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La Linea Verde: Using Fruit Logistica To Spearhead European Growth

La Linea Verde, the Italian leader in fresh-cut and fresh ready meals, is set to take part in the Fruit Logistica exhibition, taking place in Berlin from 7...

Fish Consumption In Italy Sees Growth In 2017

Fish consumption in Italy has increased from 16 kg/year per person in 2016, to 25 kg/year in the current year, with good prospects of further growth. Me...

Italy’s La Linea Verde Targets Baltic Countries, Serbia

Italian ready meals producer La Linea Verde plans to expand its activities to the Baltic countries and Serbia, as a bridgehead to enter Eastern Europe and...

Italy Sets New Record For Cheese Exports

Italian cheese exports have grown by a record 7% during 2017 (compared to last year), leading to a total of 84% growth over the past decade. The finding...

Italy Faces Potential Egg Shortage Ahead Of Christmas

Italy is facing a monthly shortage of over 100 million eggs at a time when there is a strong growth in demand, particularly for the preparation of typical...

One Third Of Italians Buy Fresh Produce From Traditional Channels, Study Finds

Around 35% of fresh-produce purchases in Italy are still made from specialist stores and stallholders – a figure that rises to 51% in the south of th...

Coop Italia To Introduce Veal From Antibiotic-Free Cattle

Coop Italia has announced that it will commence the sale of veal from cattle that have not been treated with antibiotics during the last four months of the...

Italy’s Orsero Group Reports 40% Growth In Sales

Italian importer and distributor of fruit and vegetables Orsero Group ended the first half of 2017 with net sales of €473.4 million, up 40% compared t...