Australia’s largest family-owned fresh produce company, Perfection Fresh, has acquired the exclusive rights to sell and market Calypso Mango. It acquired the rights from OneHarvest, a fresh produce supplier...

A list of fruit that is permitted to be imported into China, organised by country, could be a source of valuable information for smart Australian fruit-growers and exporters. The updated list was released...

Two of Australia’s best-know suppliers of fresh fruit and vegetables, LaManna Group and Premier Fruits Group, will be merging from July 2016. Newly appointed Chairman of the combined business, Brian...

A professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne has been investigating enzyme from pineapple that may provide a source for a new alternative to antibiotics. Professor Robert Pike of La Trobe University...

Japanese farmers have taken marketing their fruit to the next level. They have discovered a way to grow rockmelons with Hello Kitty’s face on it. According to Rocket News 24, the farmers create the image...

  The man behind a campaign to promote Sumo Citrus™ has won “2015 Marketer of the Year”. Sumo Citrus™ is the commercial brand name given to the Dekopon mandarin which first originated in Japan...

Silk may have a second-use outside the textiles industry with scientists discovering it can persevere fruits. Discovered by scientists from Tufts University in the US, the researchers found bananas and...

Purchasing an Australian Pink Lady apple in the Middle East may soon be easier than one might think. With over a million tonnes of apples consumed in the region each year, industry representative body...

A representative body for Australian apple and pear growers is finding success with a new marketing campaign encouraging consumers to eat hail-damaged pears.   Called “Hailstorm Heroes”, Apple...

There is a growing demand for fruit and vegetables across the Western world, thanks to increased awareness of their nutritional and health benefits. But we’ve always been taught they might not be safe...