Posts tagged Italy
Box clever: Italian company GF Group has unveiled innovative cartons which allow easy presentation of its newly rebranded F.lli Orsero pineapples and bananas at the point of sale.
Brand New: Italian company GF Group’s new Fratelli Orsero brand, which was unveiled this week. The new trademark was created following the termination of the importer’s long-standing marketing agreement with Fresh Del Monte.
Installation Art: The colourful exterior of Italian apple supplier Mivor’s new packhouse, which entered full-scale operation this month.
Italian Jobs: As Italy’s unemployment level rises and consumers reduce their spending, it’s becoming harder and harder for the country’s retailers to keep shoppers spending. This month, Eurofruit talks to Germano Fabiani, head of fresh produce sourcing at Italy’s biggest grocery retailer Coop Italia, about the changing commercial landscape and the potential road ahead.
The cover of our November/December issue, which contains a special report on attempts by kiwifruit growers to combat a recent outbreak of Psa in Italy.
If the organic fresh produce business is all about adding value and attracting a premium, these kinds of discount promotion could cause some concern within the trade.
Kiwifruit sector launches Batteriosi website
A new website has been established by Italian and New Zealand kiwifruit growers to provide information about a bacterial disease affecting kiwifruit production in Italy.
Access has not been formally suspended, but we were advised a couple of weeks ago that it could be. We expect them to confirm what is happening this week.
It’s going to be impossible to send any Italian fresh produce to Egypt this week because the three ships have all been pre-booked to carry U2’s equipment.
Andalusian fresh produce organisation Hortyfruta has been ordered to change its Lola brand (left) after a complaint from Italian importer Dal Bello, which markets bananas under its own Lola trademark (right), was upheld.
