Late July, US airfreight wholesaler Solent Freight Services launched a new flight service from Quito (Ecuador) and Bogota (Colombia) to Miami in response to increasing demand for perishables.
Mandatory labels alerting customers that products containing ingredients from genetically engineered plants may hurt sales – at least in the short term – according to a new study from Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences in the US.
Colombian avocados and exotic fruit such as passion fruit sent by the export company Barbatuska is literally flying off to meet demand in the Middle Eastern countries of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
International food and drink group, Princes, has announced a roadmap to source and sell 100% of its UK Princes branded tuna from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified sustainable fisheries by the end of 2025.
Calavo Growers, Inc., a global avocado-industry player and provider of value-added fresh food, announced official certification and opening of Jalisco packing facility for the American market.
Launched in partnership with its longtime Canadian potato supplier, McCain Foods Limited, McDonald’s Canada has opened applications for the McDonald’s McCain Future of Potato Farming Fund.
Inflation, weakening demand, social instability and the war in Ukraine are leading to tumultuous developments in road freight prices, reveals the Ti / Upply / IRU Road Freight Rate Benchmark for Q2 2022.
UK supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose have invested US$ 11 million in the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF), a new system of financial incentives for farmers in Brazil who commit to deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) soy cultivation.
Firmenich has unveiled its newly completed Taste & Beyond Pilot Plant in Anaheim, California, the long-standing home of its West Coast commercial business.
After a brief gap that has seen some signs of freight rate softening and corrections, container lines actively operating on India-US trades are looking to capitalize on expected peak season cargo movements.
Premier Foods has agreed to acquire The Spice Tailor, a premium, authentic Indian and South East Asian meal kits and accompaniments brand, for an initial consideration of £43.8m. Additional consideration is dependent on future performance.
LGS Specialty Sales, an importer of citrus, avocados, grapes and persimmons, will begin sourcing avocados from Jalisco, Mexico immediately following the USDA-APHIS authorization last week.
