News13-11-2023
Relationships are the key to success for Austrian family business Achleitner
With organic production accounting for 25% of all farming in Austria, the country currently leads the way in Europe. Biohof Achleitner, based in the Austrian town of Eferding, is one example of a family business that has been successfully supplying consumers with organic fruits and vegetables for more than 30 years. The keys ingredients in its success? A fair and sustainable approach to growing with minimal waste, close relationships with customers, employees and other organic growers, and home deliveries.
News30-06-2023
Denomination of new official downy mildew races in lettuce
On 1 July, the European committee of the International Bremia Evaluation Board (IBEB-EU) published three widely occurring new variants of downy mildew in lettuce: Bl:38EU, Bl:39EU and Bl:40EU. A considerable number of vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan’s current lettuce varieties are resistant to these three new races.
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News29-05-2023
Salatrio: Rijk Zwaan demo reveals these five insights
The Salatrio concept – a single, colourful head of ‘living lettuce’ made up of three different types – has been around for years and continues to gain popularity worldwide. At the Salatrio Client Demo in early May 2023, Rijk Zwaan showcased 40 innovative combinations of leafies: more robust, more productive and easier to work with, offering more crunch, more crispiness and more convenience. “Growers are very excited to test these for themselves,” says Crop Coordinator Peter Sonneveld. Read on for the five key insights from the demo.
News03-03-2023
Rijk Zwaan partners up with Greenhouse Sisters with Carapaz RZ
In the latest video in ‘The future is sky’ series, Rijk Zwaan highlights its partnership with Greenhouse Sisters for Carapaz RZ, Rijk Zwaan’s labour-friendly and powdery mildew-resistant cucumber variety. Martin de Hoog, cucumber grower at Greenhouse Sisters, explains the intensive collaboration with Rijk Zwaan and shares details of his experiences with Carapaz RZ.
Events03-03-2023
Fruit Logistica, 7-9 February 2024
„Freshly Forward, from Foundation to Future” – We are already looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin in 2024.
News13-02-2023
Tatayoyo® wins Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023
The new snack pepper brand Tatayoyo has won the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023! The Dutch vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan is extremely honoured for this recognition of fresh produce professionals’ enthusiasm for Tatayoyo. This unique ready-to-eat pepper with bursting flavours is one of Rijk Zwaan’s inspiring innovations for the vegetable category showcased at Fruit Logistica 2023.
Stories07-02-2023
Research among consumers in Germany, the UK and Spain
Whitepaper provides insight into changes in vegetable buying behaviour. Due to the high inflation, some consumers are buying different types of vegetables. “In order to save money, those customers strongly buy discount products and fewer premium goods,” states Jan Willutzki from EDEKA Group, Germany’s largest supermarket corporation. To gain a better understanding of the changes in vegetable buying behaviour, Rijk Zwaan conducted research among consumers in Germany, the UK and Spain. The findings are analysed in a whitepaper which the vegetable breeding company will be sharing with value chain partners at its Retail Centre in Berlin during Fruit Logistica.
News24-01-2023
Join Rijk Zwaan in moving Freshly Forward at Fruit Logistica
‘Freshly Forward, from Foundation to Future’ – this is the theme Rijk Zwaan has chosen to encapsulate its roadmap for tackling today’s challenges. The vegetable breeding company is moving Freshly Forward both with and for partners in the entire fresh value chain, because fresh solutions hold the key to meeting many of today’s demands. Its robust and resilient solutions as well as inspiring innovations will be on display at Fruit Logistica, the leading meeting place for fresh chain professionals from around the world, in Berlin from 8-10 February 2023. Join Rijk Zwaan in moving Freshly Forward!
Knowledge Sharing06-12-2022
Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV)
The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) is an emerging and rapidly spreading plant virus and has a major impact on global tomato production and distribution.