Trade and consumption

Winland Foods (U.S.) and La Doria (Italy) have merged to form Windoria, a $4 billion global food group backed by European investment firm Investindustrial. The combined company boasts 5,000 employees, 28 manufacturing facilities (including 11 pasta plants across North America and Europe), and a vertically integrated supply chain.Winland specializes in private label and branded food

Aran has introduced a new line of tomato packaging designed to combat Flex Cracks—micro-fractures in film layers that often go unnoticed but can severely damage product integrity during transport.In tomato logistics, specially long distance, packaging directly impacts product quality. Diced tomatoes, in particular, pose challenges due to constant movement within the bag, which increases stress

Since last year, all ketchup sold in the country has been made only with local tomatoes coming from the fields in Cristalina, Goiás. “A few years ago, we didn’t have the production capacity we needed, so we had to import tomato paste from California. The great news is that our harvests are now improving both

California’s processing tomato crop is on track for strong yields this season, but if dry weather persists and harvest stays on schedule, some fruit could go uncollected.According to Mike Montna, president and CEO of the California Tomato Growers Association, the fields are producing abundantly. “We might end up disking some of it under—or maybe not.