the current recession. They talked about the large differences in..... 0 comments

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Ibraf, Apex-Brasil and Brazilian companies take part in Asian fair for the first time and present their diversity
Brazilian fruits present at Asia Fruit Logistica
Aiming to be present at the growing Asian market and to present the Brazilian fresh and processed fruits, Brazilian Fruit Institute – IBRAF, in partnership with Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency – Apex-Brasil, will take part for the first time in the Asia Fruit Logistica. The event will occur..... 0 comments

"Demand from Scandinavia increasing"
Paul Kuijper dealer of Chinese vegetables since 1974
The Amsterdam citizen Paul Kuijper was one of the first dealers in 1974 selling Chinese vegetables. "These days there is far more competition and is everything not as easy as thirty years ago" the trader tells us. During the winter months Paul grows Chinese vegetables in Spain. Important products for..... 0 comments

Shanghai Zhenhai International Trade Co. Ltd. export fruit and veg worldwide
With 20 years of experience in exporting fruit and vegetables, Shanghai Zhenhai International Trade Co. Ltd., works continuously to improve the quality of their fresh produce. Their main export products are garlic, Fuji apples, pears, pomelos, and chestnuts.Shanghai Zhenhai’s 2009 garlic season only produced..... 0 comments

Everhero to begin Ya pear export in September
Everhero International Trading Co. Ltd., located in Beijing is an independent grower, supplier and exporter of quality fresh fruit and vegetables. The main fresh products are various kinds of pears, apples and grapes.The company consists of a young and dynamic team who provide top quality service to partners..... 0 comments

Peruvian Presentation at the fair Asia Fruit Logistics 2009.
Peru will be present for the second consecutive time in the third version of the Asia Fruit Logistic trade fair to be held from the 2nd to 4th of September in Hong Kong. On this occasion Peruvian delegation will be lead by the association of Producers of the agricultural exporters of Peru - AGAP - with..... 1 comments

China: Honey Pomelo available at Oriental Orchard
In 1900's, as a herbalist doctor, Mr. Johnny Sue's great grandfather happened to cultivate Honey Pomelo plants by extracting decoctions of leaves, flowers and rind. Up to now, these decoctions are given for their sedative effect in cases of epilepsy, chorea and convulsive coughing. The hot leaf decoction..... 0 comments

Taiwan: Chang-Ching Fruits & Vegetables logistics and distribution cooperative society
The company was established by the current President: Tsai Chang Lung. Mr. Tsai, the current chairman of the Fruit Commerce Association of Taiwan, has been in the business of trading fresh fruits and vegetables for decades. It is also noteworthy that in 2005 Mr. Tsai was awarded the Taiwan Golden Root Award..... 0 comments

China Hebei Jinzhou Great Wall starts new season in new facility
Hebei Jinzhou Great Wall Economy Trade Co.,Ltd. (Great Wall) ,the flagship packer/exporter of pears/apples from Hebei Province,China, has started the new season from its government-supported new packing facility.As one of the “National Agriculture Industrialization Leading Enterprises”, Great Wall has built..... 0 comments

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Dongya Agricultural Development welcomes you to their world-wide network
Liaoning Dongya Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., which was set up in 1992 and the former Liaoning Dongya International Seed Co., Ltd., undertakes seed research, production, marketing and international trade business. The main business of the company is seeds of vegetables, flowers and turf grasses. The..... 0 comments

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China: Dong Woo Logistics Ltd global professional logistic enterprise
Dong Woo Logistics Ltd-Shenzhen Branch is a professional logistic enterprise which serve global import and export agents and the sea/air transport service.The primary services include: The import and export agent, the aerial transport, the marine transportation, the land transportation, storage in a..... 0 comments

China: Royal citrus available at J.F.LI-Fruit
Compared to its relative the grapefruit, the Honey Pomelo is a citrus fruit which tastes sweet, but still has a bitter tang. This citrus fruit is rich in vitamin C and B and is available from September to January. J.F. LI-FRUIT grow the Honey Pomelo in a 3,000 acre field in Fujian, China.“We export the..... 0 comments

Gérald Lamusse
Countdown for ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA Hong Kong
This is what you can look forward to at ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA/Asiafruit Congress at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 2-4 September 2009:- More than 220 exhibitors from 31 countries all over the world at ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA, including several new countries there for the first time! - Top-quality..... 0 comments

Fly Packing largest fruit packaging manufacturer in China
Fly Packing, the largest fruit- packaging manufacturer and exporter in China, provides excellent solutions for the protection of fruit and vegetable products. Its decorative foam nets, cushions, fruit trays and banana bags ensure that fruit and other fragile products stay in good shape during..... 0 comments

China: Sunshine and less rainfall brings quality to red globe grapes of Isnet
Although there are many areas producing grapes in immence countryside of China, but with an eye to climate and light suitable for growing red globe grapes there are only two areas in China. This year the growing areas are full of sunshine and less rainfall, which enhance the quality of grapes. The output is..... 0 comments

Dalice adopted the slogan “NOT SAFE=NO TRADE”
Dalice Qingdao Trading Company Ltd is a fruit and vegetable import/export company based in Qingdao, China. The company was established in 2003 and is owned by Jover B.V. Jover B.V is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Greenery in Holland. Currently The Greenery realises a yearly turnover exceeding 2 billion..... 0 comments

11th China International Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Exhibition
The 11th China International Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Exhibition as Asia's first-choice event for food processing and packaging machinery since its establishment in 1989, gets enthusiastic support from ASSOFOODTEC, UCIMA, KPMA, PPMA, PMMI, JFMA, Dutch Manufacturers of Machinery for Food..... 0 comments

Chinese garlic harvest down around 20%
The garlic harvest in China this season is noticeably smaller. The quality this year is much better that previous years. Johannes Lachi from Exotimex Europe said that less was planted due to the low prices which the Chinese growers received last year. China has 20-30% less garlic available this year. The..... 0 comments

Sanmexia Golden Autumn Fruit Products Co. Ltd produces 70% of China's apples
Sanmexia Golden Autumn Fruit Products Co. Ltd is a high quality producer of fruit and vegetables located in China's 3 provinces referred to as “the Golden Triangle of the Yellow River.” It is the largest integrated and biggest apple plantation in the world accounting for roughly 70 % of China's apple..... 0 comments

Pablo Escalona / ASIA FRESH
China - LATAM: Promotion and activities of the fruit sector
China is an increasingly common reality in the South American fruit sector.Chile and Peru are already common suppliers of the Chinese market, and their products mainly grapes, mangoes and stone fruit have been tailored to China’s requirements for quality and condition.The lack of knowledge in the way of..... 0 comments

Gourmet Trading Company showcase fresh white, green, purple asparagus and blueberries at Asia Fruit Logistica
Gourmet Trading Company, year round grower, packer, importer, exporter, and distributor of fresh green, white, and purple asparagus and blueberries is set to exhibit at Asia Fruit Logsitica for the second year in a row. Chris Martin, President and CEO of Gourmet Trading Company stated, “I am pleased that we..... 0 comments

US: NatureSeal expands in Asia-Pacific
NatureSeal treated fresh-cut products have been commercialized by processors across a growing number of Asia Pacific countries such as South Korea, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Philippines. “From convenience stores in Tokyo, Japan to the supermarkets of Seoul,..... 0 comments

DECCO at the Chinese market:
Supporting and educating customers develop a new concept of how postharvest treatment can help their business
Our main activities in China is to educate customers about the importance of post harvest treatment. We sell products, but most importantly, we are helping customers to build a new concept of how post harvest treatment can help their business.For decades growers and packers have trusted Decco with the fruits..... 0 comments

Zhangzhou Zhuangyi Company,one of the biggest pomelo suppliers in China
ZhuangzhouZhuangyiAgricultureDevelopmentCo.,Ltd is locatedinFujian,China.They are specialized in planting, processing, preservation, sale and export of fruits and vegetables,one of biggest pomelo suppliers in China.They are the only one who can supply Chinese pomelo from Mid of August. With 35 thousand cube..... 0 comments

China: Grower has 15,000 tons of apples available
Weihai Huashan is a grower in Shandong, China. “In our 825 acres we harvest fresh apples and super sweet corn”, says Wang Deyin.The company grows 5 kind of apples: red fuji, gala, jonagold, red star, huaniu. “Red fuji is the most popular variety, because it is easy to store. The apple is crispy and juicy.”..... 0 comments

China: Now Organic - supplier for frozen, dried and canned products
Now Agriculture Ltd. was registered as a Dutch and Chinese joint venture in Dalian, China in 2004. Now Import & Distribution has a major share in this joint venture and was established by Pasterkamp Beheer B.V. and Rob van Baal. Partner of Now Import & Distribution is Bai Guo Shu Food Ltd., which is..... 0 comments

"Only specialist importers handle this product"
Chinese Nashi-pears available
The Chinese hard fruit season has started. At 888 Fruit Company the first Nashi pears are available. The first of these yellow coloured pears are of the Emerald variety. Nico Schaft from 888 said that they will soon have other varieties such as Century, Crystal, Crown and Golden. "Whereas before, Nashi pears..... 0 comments

Dutch onion at Asia Fruit Logistica
The biggest and most international product from Holland is the onion. With an export of almost a million tonnes per year to more than 50 lands worldwide, the onion is the trendsetter of the Dutch fruit and vegetable industry. In order to explore the Eastern markets the GroentenFruit Bureau (Fruit and..... 0 comments

China: positive apple season for Hengfeng Fresh
Established in 2005, Hengfeng Fresh Produce Co. Ltd is one of the leading agriculture produce suppliers in China, specializing in processing fruit and vegetables. Fruit is mainly grown in the regions of Shandong, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. “Hengfeng Fresh started harvesting their apples in July and is..... 0 comments

CCA is first BRC certified manufactory of plastic bags in China
Our products range from resealable bags, snaplock with saddle bags to open bags, standup pouches sheets. Our products are approved by main UK supermarkets like ASDA, WAL-MART,MORRISONS, SAINSBURY'S, SOMERFIELD, TESCO, COOPetc...We have two factories (one in Jiangxi province, the other inGuilin)and over 2000..... 0 comments

China: Dalian Yidu group continue to develop and expand its fruit and vegetable import portfolio of clients
Dalian Yidu group started its fruits business in the late eighties and is today the biggest fruit importer, distributor and exporter in mainland China. Yidu Group's initial business started 20 years ago in reefer import and transport and Yidu has today expanded into a company offering a comprehensive range of..... 0 comments

China: Satisfying produce, export faces tough times
The Crown pears and Gala apples are now available at medium sizes and have the right color as expected. In about 2-3 weeks, TOMCO is expecting additional varieties of apples such as Red Star, Delicious and Fuji apples. With pears, Ya pears will be available soon. “Apples and pears seems to be a bit higher on..... 0 comments

An interview with Capespans China specialist Rod Hill
Capespan: a major fruitexporter in China
As a part of FreshPlaza’s ‘China Special’ today an exclusive interview with Rod Hill, Capespan's China procurement manager, about their serious activities in China. With their South African origin this company is spreading their sources to different parts of the world in order to become a powerful and..... 0 comments

China: Jinzhou Cici Co. leading fruit exporter with overseas markets
Based in China's province, Jinzhou Cici Co. is a leading fruit exporter with overseas markets in the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, europe and North America.It has sucessfully managed to expand in the international markets by advocating the concept of green food. By combining the use of modern equipments,..... 0 comments

Pico gears up for Far East expansions
Egyptian producer and leading exporter Pico Modern Agriculture Company is attending Asia Fruit Logistica 2009, seeking to expand its network of long-term partners, set up strategic alliances and boost its current activities in Far Eastern markets. PICO Modern Agriculture Company has long been established..... 0 comments