Brands Award 2023: veg and fruit and vegetable award winners
Fruit and vegetables were also well represented at the Brands Award 2023, the awards ceremony organised by Mark Up, Gdoweek and FreshPoint Magazine and opened by editor Cristina Lazzati. The award

Amazon workers at a warehouse in Britain will stage a strike for 3 days
UK: Riverford scoops hat-trick in annual organic awards Veg box company Riverford (and publisher of Wicked Leeks) scooped a hat-trick at the Soil Association-run BOOM Awards, for best veg box,

Bonduelle, Protein Salad wins New Entry 2023 award
Bonduelle, Italy's vegetable market leader, wins the New Entry 2023 award with the brand new Protein Salad. The new product signed Bonduelle is in fact a revolution for the world of IV Gamma,

Zerbinati, the Crock line triumphs at Brands Awards
On the occasion of the Brands Award - the prize-giving ceremony dedicated to the best 'performance' of the year of consumer goods brands, promoted by the sector magazines GDO Week and Mark Up -

Association of French Endive Producers wins award for films depicting the harsh reality of endive producers
The Association of French Endive Producers (APEF) and its agency Shortlinks have just been honored by the Deauville Green Awards Festival in the Sustainable Consumption and Eco-labels category for

Tomato Excellent, a Grand Gala event for tomatoes in Sicily
Tomato Excellent, the contest that focuses on Sicilian fruit and vegetable specialties, is back. Now in its fourth edition, the award invented by the event's patron, Rosario Sallemi, was held in

BiomicAgritech’s top-down growing method brings rewards
Israeli agritech company BiomicAgritech was nominated for this year’s GreenTech Concept Award for its unique top-down growing method for trellised greenhouse vegetables. The name comes from the

Melinda, Evelina competition participants awarded prizes
An average of 500 bets per day and widespread participation, literally, in every corner of Italy. The "Mordi e Vinci con Evelina" (Bite and Win with Evelina) competition, the initiative launched

VSSE initiates Prof. Dr Hans-Dieter Hartmann Award of 5,000 euros annually
Farm managers of asparagus and strawberry farms, their employees, trainees, students as well as persons in research and consultancy. If they do not earn money directly from the product, they can

Foody 2025, the project takes shape
The Foody 2025 project, the initiative for the complete renovation of the Milan Food Market, is gradually taking shape. After the presentation in February of the first structures built, Foody 2025

Canadian growers take top accolades at greenhouse competitions
Nature Fresh Farms and Mastronardi Produce took top accolades at this year's annual Greenhouse Competitions. Nature Fresh Farms received the Overall Coolest Cucumber and three Chef's Choice

Cherries in large-scale distribution, risk or no risk?
In June, we are in the middle of the cherry season, an Italian excellence that can boast several PGI awards certifying a disitinctive quality in the European fruit and vegetable scene. However,

The Danila Bragantini award to entrepreneur Laura Damiani
The Danila Bragantini Prize was awarded last Friday as part of the Protagonists of Italian Fruit and Vegetables event at Villa Necchi in Milan, the Oscar for innovation in the fruit and vegetable

Fruit Attraction announces a new edition of the Innovation Hubs Awards
Fruit Attraction, which will be holding its 15th edition from 3 to 5 October, is organising a new edition of the Innovation Hub Awards. These awards for innovation and entrepreneurship in the

Fruit Attraction announces a new edition of the Innovation Hub Awards
Once again, Fruit Attraction is organising a new edition of the Innovation Hub Awards. These awards that recognise innovation and entrepreneurship in the fruit and vegetable industry are aimed at

Fruit Attraction 2023, applications open for Innovation Hub Awards
Fruit Attraction announces a new edition of the Innovation Hub Awards, the awards recognising innovation and entrepreneurship in the fruit and vegetable sector. Fruit Attraction 2023 companies

New edition of the Innovation Hubs Awards
Companies participating in Fruit Attraction2023 interested in taking part can do so until 4 September, as long as they are products, technological solutions or services for the fruit and vegetable

Belinda Van Schaik wins MOYA 2023
Belinda Van Schaik has won the 2023 IFPA-Produce Plus Marketer of the Year Award (MOYA), sponsored by Seeka. Australasia’s premier marketing award for the fresh fruit, vegetable and floral

Cortilia rewards Sipo with the Contest Ambassador Award
To Sipo, an Italian company active in the production and marketing of fruit and vegetables, goes the Contest Ambassador Award, presented by Cortilia, an eCommerce platform for fresh food and

Danila Bragantini Prize, awarding approaching
The Danila Bragantini Prize, the Oscar for innovation in the fruit and vegetable sector promoted for the fifth consecutive year by the National Association Le Donne dell'Ortofrutta and aimed at

QS-GAP Standard: FSA Gold status for fruit and vegetable production reconfirmed
Fruit and vegetable producers certified according to the QS-GAP standard in Germany in combination with the additional module FIAS (Voluntary Inspection of Working and Social Conditions) continue

Danila Bragantini Prize, the list of 9 candidates
The Danila Bragantini Prize, the Oscar for innovation in the fruit and vegetable sector promoted for the fifth year running by the National Association of Women in Fruit and Vegetables and aimed

Plans for net zero potatoes push ahead
Leading UK potato supplier Branston has launched new trials to pioneer the net-zero production of potato crops. Branston this week (10 May) began plantings for its second year of extensive field

German Fruit Award 2023: Six Edeka merchants lead Germany's best O+G departments
"Congratulations to the winners. Awards like these show: When it comes to fruit and vegetables, our independent traders, together with the experts from Edeka Fruchtkontor and the regional

The third Biosolutions Innovation Award at Macfrut
Awards were presented at Macfrut, the International Fruit and Vegetable Exhibition, for innovations in natural products for the defence, nutrition and biostimulation of plants. This happened in