food

On March 28, 2019 a group of the best 20 Ukrainian growers and processors of fruits, berries & vegetables will hold B2B meetings with key importers and supermarket chains from the Middle East region. The trade event is hosted by Dubai…

This week, the first German asparagus was harvested in Waldfeucht near Aachen. The operation of the Janßen family grows there on more than 40 hectares of white and green asparagus. Since a portion of the acreage can be heated, the first…

Since January, the company Fort&Vert offers the Demeter certified carrot. It is the first to market this carrot grown in the Hauts-de-France region. The Demeter certified fruits and vegetables must follow the EU biological label…

Indian importer and distributor IG International says it has brought in its first shipment of Peruvian Hass avocados to the country amid growing demand. The company plans to import 1000 metric tons (MT) of the fruit, which will be…

What is this warming spice blend that looks like it reads Hawaii? For starters, it’s actually called hawaij and is pronounced, “ha-why-idge” and trust us when we say it’s about to take the U.S. by storm. We spoke with head chef of Hello…

It's currently cherimoya season in southern California and suppliers are seeing steady volumes of the exotic fruit. Production has reportedly not been affected by the consistent rainfall which has seemingly stationed itself over California…

Antalya's Alanya district produces 70% of the total number of avocados in Turkey. This year, the aim is to produce 60 million avocados throughout the country in a total area of 40 thousand hectares. The avocado was first brought to…

Bimi® announced the launch of frozen Bimi® to the European market at this year's Fruit Logistica This decade-long innovation has been developed using a technique of freezing the hand-picked crop as individually-frozen stems, delivering it…

If you've heard the term diatomaceous, you may want to learn its actual definition. Diatomaceous earth is the powdered remains of diatoms, which were ancient, sea-dwelling algae. While it feels like a fine, soft powder to humans, it is…

In the winter months, the demand for melons in North America and Europe is traditionally lower, since the winter weather keeps the demand in check. The mood on the market is determined by the supply from Latin America. The start of the…