
How modern sorting, grading and packing solutions are making tomato packhouses more competitive
18 May 2023
Tomatoes are one of life’s blessings. For growers, tomatoes give a high yield and are in strong demand. For consumers, tomatoes are packed with healthy antioxidants, nutrients, and vitamins. For processed food manufacturers, tomatoes add color, flavor, and natural goodness to juices, pastes, purees, sauces, and ketchup. And for food processing lines, tomatoes are a swelling revenue stream. »

A record-breaking edition of Macfrut comes to a close
10 May 2023
Macfrut 2023 ends with record attendance. During the three-day trade fair, the halls of the Rimini Expo Centre were packed: a total of 49,700 people attended, 29% more than last year. This year’s 40th edition will be a memorable one thanks to prominent visitors, highly specialised offerings, and a larger number of international exhibitors and visitors. It will certainly go down in history for the welcome address given by an illustrious guest, the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, »

PROGNOSFRUIT 2023 to take place in Trentino, Italy, 2-4 August 2023 – registration is now open
9 May 2023
The Prognosfruit Conference is Europe’s leading annual event for the apple and pear sector, gathering growers from across Europe and beyond. Following last year’s successful return as an in-person event, Prognosfruit 2023 will take place in Trentino, Italy, from the 2nd to the 4th of August 2023. Registration is now open, and stakeholders and journalists are welcome to register via the Prognosfruit website. »

Sorma Group celebrates its 50th birthday
8 May 2023
Fruit and vegetable packaging worldwide has undergone profound changes and evolutions in the last half-century. Since 1973, Sorma group has played a leading role in these transformations, together with everyone who has contributed to its success: customers, suppliers, personnel and associates. In this spirit, at Macfrut the company celebrated its 50th birthday, with its friends, historic partners and the specialist press. »