Fruit

Tesco Offers Free Fruit To Children In Health Initiative

Tesco is now offering free fresh fruit to children entering its stores, as a healthy snack as their parents shop. The UK supermarket is hoping that the...

Spanish Lime Production Fell By 30 Per Cent In 2015

Spanish lime production reported a decrease of 30 per cent in production in 2015 compared to 2013, a year in which it reached 1.1 million tonnes. A...

Brexit Costs Kenya Fruit Shippers $79,000 A Day As Pound Hit

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is costing Kenyan fresh-produce exporters 8 million shillings ($79,000) a day because of the pound&rsq...

Spanish Lemon Production To Surpass One Billion This Season

Farming representative group Ailimpo's general director, José Antonio García, has announced that Spain is now the world's second-largest prod...

Corrugated Trays Extend Fruit Shelf Life, Research Shows

Retailers are constantly striving to improve food quality and reduce food waste – particularly when it comes to fresh produce. Slowing deterioration...

Unica Group Surpasses 250 Million Kilos Milestone

Spanish fruit and vegetable wholesaler Unica Group has moved 253 million kilos of produce so far this year and, with the summer months still to come, is ex...

Pink Lady® Launches 'Summer Time' Competition

From 20 June to 31 July, Pink Lady® will launch 'Summer Time', a competition in which participants can enter online to win a holiday and many othe...

Italian Fruit & Veg Exports Down Over Past Decade

Italy’s share in the global trade of fresh fruit and vegetables (US$ 156 billion) fell over the past decade from 5.1 per cent to 3.6 per cent, accord...