Fresh Produce

Cherkizovo Group Projects Export Growth Of 70% In 2020

Russian meat producer Cherkizovo Group has announced that it expects to increase product exports by as much as 70% year-on-year in 2020, driven by higher p...

Netto Marken-Discount Pays €2.9m To Farmers As Part Of Fair Price Initiative

German retailer Netto Marken-Discount has paid around €2.9 million to farmers in 2019 as part of its fair prices initiative, 'Ein Herz für E...

Total Produce Sees ‘Positive’ Trading In First 10 Months

Fresh produce firm Total Produce said that trading remained positive in the first 10 months to 31 October 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a trading...

Kirin To Sell Australia's Lion-Dairy To Bega Cheese For Over $385m: Nikkei

Japan's Kirin Holdings Co has decided to sell its Australian dairy firm Lion-Dairy and Drinks Pty Ltd to Bega Cheese Ltd for more than 40 billion...

Gruppo Unifrutti Acquires Citrus Fruit Producer Oranfrizer

Italian fresh fruit producer Gruppo Unifrutti has acquired a 92% stake in Oranfrizer, a Sicily-based producer of blood oranges. The agreement...

Parmesan Sales Up 15%, Grana Padano Sees 8% Growth

Packaged Parmigiano Reggiano sales grew by 15.1% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2020, according to data from the Parmigiano Reggiano Consort...

Italy Introduces Mandatory Product Origin Label For Cold Cuts

Italy has made it a legal requirement to indicate the origin of cold cuts, such as salami, mortadella, hams and culatello, on product labelling. The ini...

Carrefour Upgrades Animal Welfare Standards For Chickens

French retailer Carrefour has announced that it is working on measures to improve the rearing condition of chickens in its supply chain. The retailer ha...