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With deep regret we inform you that Duncan Blake, President and founder of MERKO Turkey and a one of the most influential professional in the processing tomato industry, has passed away yesterday morning. We send our most sincere condolences and sympathy to his family and friends; our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.

66% of the tomato consumption exists of processed tomatoes, tomato juice, and puree or dried form and at about 16.4 kilograms per person per year. Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable in Germany. According to the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE), Germans consumed 24.9 kilograms of fresh and processed tomatoes in the commercial

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The leading Polish producer of food and juices Maspex is about to purchase Agros Nova, a company specialised in the processing of fruit and vegetables. The deal was approved by the Polish Commission for Competition and Consumer Protection and will result in the creation of the largest food and beverages group in Poland. The deal

In the end, the labeling that was supposed to inform European consumers regarding the origin of a certain number of food products, including milk, horse meat or tomato products like passata, will not be made mandatory. Late May, the Commission has published its long-awaited report on the mandatory indication of the country of origin for

In Nigeria, the tomato industry is currently experiencing an epidemic ravaging major tomato production areas. The production in Kadawa Valley is particularly affected. This region has vital importance for Dangote’s Dansa Tomato Company – the biggest African tomato processing plant, since it is the reservoir for its supplies. The officials are still waiting the experts