Tomato News

What Tomato News does

Tomato News is a privately held digital media platform headquartered in Avignon, France, founded in 1989 and operating with a 5-person team. It operates the leading online information destination dedicated to the global tomato processing industry, providing free access to news articles, market analysis, crop forecasts, trade statistics, pricing data, weather feeds, country profiles, and a searchable supplier directory. Editorial coverage spans agronomic research, in-field crop conditions, factory operations, company and product news, legislation, and scientific developments across all major producing and consuming regions.

The platform's product surface consists of a content website, a free weekly e-newsletter distributed every Tuesday, an annual industry conference (the 2026 edition scheduled for October 28 in Monterey), and yearbook reference publications. Technology is described as a standard web-based digital media platform with an email newsletter distribution system; no proprietary algorithms, AI features, APIs, or SDKs are disclosed.

Monetization is entirely advertising- and sponsorship-based. All content is provided free of charge with no paywall or subscription tier. Revenue is generated exclusively through premium partnerships with industry companies and advertisers, including AMITOM, the World Processing Tomato Council (WPTC), Aran Group, CFT S.p.A., Morning Star, Paste & Juice, Kagome, Goglio, Incipientus, Cabot Corporation, and HeinzSeed. The company is independently owned with no parent organization, no disclosed institutional funding, and no public listing. Operating geographies span North America, Europe, Asia, and South America.

Name

Tomato News

Legal name

Tomato News

Website

https://tomatonews.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tomato News is a private, France-based digital media platform founded in 1989 that provides free news, market data, and industry intelligence for the global tomato processing sector, funded entirely by premium advertising partnerships and serving professionals across the supply chain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry News & Market Intelligence (B2B Vertical Media)

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120), Directory and Mailing List Publishers (513140)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Journalism & News Intelligence Publishers (Indexes, Election/Market Data) (MPAJADAK)

Keywords

• Tomato processing news
• Industry market intelligence
• Agricultural trade statistics
• Crop production forecasts
• B2B industry media

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsorship: Revenue generated exclusively through the financial support of valued partners and advertisers. The platform offers promotional features and advertising opportunities to industry companies operating in the tomato processing sector.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tomato News is a digital media platform that publishes free news, market intelligence, crop forecasts, trade statistics, and company news for the global tomato processing industry. It distributes content through its website, a free weekly e-newsletter sent every Tuesday, an annual conference, yearbook publications, and a searchable supplier directory, serving professionals across the entire tomato supply chain.

Product overview

Tomato News is a digital media platform offering free access to news and market intelligence for the global tomato processing industry. The platform aggregates content across multiple channels including a news website with article archives, a free weekly e-newsletter distributed via email, an annual conference event, and publications including a yearbook. The platform serves as an information hub connecting industry professionals across the supply chain, including seed breeders, growers, agricultural researchers, processing plant operators, equipment manufacturers, marketers, and suppliers. The core offering is editorial content covering agronomic research, crop conditions, climate impacts, processing technologies, trade statistics, product innovations, and supplier directories. Revenue is generated through partnerships with industry advertisers rather than direct product sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tomato News Website The primary digital news platform providing free access to industry-specific articles, market analysis, crop reports, and company news for the global tomato processing sector. It is targeted at professionals across the entire tomato supply chain including seed breeders, growers, agricultural researchers, processing plant operators, equipment manufacturers, marketers, and suppliers.
• Free Weekly E-Newsletter

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered premium.

• AMITOMpremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner of Tomato News. AMITOM is an organization representing the Mediterranean tomato processing industry.
• WPTC (World Processing Tomato Council)premiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner providing industry data and crop forecasts to Tomato News platform.
• Aran GrouppremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner of Tomato News. Aran Group specializes in packaging solutions for the tomato industry.
• CFT S.p.A.premiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner. CFT provides tomato processing equipment and technology solutions.
• Morning StarpremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner. Morning Star is a leading tomato processing and packing company.
• Paste & JuicepremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner producing tomato paste and juice products.
• KagomepremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner. Kagome is a Japanese company involved in processed tomato products and agricultural solutions.
• GogliopremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner specializing in packaging solutions for food processing including tomatoes.
• IncipientuspremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner. Incipientus develops ultrasound flow technologies for industrial processing.
• Cabot CorporationpremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner. Cabot Corporation produces specialty chemicals and materials for various industries.
• HeinzSeedpremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner. HeinzSeed develops tomato seeds for the global market.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• World Grain (Sosland Publishing): World Grain is a trade news and data publication covering global grain milling and processing, published by Sosland Publishing. It shares Tomato News's niche-trade-publication model, serving processors, equipment suppliers, and ingredient buyers in a specific commodity.
• FreshPlaza: FreshPlaza is a free, online B2B news outlet covering the global fresh produce industry, including tomatoes. Like Tomato News, it runs daily news, a weekly newsletter, a supplier directory, and advertiser-supported sponsorship model, making it the closest structural and business-model peer.
• Agri-Pulse: Agri-Pulse is a B2B news outlet focused on agricultural policy, crop markets, and agribusiness, combining free and paid offerings. It parallels Tomato News in serving specialized agricultural professionals with vertical, regularly updated intelligence.
• FoodNavigator: FoodNavigator is an online B2B news site covering the global food and beverage industry, including ingredient trends and processing innovation. It shares Tomato News's free, advertiser-supported model and similar advertiser base of ingredient and processing suppliers.
• Food Engineering Magazine: Food Engineering is a B2B trade publication covering food processing, packaging, and plant operations, with online news, newsletters, and industry events. It targets many of the same processing-plant operators and equipment vendors that Tomato News serves.
• FoodProcessing.com: FoodProcessing.com is a B2B resource for food and beverage manufacturers covering processing technology, ingredients, and operations. It targets the same processing-plant decision-makers and supplier ecosystem as Tomato News.
• Seed World Group: Seed World Group publishes vertical B2B media for the global seed industry, including news, events, and directories. It is highly comparable to Tomato News as a niche trade-publication serving seed suppliers and growers in a specific upstream input market.
• Urner Barry: Urner Barry is a long-established commodity news and price-reporting service focused on food proteins (poultry, eggs, meat, seafood). It mirrors Tomato News's combination of news, market data, and price intelligence for a specific food commodity vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Mintel (Food & Drink): Mintel is a large global market research firm covering food, drink, and consumer packaged goods. It represents the scaled, paid-data incumbent that Tomato News would benchmark against if it converts free editorial into subscription intelligence products.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights (Platts): S&P Global Commodity Insights (formerly Platts) is a global commodities intelligence provider with coverage that includes agricultural soft commodities. It represents the larger, paid incumbent that Tomato News would compete with or partner alongside if it expands into paid data products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tomato-news

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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