Tag: fruit
Europe: UK rolls out labeling advice on fresh produce
Apples can last two weeks longer if consumers follow new official advice recommending the fruit is kept refrigerated.
New logos are to appear on...
Asia Pacific: Fresh produce distributor goes digital for transactions
SunMoon Food Company Limited (SunMoon), a global distributor of fruit and food products, has deployed NetSuite OneWorld from Oracle NetSuite to support its global...
Americas: Blueberries may improve attention in children
Primary school children could show better attention by consuming flavonoid-rich blueberries, following a study conducted by the University of Reading.
In a paper published in...
Americas: Potential for purple-produce containing products, report
Just 18% of Americans can name more than three types of purple fruits and vegetables, according to consumer research commissioned by Welch’s in 2016.
This...
Asia Pacific: University develops bananas high in pro-vitamin A
Research at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has produced a golden-orange fleshed banana that is rich in pro-vitamin A.
The decade-long research, led by...
Americas: Sonoco’s berries package wins award
Dole GO Berries!, which utilizes Sonoco’s packaging, was awarded Best New Packaging as part of the Produce Innovation Awards at United Fresh 2017, an...
Europe: Key Technology releases digital sorter for high throughput
Key Technology releases digital sorter Veryx C70 for low- to mid-capacity production lines.
The Veryx sorters maximize the accuracy of defect and foreign material...
Americas: FAM releases cutting machines for produce
The FAM Centris 400 hits the market as a centrifugal cutting machine for the fruit, vegetable and potato industry.
It is part of the NECST...
Americas: Fabric checks on freshness of fruit
Florida International University (FIU) scientists have created a small strip of coated fabric for consumers to test the freshness of fruit.
The research, published in...
Asia Pacific: FSANZ recalls frozen berries
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has alerted consumers to a food recall of a frozen mixed berries product that is potentially linked to...