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Metsä Group’s innovation company, Metsä Spring, has introduced a new wood fibre punnet series designed for fresh berries, fruits and vegetables.

Fresh Inset has introduced the MCPBag, an active packaging solution designed to extend the shelf life of pears and reduce waste throughout the supply chain.

Fresh produce companies, Fresh Del Monte and Church Brothers Farms, have announced a strategic agreement involving the sale and transfer of key assets from Fresh Del Monte’s Mann Packing business.

Dole Food Company is shaking up the pineapple category with the introduction of its new Colada Royale Pineapple, a product 15 years in the making.

Mondi has developed a banana box packaging solution claimed to be as strong as a traditional box, but up to 10% lighter and made with around 40% recycled fibre.

Swedish food-tech start-up Saveggy has introduced an additive-free, edible plant-based coating for fresh produce, designed to provide an alternative to plastic packaging.

Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced a strategic joint venture with Colombia-based Managro Group, a leading exporter of avocados and limes.

Dole has announced the completion of the sale of its fresh vegetables division to Arable Capital Partners, the parent company of Organicgirl.

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems has developed a new food quality visualisation solution using time-temperature sensing ink.