Fresh Produce

Total Produce Acquires 50% Stake In California Fruit Firm

Irish fresh-produce provider Total Produce has announced that it acquired a 50% equity stake in California-based firm Fresh Connection. The US company e...

One Third Of Italians Buy Fresh Produce From Traditional Channels, Study Finds

Around 35% of fresh-produce purchases in Italy are still made from specialist stores and stallholders – a figure that rises to 51% in the south of th...

Waitrose Appoints Paul Walker As Head Of Fresh Buying

UK retailer Waitrose has appointed Paul Walker as its new head of all fresh buying, starting 9 October. He will combine his current role, as director of...

La Linea Verde Presents New Products At PLMA

La Linea Verde, the Italian leader in fresh produce and ready meals, took part in the PLMA exhibition for the first time this year. At the event, which...

Orkla Signs Agreement With Renaissance BioScience

Orkla Food Ingredients, a subsidiary of Orkla ASA, has signed a licence agreement with Renaissance BioScience Corp to exclusively produce and sell Ren...

Sainsbury’s Launches New Approach To Sourcing Products

UK retailer Sainsbury’s has announced a new ‘ambitious’ approach to the way it sources key ingredients like tea, coffee and bananas....

UK's The Co-op Aims For 80% Recyclable Packaging By 2020

UK retailer The Co-op has announced that its members have voted in favour of making 80% of its packaging easy to recycle by 2020. The plan, announced at...