"It is good that the planned regulations are intended to cover the entire breadth of industry and not just energy-intensive companies. After all, more favourable energy prices abroad represent a competitive disadvantage for all companies based here.
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Florette is giving 50 UK shoppers the chance to win £500 each this Christmas though an on-pack promotion on its best-selling Classic Crispy and Mixed SKUs. read more

The Edeka Potrzebski store on Messe-Allee in Leipzig is to become the Group's first climate-neutral store, according to Edeka. The "climate-neutral food retail" pilot project organised by the German Retail Association (HDE) is a ground-breaking initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of food retail.
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Harvesting of early table grape varieties in Namibia is underway, with the first shipments of this year’s Southern African table grape season due to leave the port of Cape Town last weekend. South Africa’s northern region is expected to start from this week, with the Orange River coming on
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The California Prune Board (CPB) has launched a major promotional push in South Korea as part of multi-channel marketing efforts to highlight the nutritional and taste benefits of California Prunes. read more

McCain has launched Baby Hasselbacks in what it has described as its biggest new product development in over a decade. read more

South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, paid a visit to the port of Cape Town last week in a clear sign that the government is taking the logistical problems at the port seriously. Ongoing challenges have come at great cost to the South African import and export economy. read more

The level of self-sufficiency in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Germany is already secure, said the Minister: read more

In week 45/23, italiano green peppers fetched 1.20 euro/kg to 0.80 euro/kg, italiano red peppers averaged 1.60 euro/kg, lamuyo peppers 1.70 euro/kg to 1.40 euro/kg, lamuyo green peppers 1.20 euro/kg to 1 euro/kg, california green peppers 0.95 euro/kg to 0.80 euro/kg, california red peppers 1.70 euro/kg to
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Peru saw a big jump in strawberry exports this year. According to consultancy Fresh Fruit Peru, the country shipped 20,338 tonnes worth US$34m between January and September 2023, an increase in 43 per cent in volume and 26 per cent in value compared to the year-earlier period. read more

SanLucar has been awarded the Goldener Zuckerhut 2023 prize. This prestigious award celebrates excellence in the German food and consumer goods industry and has been granted annually since 1958 by a renowned jury in recognition of companies and professionals who have stood out for their
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Technical innovations play an important role in the companies of the Schwarz Group in order to further expand its position as one of the world's leading retail groups. Secure and sovereign AI is a key technology in this context, the Schwarz Group reports. read more

A new survey by British Berry Growers, the industry body representing 95 per cent of British berries sold in the UK, has found that 80 per cent of British berry growers feel they no longer have partnership relationships with UK supermarkets. read more

Autonomous grocery retail has been a feature of the northern European landscape for some time, but now it seems ready to change the way shoppers buy food in southern Europe too. read more

While the scientific community seems to consider it appropriate to adapt European legislation, consumers remain sceptical, as a survey conducted by the organisation Foodwatch by Forsa at the end of September showed: 96% of consumers would have preferred a change in European legislation.
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Once this disease (also known as Panama disease) has established itself in a plantation, it takes decades before Cavendish bananas or other banana varieties susceptible to Fusarium can be grown there again. Wageningen University & Research and its partners
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Dutch fresh produce marketer The Greenery has appointed David Markowski as its new chief executive officer. read more

Self-checkout systems in Germany have seen strong growth in the last two years: more than 5,000 shops now offer their customers the opportunity to scan and pay for their purchases themselves in different ways. The shortage of skilled labour in retail with
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Mexico is investing in a new logistics corridor connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that could provide a viable alternative to the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal Authority recently announced that it had been forced to cut the number of ships using the waterway due to the worst
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