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Gruppo Unifrutti Acquires Citrus Fruit Producer Oranfrizer

Italian fresh fruit producer Gruppo Unifrutti has acquired a 92% stake in Oranfrizer, a Sicily-based producer of blood oranges. The agreement...

Parmesan Sales Up 15%, Grana Padano Sees 8% Growth

Packaged Parmigiano Reggiano sales grew by 15.1% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2020, according to data from the Parmigiano Reggiano Consort...

Italy's Mutti Launches Mobile Tomato Processing Factory

Italy’s Mutti Group has launched a revolutionary tomato processing plant that shortens the production chain to the bare minimum. The 'Sul Campo' p...

Parmigiano Reggiano Sees Positive Start To Year, Germany Now Biggest Export Market

Parmigiano Reggiano sales have grown in the first half of 2020, both in Italy and foreign markets, despite the COVID-19 emergency. In Italy, the overall...

Parmigiano Reggiano Sees Record Year In 2019

A total of 150,000 tonnes of Parmigiano Reggiano PDO cheese was produced in 2019, 1.47% more than the previous year, according to the Consorzio del Formagg...

Newlat Group Acquires Major Stake In Centrale del Latte d’Italia

Newlat Group has signed a binding agreement for the purchase of a 46.24% share in dairy company Centrale del Latte d’Italia (CLI). The agreement t...

Lemon Prices In Europe Double Due To Increased Demand

The coronavirus crisis has led to a boom in demand for lemons in Europe and the rest of the world, with prices almost doubling due to insufficient producti...