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Coupang increases local sourcing as fruit sales rise
Expanded logistics infrastructure allows Korean online retailer to expand sourcing into rural areas
Thai fruits target Middle East premium market
Tourism is helping to boost familiarity and demand for Thai fruits in high-end retail and hospitality
California Avocado Commission forecasts 150,000-tonne crop
Terry Splane calls time on 40-year career, including two years as CAC vice president of marketing
Thai conglomerate BJC to acquire MM Mega Market Vietnam in US$717mn deal
Extraordinary general meeting set for 13 February for BJC board decision
Spinneys supermarket to open 12 stores in the Philippines
Partnership with ACX Holidings facilitates the first opening outside of the Gulf for the UAE-based retailer
Clean energy citrus becomes a reality in Jeju
Fruit grown with renewable energy enters the Korean market
‘Two-tier market’ for cherries in Vietnam
Influx of Chilean fruit by sea puts pressure on market, but prices of airfreighted fruit from Australia and New Zealand hold up
Korea reopens tariff exemptions for imported fruits
Imports of bananas, pineapples and mangoes to be tariff-free from 12 February to 30 June
Amazon shutters Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores
Closures come as retail giant doubles down on online grocery delivery and Whole Foods Market expansion
Former FPJ publisher David Hope-Mason dies aged 85
Hope-Mason led former FPJ publisher Lockwood Press for over 30 years and co-founded Market Intelligence, which launched Eurofruit and Asiafruit
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Aartsen expands Asia presence with new office in India
Fifth global branch supports company’s growing partnerships in the region
Driscoll’s secures new partnership agreement with LuLu Retail
MoU signed last week opens door to closer collaboration on marketing branded berries to consumers
Aldi Hong Kong partners with TradeBeyond on supply chain management
CBX platform to centralise retailer’s supply chain data, automate workflows, and ensure accurate operations documentation
Sun World grape varieties gain traction in Namibia
Breeder has announced licensing agreements with multiple Namibian exporters, strengthening its presence in early season production regions
Fall Creek to unveil new Sekoya Nova variety at Fruit Logistica 2026
High-chill blueberry variety offers shelf-life exceeding 60 days and approximately 80 per cent of fruit above 18mm diameter
Premier Fresh Australia enters new Sun World table grape partnership
Agreement enables Premier Fresh to market Sun World table grapes in Australia and internationally
SVM Variety Management secures China court win over PremA280 apple patent infringement
Court orders defendants to pay over Rmnb5mn, with SSR molecular marker testing used to prove infringement
Washington fruit industry mourns death of BJ Thurlby
Washington State Fruit Commission president passes at the age of 60
Shinsegae Department Store unveils Thai mango gift set for Lunar New Year
Mangoes carefully sourced from Thailand’s Chachoengsao province
Sunkist launches Year of the Horse packaging for Lunar New Year
The global fresh citrus supplier’s annual Lunar New Year initiative features custom-illustrated packaging and flexible merchandising solutions