New naturetag label from GSL provides eco-friendly solution for fresh produce industry

GSL, a global leader in specialist labelling to the healthcare sector – has launched a certified eco-friendly, food-safe fresh produce label that promises to disrupt the market with its impressive price point.  Naturally sustainable, the naturetag label is home compostable and biodegradable, meaning it can be left on the skin of produce when discarded and […]

Bloom Fresh’s premium table grapes receive high marks in Africa competitions

Bloom Fresh, the world’s leading premium fruit-breeding company specializing in table grapes, cherries, and raisins, took top honors during the recent South African and Namibia Block Competitions with their varieties Timco, Timpson, Cotton Candy and Sweet Globe.  With South Africa and Namibia continuing market growth for table grape production, Bloom’s best varieties are showing their might […]

Food freshly offers solution at MacFrut to extend shelf life of premium vegetables

Shelf-life preservation specialist Food freshly recently showcased the advantages of its sulfite-free and preservative-free fresh produce preservation applications for many of the premium vegetables used in Italian food preparation at MacFrut 2024 in Rimini, Italy until May 10, 2024.  Recognised for its achievements in extending the shelf-life of everything from lettuce to apple slices, Food freshly’s solution […]

Weather wreaks havoc on quality of apples, oranges in parts of European Union

Spain: Hail causes €15M in damages for Valencia fruit growers

The latest 2024 European Commission report shows a steep decline in apple and orange production due to unfavorable weather conditions which caused poor quality fruit in main citrus and apple-producing countries like Poland, Spain, Italy, and France. According to the report, which studies the current trade state of affairs, prices, and overall economy through an […]

TR-4 fungus threatening bananas worldwide may have met its match: genetic altering

Banana market faces great change as monoculture threatens extinction of West’s most popular variety

A company in the United States is developing a fungus-proof, genetically engineered banana that will be resistant to a deadly disease threatening to destroy most of the world’s banana crops.  TR-4, also known as Fusarium Oxysporum, is a fungus that attacks the roots of banana trees and is resistant to fungicides and other chemicals. The fungus […]