Interrupcion launches fair trade juice line to tackle food waste, help communities

If companies are going to all the effort involved with getting farms certified as fair trade or organic, why let anything go to waste?

November 17 , 2017

Camposol files for IPO on New York Stock Exchange

The Peru-based multinational is launching an IPO of US$354 million.

November 16 , 2017

"Fast, healthy and sustainable" the new model for fresh produce innovation

At this morning's Thought Leaders Breakfast Panel at the Amsterdam Produce Show, industry players from South Africa to Norway discussed how innovation was driving value for fruits and vegetables.

November 16 , 2017

Increased Pazazz apple volumes set to double marketing window

The head of Honeybear Brands is expecting the apple's contribution to retail bottom lines to be "very significant" this year.

November 16 , 2017

Q&A: Alex Jackson Berkley of Frieda's talks all things specialty produce

With store formats changing to smaller sizes with less space on the shelves, what can distributors and growers do when introducing new, exotic items?

November 16 , 2017

USDA awards OTA grant for 2018 market promotion

Benchmarks the OTA achieved last year included first time exposure on a new continent, sponsored activities in five new countries, and the creation of a host of new organic exporters.

November 16 , 2017

Slight delays but similar volumes for Chilean blueberries in 2017-18

The world's leading blueberry exporter has also shipped a high percentage of organic fruit in the early part of the campaign.

November 16 , 2017

U.S.: Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers sees high demand for organic fruit

“This season we had our first year out of transition for organic pears, and demand has actually outpaced supply," says national narketing representative Brent Shammo.

November 16 , 2017

Australian university develops bananas with Panama Disease TR4 resistance

The result is a major step towards protecting the world's US$12 billion global export business for Cavendish bananas, according to the project's lead from QUT.

November 15 , 2017

Aussie strawberry delegation visits Indonesia

The supply chain from Queensland to Jakarta is described as being complex and sophisticated.

November 15 , 2017