When I visited for the first time BIOFACH this year, I was lucky enough to get to know a veteran of the industry – LaSelva BIO-Delicatessen, an Italian family of connoisseurs with a pioneering spirit from Munich. LaSelva took its first steps into the field of organic farming 40 years ago. This makes Toscana one of the proverbial cradles of organic farming in Europe. Continue reading LaSelva – Organic Delicatessen
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NERO Fermento Organic
One of the reasons for my visit to BIOFACH 2020 was the fact that NERO Fermento would be there with its own booth. This small Italian company from Ravenna was a real help to me in my articles on black garlic. Continue reading NERO Fermento Organic
Central Market
Adelaide is a beautiful and tranquil place – there are an incredible number of green spaces, parks and of course the great Botanical Garden. Another highlight, and one that takes place indoors, is the Adelaide Central Market. This is definitely a MUST SEE when you are in the city. The atmosphere reflects the attitude, lifestyle and zest for life of the inhabitants of this rather small Australian city. Continue reading Central Market
FRUIT LOGISTICA 2025
Anticipation for this year’s FRUIT LOGISTICA was high – perhaps a little too high, because expectations need to be met, and this time Friday was certainly not our best choice of day to attend. But more on that later.
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International Green Week 2025
Year after year – including in 2025 – Green Week once again drew us into the halls of Messe Berlin. As always, there was plenty to see: much that was familiar, but also quite a bit that was new, surprising, and this year, seemingly an incredible abundance of sweets. Continue reading International Green Week 2025
Gut Bressau
In recent years, Polish heifers on German plates have become a real insider tip – often the ideal conditions for breeding and keeping them are unjustly misjudged regarding our direct neighbour. The exclusive supplier R&S therefore showed the right instinct when they started out with heifer meat from Gut Bressau. Continue reading Gut Bressau
Animal Welfare Initiative
The press contact of the Initiative Tierwohl – Dr. Patrick Klein – was kind enough to give me an insight into this important and for me new topic, thank you for that. Continue reading Animal Welfare Initiative
Rose petal jam
Matti and Tuuli Kotaja from the Finnish family business Finnish Plant FP-Kotaja Oy, founded in 1983, are real enthusiasts – with their high-quality rose petal confiture they have a unique delicacy on the market. It is particularly likeable and impressive that Matti’s family has been active in agriculture since the 16th century – he has always had his profession in his genes. Continue reading Rose petal jam
FRUIT LOGISTICA 2024
As every year, fruit enthusiasts gathered once again in the halls of Messe Berlin in 2024. Naturally, the Foodadvisorblog team also undertook the “arduous” journey to the German capital to report back to you. Continue reading FRUIT LOGISTICA 2024
International Green Week 2024
The 2024 International Green Week was once again truly refreshing—say what you will, but taking your first breaths in the newly laid-out flower halls of Green Week is always a “coming home” moment.
International Green Week 2023
After the last two years had restricted us all significantly more than we would have liked, the year 2023 began right away with a bang. The International Green Week (IGW) opened its doors and the world came to visit Berlin, as it had for many decades before. Continue reading International Green Week 2023
TOMRA 2022 – The Interview
First of all, a quick info on my TOMRA interview partner at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2022 in Berlin.
Ken Moynihan, a native of Ireland, has been CEO of TOMRA Processed Food since January 2021. He is an absolute team player and brings to the company more than a decade and a half of experience in leadership roles in high-growth, transformational and scaling structures.
In addition to outstanding technical expertise, Ken consistently exudes positive life energy that has motivated his teams to award-winning high performance over the years. Ken is the Global Player personified and has worked, lived and been inspired by different cultures in South Africa, USA as well as New Zealand. Prior to joining TOMRA, Ken was CEO of Compac, the global leader in fresh fruit sorting technology, which TOMRA acquired in 2016. Continue reading TOMRA 2022 – The Interview
SCOTLAND HILLS
The premium beef of the brand SCOTLAND HILLS carries the label “Scotch Beef” and is produced according to high standards. On the one hand, the farms are regularly inspected by the Scottish animal welfare organisation SPCA on a voluntary basis and in unannounced spot checks. Thus, ethical breeding and rearing has been guaranteed in Scotland for many years – farms that violate the guidelines can be closed down without further ado. Secondly, the quality of all meat products is checked by Quality Meat Scotland. Continue reading SCOTLAND HILLS
Albert Rauch In-House Exhibition
At the beginning I have to admit it right away – I am a true meat lover. Basically, I love almost every kind of meat, whether beef, pork, lamb, game, poultry or even fish – everything has its charm for me. Continue reading Albert Rauch In-House Exhibition
MERANO bacon (Speck)
South Tyrol has been a reliable source of excellent bacon and sausage products for centuries, which is why many professionals in the field of bacon and ham production come from this part of Italy. Especially the ideal air conditions there have always been a guarantee for the optimal maturing of air-dried meat & sausage products. Continue reading MERANO bacon (Speck)
Innovation Award 2022
This year, the Innovation Award at FRUIT LOGISTICA was once again a real magnet for visitors. However, the setup for the presentation of the Innovation Award participants was different this time from that of previous years.
Messe Berlin had decided to set up the associated stands in Hall 20. This was a wise decision, especially due to the always poor acoustics and proximity to the trade fair catering at the previous location in front of Hall 21, because now visitors could devote themselves to the innovators’ presentations in a much more relaxed manner.
We begin our brief overview of this year’s participants, including a profile, with the winner of the FRUIT LOGISTICA 2022 Innovation Award.
SCOTCH Entrecôte
It wasn’t long ago that I had the SCOTLAND HILLS Cowboy Steak on the grill – today I wanted to know how delicious the entrecôte of this brand is. With foresight I had ordered a piece of entrecôte of almost 1.5 kg together with the rack of lamb, so it was just right. As always, I took the meat out of the cooler a good hour before use, removed the foil and patted it dry. Continue reading SCOTCH Entrecôte
Mollydooker – the Beginning
Until the year 2005 I had basically only very few points of contact with wine and then almost exclusively – as described at the beginning of In Vino Veritas – with the “reds”. The first bottles – the ones that were my taste buds for Australian wine, were two bottles of Pertaringa (Shiraz) from the year 2000. Continue reading Mollydooker – the Beginning
FRUIT LOGISTICA 2023
Expectations for FRUIT LOGISTICA 2023 were high and we wondered whether the motto “All in ONE” could make it the same as it once was before the pandemic.
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Maxi France
The young bull meat of the brand Maxi France comes exclusively from France and impresses with its special tenderness. The beef breeds from which the young bull meat comes are the meat and dual-purpose beef breeds Charolais, Blonde d’Aquitaine, Normande, Limousin, Salers, Montbéliarde and their crossbreeds. The suppliers are handpicked on site and employees are often on the road in France to visit the farms and to check that everything is in order. Continue reading Maxi France
VIKINGYR
VIKINGYR lamb from Iceland is a very speciality. Lamb in itself is tender, but the lambs of this brand, which have all grown up on Iceland without exception, are not only literally “buttery tender”. Their meat also has a high proportion of fatty acids (omega-3), so it doesn’t necessarily have to be fish if you want to eat a healthy diet in terms of fat.
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Poikain Parhaat – Pure Finnish Flavours
Pure Finnish flavours!
The young company Poikain Parhaat Oy Ltd, Poikain Parhaat for short, is managed by Nikolas Jokisalo & Pertti Hakala from Tampere – they both pursue the idea of bringing Finnish quality & flavours to the world. Continue reading Poikain Parhaat – Pure Finnish Flavours
JYMY Ice Cream
JYMY ice cream is a Finnish, multi-award-winning organic product from the small but fine company Suomisen Maito Oy. This ice cream manufacturer still uses genuine craftsmanship to create a culinary experience for its customers using sustainably produced organic raw materials. Continue reading JYMY Ice Cream