Dole trucks attacked in Honduras as protests build

Some 30 Dole trucks were burned and looted as part of the escalating protests against U.S.-allied Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in recent weeks, said Reuters.

June 03 , 2019

LPS19: Despite challenges, Britain and Holland's fresh produce relationship remains strong

Dutch companies eager to maintain robust ties with the UK, no matter what Brexit and the political future bring. "The best way to move forward is to find solutions for the new reality."

June 03 , 2019

Trump's tariff threat against Mexico to cost U.S. consumers, jeopardize USMCA

The tariff increase could mean U.S. consumers pay an extra US$3 billion for avocados, tomatoes, mangos and other fruits and vegetables, as well as threaten USMCA negotiations, warns the FPAA.

June 02 , 2019

Amazon teams up with Japanese supermarket chain to sell fresh produce online

Life is the first of the Eastern nation's supermarkets to offer customers a range of fresh produce through Amazon Japan's Prime Now platform, to be delivered in as little as two hours, says the e-commerce giant.

May 31 , 2019

BelOrta introduces sustainable packaging for red fruit, new snacking line

BelOrta says its new cardboard punnets are meant to respond to the plastic-free packaging trend and will later be offered with a larger range of fruit and vegetables.

May 31 , 2019

Seedless lemon brand LemonGold launches in South Africa

The new LemonGold brand, which follows in the footsteps of the globally successful ClemenGold mandarin brand, will launch in one of South Africa’s high-end retailers in June.

May 30 , 2019

Limoneira completes Argentine citrus JV and land acquisition

As part of the agreement, Limoneira has created a subsidiary in Argentina under the name Limoneira Argentina S.A.U. and acquired over a thousand acres of citrus ranches.

May 30 , 2019

Opinion: Inaugural Global Grape Summit gathers the best and the brightest

Jim Prevor, the Perishable Pundit, provides his insights on some of the biggest issues confronting the modern table grape industry. These issues will be addressed at next week's Global Grape Summit, co-located with the London Produce Show and Conference. You should be in the room where it happens.

May 30 , 2019

Australia: Hort Connections a "one-stop shop" for entire industry

The upcoming Hort Connections 2019 in Australia looks set to be the biggest and most international edition yet, serving as a key meeting point for members from across the global fruit and vegetable supply chain.

May 30 , 2019

Mr Apple joins forces with major Chinese retailer for Mother's Day

The company calls China "the ideal place" for the mascot and plans for it to play a role in POS, online sales pages and packaging as it rolls out the character across more and more touchpoints.

May 29 , 2019