WORLD NEWS
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Westfalia launches its first avocado ripening facility in India
INDIA – Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related products to international markets has launched its first avocado ripening facility in…
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India imposes 40% export duty on onions to ameliorate domestic availability
INDIA – The world’s biggest exporter of onions, India, has imposed with immediate effect a 40% export duty on onions up to the end of…
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Danfoss opens smart, energy efficient supermarket in Denmark, to also act as test centre
DENMARK – Global engineering company Danfoss has opened a new high efficiency concept supermarket store that will also act as the company’s test centre for…
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British retailer Tesco’s net zero targets validated by Science Based Targets Initiative
UK – British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer, Tesco has announced that its net-zero science-based commitments have been officially validated by the Science Based…
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Morocco reaps US$2.7M from vegetable exports to Poland, finds new markets for onions in Senegal
MOROCCO – Morocco vegetable exports to poland in 2022 earned the Maghreb country US$2.7 million in revenue, according to a report by agriculture-focused website East…
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Fresh Del Monte revs up operations into Germany to take advantage of high banana demand
GERMANY – Fresh Del Monte has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany, which signifies the inception of its plan to build on what it…
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Fresh Del Monte revs up operations into Germany to take advantage of high banana demand
GERMANY – Fresh Del Monte has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany, which signifies the inception of its plan to build on what it…
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Thailand researchers develop edible CBD coating to extend strawberries’ shelf life
THAILAND – Thailand researchers have developed an antimicrobial coating infused with cannabidiol—a non-hallucinogenic compound from cannabis known as CBD—and sodium alginate to extend the shelf…
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Coca-Cola licenses Frutura’s Dayka & Hackett to market its products using Minute Maid and Simply brands
USA – Coca-Cola has for the first time agreed to license one of its brands for use within the fresh produce category by California-based grower,…
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UK faces acute shortage of some fruits and vegetables, supermarkets limit quantity purchase
UK – Alarming shortage in some fruits and vegetables, notably tomatoes, has hit UK’s supermarket shelves, resulting in some of the leading chains imposing purchase…