Louis Delhaize is now also selling its Luxembourg stores
UK: CMA publishes updates on its work into competition in the groceries sector The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an initial update on its ongoing work to tackle cost of

Louis Delhaize is now also selling its Luxembourg stores
UK: CMA publishes updates on its work into competition in the groceries sector The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an initial update on its ongoing work to tackle cost of

Retailers ‘not profiteering’ over high prices
British supermarkets have not been profiteering by raising food prices over the past year, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded. The CMA has been assessing how retail

Amazon workers at a warehouse in Britain will stage a strike for 3 days
UK: Riverford scoops hat-trick in annual organic awards Veg box company Riverford (and publisher of Wicked Leeks) scooped a hat-trick at the Soil Association-run BOOM Awards, for best veg box,

Grupo Autor increases its IV GAMA production volume
This is why Grupo Autor has been working for years on the adaptation and maintenance of its clean room where the pieces are cut into quarters and halves, filmed and kept in a constant cold

An association for retail women
The Associazione Nazionale Donne del Retail (National Association of Women in Retail) is born in Milan, which will act with the aim of promoting the culture and knowledge of Retail with an

Aldi: Major change to Super 6 fruit and veg range
Ocado hires Amazon exec as European president for Solutions business Ocado Group has hired Amazon director Gregor Ulitzka for the new role of European president for its Solutions business. Ulitzka

"Our biggest challenge in Montenegro is related to labor supply"
The Moroccan-Tunisian group RioFresh, which specializes in supplying fresh produce to supermarkets, relocated part of its operations to Montenegro at the beginning of this year, announced Fatma

ALDI offers more than 320 products from the Valencia region
ALDI works with 60 suppliers in the Valencian Community and offers more than 320 locally sourced products in its shops in the region. The supermarket chain maintains a strong commitment to local

Deliveroo Snack To The Future report: 3D printed meal plans
France: Debt-ridden retailer Casino gives July 3 deadline for offers to boost its equity Supermarket retailer Casino set a deadline of July 3 for offers to boost its equity base, as it works on a

Production renews itself, large-scale retail remains at a standstill
In the Milan Expo of 2015, the shop of the future was presented, but to date there is no evidence of what was seen then. And to say that at the production level, technological innovation in recent

"We focus on promoting and advertising agroecological practices"
Natura Alimentos supplies fresh fruits and vegetables to the three largest supermarket chains in Mexico and one in the United States. "Our focus is to be able to offer our customers* the best

Watermelons and melons: no to import, yes to service
This year's watermelon-melon campaign is and will continue to be a tough nut to crack for Italian retailers. First of all, the start with the Sicilian melon was a shock, due to the bad weather

Almeda at the forefront of training for fruit and vegetable workers
The company Almeda, a producer of IV gamma products under the Naturizia brand, which has been working with the Arena Group (VéGé) for many years, active in Sicily with the Decò and Super

Almeda (Naturizia) trains Arena Group's fruit and vegetable workers
A training meeting dedicated to technicians and managers of the fruit and vegetable departments of the Arena Group (VéGé). It was held by Almeda, a producer of fourth range products under the

Asda has seen a +12% uplift in sales of potatoes in the past year
“Less and less Belgian products” Future Colruyt CEO Stefan Goethaert concurs: “In the fruit and vegetable department in Belgian supermarkets, for example, there are fewer and fewer Belgian

Fresh, the new format of Banco Fresco, arrives in Milan
Banco Fresco, the fresh food retail chain, opened yesterday its first shop in Milan at Via Moscati 11, a few steps from Corso Sempione, with its new Fresh format. The Milan store is also the first

Tesco redistributes 88% of its surplus food
UK retailer Tesco has redistributed 88% of its surplus food in the UK, beating its own target of 85%. The target, set in 2016, was beaten in the last year thanks largely to the supermarket’s

Alegra determined to meet its commitments to the large-scale retail trade
"An unprecedented challenge, for us and for fruit growing in Romagna. The Alegra Group is acting on the rescheduling of work to ensure continuity in supplies and respect for commitments made with

Citrus season kicks off in Western Australia
The start of the West Australian citrus season has been celebrated as the state’s production continues to climb. Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis was joined by industry members and

Lidl delivers pay hat-trick
Discount supermarket Lidl GB has announced its third pay rate increase in 12 months which will impact all of its 24,500 hourly-paid colleagues. The latest raise announced today (24 May) will see

Move over burgers and sausages – here comes trendy new BBQ asparagus
A Herefordshire asparagus farmer has helped fixed a problem for BBQ fans who love grilling the vegetable, but find the regular spears can be too delicate for cooking on a griddle. Chris Chinn,

Producers, the large-scale retail trade is not the enemy
In the last few days at Macfrut I have been asked this question: "How come the large-scale retail trade is 'demonised' by the production world?". 7A question that in my opinion is

Rimini hosts the 2024 World Assembly of Agri-Food Markets
It is official: the autumn 2024 Conference of the World Union of Wholesale (WUWM) will be held in Rimini. This is an important achievement for the entire city, the result of the work of CAAR

BioMarkt Verbund: Over one million euros for organic plant breeding
The partnership between the seed fund of the Future Foundation for Agriculture and the organic food retailers of the BioMarkt association has existed for 21 years. In 2023, the milestone of 1