"Growing demand for service concept around RTE products"

A complete service package around exotics, particularly ripening and packaging. That is the new Fruit Service Collective's (FSC) - an independent business unit within the MAGO holding company - primary objective. The company will start operating from a 6600m² warehouse in the Meer transport zone in May…

Primever relaunches fruit and vegetable business at Port of Sète

After several years of shutdown, it is now official: the fruit terminal at the Port of Sète is back in service. The fruit and vegetable transport and logistics specialist Primever and Occitanie region, owner of the Port of Sète, have announced their partnership to relaunch operations in the Mediterranean…

"The pandemic and inflation have made people realize that frozen fruit is a fully-fledged product"

In times when logistics chains are increasingly disrupted, but quality must remain high, frozen products are sometimes considered a good alternative to fresh produce. So says Pieter Delbaere of Crop's. "Especially since the pandemic, frozen fruit is increasingly seen as a full-fledged, affordable product…

Minister commissions fresh handling facility at Entebbe airport

The Ugandan government has commissioned the construction of a perishable cargo handling centre at Entebbe airport that should improve the quality of fresh produce exports. The $10 million solar-powered hi-tech facility is expected to pre-test fresh produce such as flowers, tomatoes, cucumbers and green…

South African exporters open new cold storage facility in Kenya

Two South African fruit exporting companies, together with local Kenyan partners, recently opened the doors of a brand new cold storage facility in Kenya. The new facilities are worth US $1, 5 million and launched on Sunday, 22 October, 2023. Fruitbox Ltd., a Kenyan importing and distribution company, was…

"Turns out the two companies complement each other 100%"

From January 1, 2022, Varekamp Coldstores has officially fallen under the Europe Retail Packing (ERP) banner. The new website is an excellent opportunity to reflect on these two Dutch companies' integration with directors Menno Reijgersberg and Willem Nowee. "A big advantage is that the companies…

“It all started because we wanted to give a second chance to Mollar pomegranates that did not meet the marketing standards"

"We have been producing Mollar de Elche pomegranates in San Juan de Alicante for more than 30 years. We came to terms with the fact that when marketing fresh produce, the fruit that could not be sold because it did not meet the market requirements ended up discarded or, at best, was sold to the juice…

Controlled Atmosphere storage facilities game-changer for India apple growers

Controlled Atmosphere (CA) cold storage facilities have become a game-changer for apple growers in Jammu and Kashmir, addressing the challenge of the short shelf-life of their produce. Fayaz Wani reports that these storage units, introduced in the region in 2008, now number about 45, with the majority…

Construction started for new Maersk cold store in Rotterdam

Maersk has started, with the official ground breaking, the construction works for its new large cold store in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The specialized warehouse for temperature sensitive or frozen products like pharmaceuticals, fruits, meat or fish is located right next to the Maasvlakte II terminal…

Import Reefer costs settlement process for port of Incheon container terminal

A.P. Moller-Maersk has issued the following press release on the situation around Incheon container terminal: We would like hereby to announce the important change in reefer costs settlement process applicable to import cargoes to Hanjin Incheon Container Terminal (HJIT). With effect from 1st of January…

Peruvian company brings potential of modular refrigeration to Latam and US markets

A Peruvian company that operates across Latin America sees the potential of providing modular refrigeration in the US markets too. According to Florent Philippot CEO of ZGroup, based in Miami, Florida with operations across South America: “The US is a mature market, but in terms of refrigeration or cold…

Dutch branch Celtic Refrigeration has bankruptcy declared - talks on restart ongoing

On November 1, the District Court of The Hague declared the company Celtic Koeling bankrupt. M.W. Schüller was appointed as curator. The Nieuw-Vennep-based refrigeration…

CA laboratory projects completed in Netherlands and Poland draw wide interest

Van Amerongen CA Technology B.V. together with its partners has completed two remarkable Controlled Atmosphere (CA) laboratory projects. One at WUR in Randwijk, The Netherlands, and the second at InHort, Horticultural Research Institute in Skierniewice, Poland. These projects were made possible through the…

Dutch company opens cold store with space for 4.000 pallets in Nairobi

On Saturday, October 21, Noah and Lois Dekker officially opened Beemsterboer Coldstore Services Kenya's (BCSK) new cold store in Nairobi. That saw this Dutch family's fourth generation cut the ribbon. The 3rd and 4th generation with CEO Peter Muindi looking on. Noah Dekker chatting to staff. Besides…

Horticulture Department plans to increase cold storage facilities in Kashmir

The Horticulture Department Kashmir is planning to enhance cold storage facilities from 206,000 to 500,000 tons in the coming years. Mohd Amin Bhat from the Directorate of…

FRUDIST

"Market for freeze-dried products is currently experiencing significant growth"

"The market for freeze-dried products is currently experiencing significant growth. We are therefore particularly optimistic about the potential for freeze-dried fruit in Germany, especially in the area of healthy snacks and high-quality food ingredients," Alica Lammerskitten, industrial engineer and…

Gotomi Women Business Association calls for cooling facility

The Gotomi Women Business Association is calling on the relevant authorities to install cooling facilities for perishable produces awaiting flights out of Goroka airport.…

Cold storage industry succeeds in meeting climate change target

The Cold Chain Federation announced that the businesses participating in the Government's Climate Change Agreement (CCA) for cold stores succeeded in meeting the agreement's…

"We were able to get trial shipments going and eventually recover the corn market for Thai growers"

Australian-born Chris Catto-Smith worked for many years in the logistics and supply chain in Southeast Asia and the corporate retail world, holding senior executive positions for retailers moving into the Asian markets; while undertaking supplier negotiations for a major retailer, he had what he calls an…

Cold storage express services begin on China-Laos and China-Vietnam railways

Two cold storage trains carrying fresh vegetables and fruits departed from Yuxi in Southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday for Vientiane in Laos and Lao Cai in Vietnam.…

DPD starts fresh products delivery service in mainland Portugal

Express transport company DPD Portugal has launched a new home delivery service for fresh food and drinks across the mainland of the country. The temperature-controlled…

“We’re transforming production experience through AR technology”

The IQF-freezing technology company OctoFrost has unveiled a new approach intended to transform how people discover and study industrial machines. “We've used augmented reality (AR) technology, which enables people to explore our freezer equipment in a genuinely novel way. This is made feasible by…

Cold chain tech might aid in curtailing large harvest losses in India

Farmers in India experience great difficulty delivering the produce they harvest to markets in good condition. According to recent figures from the Indian government, between…

Tanzanian growers hope for solar-powered cold storages to combat post-harvest losses

According to African Postharvest Losses Information System reports, African countries waste more than 30 percent of fresh fruits and vegetables through inefficient…

Cold storage facility to help farmers in Khaling, eastern Bhutan

Until a few years ago, due to a lack of cold storage facilities, eastern Bhutan farmers with surplus vegetables and fruits had no option but to discard them incurring…

Mareeba fruit growers’ cooling solution creates jobs thanks to RED Grant

Mareeba lychee and pomelo farm Nastasi Farming 4Gen is building a cold room to preserve fruit quality and creating up to two local jobs with a Rural Economic Development (RED)…

At-source fresh fruit ripening expands in Latin America

Interko the designer, manufacturer and installer of state-of-the-art fresh fruit ripening rooms, is pleased to announce the expansion of its at-source ripening offer in response to growing demand worldwide for their energy-efficient technology. Interko is partnering increasingly with growers and processors…

"Crust freezing ensures that the frozen sweet corn maintains its original quality and flavor”

According to Sana Rehman, marketing coordinator for OctoFrost, sweet corn has attracted the interest of health-conscious consumers looking for nourishing choices, since it is a source of important vitamins and antioxidants. “A major biotechnology business, Bayer, claims that the agriculture industry has…

Emergent Cold LatAm expands Brazil network with São Paulo acquisition

Emergent Cold Latin America, a prominent cold storage logistics operator in Latin America, announced today the acquisition of a new facility located in the Guarulhos…

Kashmir apple harvest strains cold storage availability

Most cold storage units for Kashmiri apple have been booked in advance this year and there is no space available to accommodate more growers. Growers from various areas of…

UK cleantech firm to upgrade sustainable transport refrigeration units of brassica grower

Sunswap is proud to announce a partnership with Staples Vegetables to supply 100% of their new transport refrigeration units in 2024. It which will chiefly be used to transport brassica crops from the Staples headquarters in Lincolnshire, as part of their ongoing commitment to sustainability and…

EastFruit

Ukraine is determined to become a global leader in frozen raspberry exports

According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine has recently taken a huge step towards becoming the world leader in exports of frozen raspberries, which is amazing as it is happening despite the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Over the past five seasons, the volume of frozen raspberry exports from Ukraine has…

Kyrgyzstan to double warehouse food storage capacity with U.S. Government support

A new cold storage facility in Osh Oblast, established in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and local business Eco Azyk LLC, is set to…

Apple growers demand revival of J&K-owned juice plant and cold storage facilities

Kashmir Valley apple growers of the valley demand the revival of Market Intervention Scheme, regulation of freight charges and revival of the juice plant which has been lying…

World-first portside packhouse, cold store and container depot under one roof

At the end of its first season, KHOLD and the Lona Group have officially opened their Coega Fruit Terminal in the Coega Special Economic Zone outside Port Elizabeth. Kees van Welie, managing director of KHOLD, says that Coega Fruit Terminal is a world’s first through the scope of its integration: it…

Government of Bangladesh demands potato stock records from cold stores

The surge in potato prices to a four-year high has compelled the government to ask for stock records of private cold-storage facilities across Bangladesh by September 7. The…

Farmers complain about lack of cold stores in northern Takhar province

On the eve of the apple, potato and other produce harvest, farmers in northern Takhar province have asked government to build cold stores in the province. They said due to the…

Port of Beira to be equipped with new refrigerated container management system

In order to improve the process of handling reefer containers, Cornelder de Moçambique (CdM), in partnership with Identec Solutions, a global player in reefer management…