The premium brand for fruit and vegetables collaborates with public training centres in the country so that young talent can build a future in the agriculture. The global premium brand for fruit and vegetables, SanLucar, has been operating in Tunisia since 2008. In the region El Hamma-Gabès in the south of the country, the company discovered one of the best areas in the world for growing tomatoes. »

At the heart of Interpoma, the leading trade show for the apple industry is, as always, the renowned trade congress. Taking place on November 17 and 18, it will once again transform Bolzano into the international apple capital with experts from all the world’s major apple-growing regions. Each edition of the congress addresses the latest trends in the apple sector in the presence of experts from all over the world. And there will be no shortage of innovations this year too. »

Brought to you by the Region's Leading Culinary Education and Training Institutes - ExpoCulinaire invites you to register for FREE Accredited Education & Training Sessions - all participants will be awarded a Worldchefs Attendance Certificate. Worldclass Culinary Education Institutes, specialising in training for chefs, will host a comprehensive programme of seminars over four days from 30th May to 2nd June in ADNEC, Abu Dhabi. »

Over 300 top managers of major fruit growing companies from the Voronezh, Lipetsk, Kaluga, Ryazan, Rostov, Sverdlovsk, Belgorod, Oryol, Smolensk, Vladimir, Chelyabinsk, Bryansk, Tula, Tver, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, Tomsk, Kostroma regions, Stavropol province, Khabarovsk province, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District, Chechen Republic, Tatarstan Republic, Dagestan, Bashkortostan, Adygea, »

All those involved in trading fresh produce, cut flowers and plants within the UK market are invited to enter multiple award categories, plus overseas suppliers can showcase their offer at an inaugural reception. The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) – the UK’s fresh produce trade association – is calling on individuals and businesses throughout the world to enter into the 2022 edition of its prestigious FPC Fresh Awards »

As shown by the figures, it was a much wanted and much awaited event: over 400 participants and 46 speakers, including 20 from abroad, enlivened the proceedings with panel discussions, debates and case histories. The aim of the forum was to furnish new tools and methods for the design, use, recycling and re-use of sustainable packaging. »

Agromediterránea, a specialist in the cultivation and marketing of vegetables straight from the fields, now provides part of its range in new, plastic-free packaging: a 100% bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable PLA and kraft paper bag. This is in response to consumers’ growing concern for the environment and their search for fresh food that is produced sustainably and fits in with a healthy diet. »

Avocados are still the most popular exotic fruit among Italian and European consumer. Daria Lodi, who is an analyst at the observatory of CSO (Centro Servizi Ortofrutticoli – the Italian Fresh Produce Service Centre), said: ‘Between 2020 and 2021, avocado consumption among Italian households went up by 400 g, which, out of a total of 2.5 kg consumed, equates to a growth rate of 18%. »

The harvest of Kissabel® apples in Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa ended in recent weeks with very positive results. Thanks to the relatively normal summer conditions, the quality was excellent, with good-sized calibres. The red-flesh apples, with their inviting crunchiness and extraordinary taste, are ready to delight consumers in the Southern Hemisphere.  »