Brexit fallout could impact heavily on food suppliers, restaurants in UK

Borough Market managing director and Brindisa restaurant founder say there are a slew of potential pitfalls to consider regarding perishable items, especially in a no-deal scenario.

January 14 , 2019

U.K.: Greenyard opens new ripening rooms as part of £2M investment program

The new facilities create an additional 160 pallet space capacity, which increases Greenyard’s overall ripening capacity to 452 pallet spaces.

January 12 , 2019

U.S.: FDA stops routine produce inspections due to shutdown

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January 11 , 2019

Australia: Costa's shares slide amid lower avocado, berry demand

The share price of Australia-based Costa Group dropped by 39% on Thursday after the company said that sales of key commodities over recent weeks have been lower than forecast.

January 11 , 2019

Canada: CPMA introduces Corporate Culture Awards

CPMA has teamed up with Waterstone Human Capital to give members the opportunity to participate in their corporate culture exercise.

January 11 , 2019

Plant hormones can be used for space farming, study finds

The necessity for food production to sustain human space exploration has led to a need for researching plant hormones which can be used to achieve this.

January 11 , 2019

China: Chilean cherries set record for most pieces of fruit in a line

The feat was carried out in Shanghai, and involved 24,638 individual cherries placed in a continuous line to form the image of two large cherries.

January 10 , 2019

State of the Market - Week 1, 2019

Blueberry and cherry prices fell week-on-week in the U.S., while limited Mexican avocado supplies led to price increases for that commodity.

January 10 , 2019

Japan and Australia team up for year-round fruit production project

The two countries will contribute farmland, personnel and technology for the project, which is also aimed at encouraging businesses to participate in the unique farming structure.

January 09 , 2019

India: Mahindra inaugurates table grape packhouse in Nashik

The facility can pack 90MT of grapes per day and is described by the company as being a "one of its kind" in India.

January 09 , 2019