Tomatoes
All the news and market analysis for worldwide tomato Industry, including tomato growers, tomato production, and the import and export of tomatoes.
Azura donates €1.5m to Moroccan earthquake relief
Tomato supplier makes major contribution to special government fund as well as various NGO projects
Delassus launches Morocco earthquake appeal
Tomato supplier is collecting emergency donations following earthquake estimated to have affected 300,000 people
UK grocery sales bounce back
Late summer and unexpected September heatwave help UK supermarket grocery sales bounce back, NIQ figures reveal
Consumer research helps drive sales
Global shopper research is helping Growers United understand the consumer decision-making process
Italian growers face up to fire and ice
Severe hailstorms and extreme heat leave parts of Italy’s fruit and vegetable production base battered and bruised
Tesco: “Our suppliers want certainty”
Tesco’s Dominic Morrey stressed the importance of long-term certainty for producers at a Lords horticulture inquiry, naming fair pricing and a workable seasonal workers scheme as priorities
Bonnysa expands value-added offering
Commercial director Jorge Ignacio Brotóns explains how the company’s pivot to premium is paying off
RedStar confirms key board appointment
Dutch tomato specialist has named Marieke van Heeswijk as the latest member of its supervisory board
Sakata confirms intermediate ToBRFV resistance
Four varieties play a ”crucial role” in grower programmes to help mitigate the significant challenges ToBRFV presents
BiomicAgritech’s top-down growing method brings rewards
Trials of its unique labour-saving cultivation method for trellised greenhouse vegetables are showing excellent results, according to BiomicAgritech
Prominent utilises neuromarketing
Tomato specialist has established a partnership with Unravel Research to get a complete picture of what drives consumers
BelOrta uses Einstein to promote smart snacking
The Belgian cooperative is hoping to bring out students’ “inner Einstein” during the exam period, depicting the scientific genius on its tomato shakers this month
Italy floods: millions of fruit trees must be replanted
Last week’s terrible flooding has apparently choked the roots of fruit trees across Emilia Romagna, precipitating a major disaster for the region’s fresh produce busines
Photos: Global Tomato Congress 2023
A selection of pictures from Fruitnet’s Global Tomato Congress, which brought more than 300 people from 50 countries together at the Beurs-WTC in Rotterdam on 16 May 2023
Bayer strengthens ToBRFV resistance research
The company’s new Dutch quarantine facility improves testing and enables solid resistancy claims
Syngenta unveils ‘ToBRFV Resistant’ seal at Global Tomato Congress
New label signals rugose resistance in tomatoes sold all around the world
Innovation breeds success for Semillas Fitó
The Barcelona-based company outlines its formula for bringing profitable new varieties to market
Major challenges ahead for tomato business
Cindy van Rijswick of Rabobank reports on the state of the industry as the Global Tomato Congress in Rotterdam gets underway
Gala event honours Adora tomato
The evening also celebrated the winners of the inaugural Adora de Oro awards
EU tomato producers call for action to protect viability of sector
Warning that community production under threat from uncontrolled imports from Morocco and new Farm to Fork strategy
The future is now for Syngenta
Syngenta and Four Growers are collaborating to create the future of tomato production through robotic tomato harvesting
Aeon introduces cross-category GGN label in Japan
GGN is a consumer label that stands for certified, responsible farming and transparency and is available across a range of fresh produce
Veg Power launches ‘Growing to Love’
New school tomato-growing project aims to encourage veg acceptance among children and help them learn where food comes from
Tomatoes remain big business
Growth in volume and value of globally traded fresh and chilled tomatoes shows the appetite remains for the salad staple
Breedx on track with innovative varieties
Breedx’s latest tomato varieties benefit from the breeder’s ability to increase soluble sugars and control sucrose, glucose and fructose levels, using classical breeding techniques
Duroc reiterates commitment to sustainability
The Moroccan group is investing in new ways to reduce its impact on the environment, prioritising packaging waste, water efficiency and organic waste recycling
'Buy British tomatoes,' growers say
British tomato growers are appealing to UK consumers to buy domestic product as the peak season gets under way
Belgium’s UK export mission
Rather than prompting Belgium to focus its efforts on other markets, Brexit has seen the country actively target export growth in Britain. Fred Searle crosses the Channel to find out how and why
Defra awards £9.13m to agri-robotics
Projects on robotic crop harvesting, a new way of cultivating potatoes and an autonomous cow bedding system are to receive share of funding
Timing key to sustainability success, says Vanoirbeek
Producers in Belgium back the aims of the EU’s Farm to Fork strategy, according to Luc Vanoirbeek, general secretary of the Association of Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives (VBT), as long as they are ”affordable, realistic and fair”
SanLucar teams up with Kitchen Stories in Germany
A new promotional campaign for SanLucar tomatoes is launching in German supermarkets, promising “Our recipe for good taste”
Speakers revealed for Global Tomato Congress
The first names have been announced for Global Tomato Congress, which places sustainability centre stage on the event’s return to Rotterdam on 16 May
Alya Fruit continues to take flight
Turkey’s Alya Fruit believes the experience of the team has been central to the company’s success during this challenging period, especially in the airfreight sector
EU producers on front line in fight to limit water use
Thirty per cent less water to produce kiwifruit, 20 per cent less for industrial tomatoes, with 50 per cent less emissions: Europe’s fruit and vegetable industry remains committed to safeguarding the planet’s most precious resource
Global Tomato Congress presents the future of fresh tomatoes
Global Tomato Congress, the leading event for the fresh tomato business, returns to Rotterdam on 16 May for a full day of discussions and networking, with sustainability top of the agenda
P3P Partners acquires UK tomato specialist APS
Deal will provide funding to further the growth and development of APS