Published: Mar 02, 2016

Conditions in the grape market have been good for a few weeks. "Due to both disappointing productions and a good demand from Asia, the supply to Europe has been considerably lower, resulting in a significant price level,"

Published: Mar 02, 2016

Childhood obesity is a major concern in the 21st century. In 2013, there were 42 million overweight children under the age of five globally1. Furthermore, the problem is no longer confined to children in developed countries and Western nations.

Published: Mar 02, 2016

The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself.’ - Peter Drucker

Published: Mar 02, 2016

Fandicosta is one of Europe's largest integrated seafood products companies, catching and processing 26,000t per year of species, including squid, swordfish, tuna and cod.

Published: Mar 02, 2016

Weighing is a critical step in maintaining the integrity and quality of food products. For instance, conveyor scales help in achieving consistency across all processes, assure batch uniformity, increase productivity and help processors stay competitive.

Published: Mar 02, 2016

Accessory Headquarters (AHQ), specialists in branded and private label handbags and accessories, has entered into exclusive licensing agreement with Revlon, the global cosmetics company.

Published: Mar 02, 2016

“There is a reasonable chance that soybeans will be more profitable than corn in 2016,” says Gary Schnitkey, economist at University of Illinois. “Larger increases in corn costs as compared to soybean costs make it more difficult for corn returns to excee

Published: Mar 02, 2016

In a newly issued quarterly update on global trade in wheat flour, the International Grains Council raised the 2015-16 prospects to a new record. This new peak reflected an increase of 210,000 tonnes of wheat equivalent of global trade in wheat flour, to

Published: Mar 02, 2016

The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Foundation for Industry Talent celebrates 10 years by refreshing itself with a new name, logo and even stronger commitment to its people.

Published: Mar 02, 2016

The meat department is one of the most important categories for many food retailers. A successful meat department can help a store differentiate itself from the competition and be a significant driver of sales and foot traffic

Published: Mar 01, 2016

Last November, two scientific studies on wood and food safety were presented at the 66th FEFPEB Congress in Cork and the 29th Congress of the European Federation of Science and Food Technology (EFFoST) in Athens.

Published: Mar 01, 2016

In 2008, the year when the crisis broke out, Jaap van der Sar started with Sarco Packaging & Equipment. Soon he became a dealer for Manter weighing & packaging equipment in the Benelux, where he worked as an export manager in the past.

Published: Mar 01, 2016

During the opening of the BIOFACH in Nuremberg the German Association of Organic Food (BÖLW) published the growth figures of the organic trade. The market volume was 8.62 billion Euro and the revenue increased by more than 10% in 2015.

Published: Mar 01, 2016

The largest international exhibition for organic products, Biofach, was recently held in Nuremberg, Germany, and Bulgaria attended it for the first time.

Published: Mar 01, 2016

The pomegranate season came recently to a close in the Spanish municipality of Elche, which accounts for 90% of Spain's total production of the local Mollar variety. In addition to Elche, in Alicante, Mollar pomegranates are also grown in the provinces of

Published: Mar 01, 2016

Around fifty Andalusian nutritionists and dietitians, members of the Andalusian Society of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics (Sancyd) and the Professional Association of Nutritionists-Dietitians of Andalusia (Codinan), visited several farms and facilities

Published: Mar 01, 2016

Scientists at the James Hutton Institute in Dundee have found success with limited cherry growing in Perthshire and Fife, which has given them hope that Scottish farmers can grow the crop on a bigger, commercial scale.

Published: Mar 01, 2016

Summer fruits are entering the market in India, but due to limited supplies, the prices are high. This year, watermelon prices have gone up, with one kilogram of the fruit being sold for Rs 20. A medium size watermelon costs around Rs 100. Last year, the

Published: Mar 01, 2016

The Rosselkhoznadzor may suspend the import of cabbage, peppers and pomegranates from Turkey.

Published: Mar 01, 2016

During the first two months of this year, Vietnam registered a trade surplus of US$900 million, due to a strong reduction in imports and an increase in exports, including fruit and vegetables.