CX Store research is an annual survey conducted on a sample of 17,647 households representative of the universe of 25.7 million households resident in Italy. A sample that ensures an extremely fine granularity of the data in the ratio of 1 to 1,400/1,500 inhabitants. They are
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It's not an apple, it's an experience: that's why envy™ knows how to leave the fruit and vegetable department to engage consumers' senses throughout the shop. This is confirmed by the innovative in-store campaign that in January positioned the premium speciality of the VOG and VIP consortia in the
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In Spain, the volume of fruit and vegetables exported is falling (-6% in volume in 2023) and the Federation of Exporters Fepex puts its finger on the 'sore spot' of the fruit category, which recorded -7.7% in exports compared to 2022, totalling 6.2 million tonnes. At
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As of January 2024, ISTAT reports, retail sales indices will be disseminated with the new 2021 reference base set at 100. For details on the change of the base for retail sales indices, please refer to the related Information Note, which was released
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Established by the United Nations in 1992, World Water Day is celebrated around the world every 22 March, with the aim of raising global awareness of sustainable water use and promoting concrete actions in this regard. read more

The Apulian asparagus campaign is on the starting blocks, and Futuragri, a leading company in the production and marketing of fruit and vegetables, is proceeding with the harvesting of the first turrions. Giuseppe De Filippo, the company's sales manager, briefs us on the
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It will be a great meeting and discussion with experiences from all over the world at the Macfrut Table Grape Global Players scheduled on the second day of the expo (Thursday 9 May) at the Rimini Expo Centre. The event is part of the Table Grape Symposium, the World Symposium on Table Grapes that at
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European citrus fruit producers, Spanish in particular, complain about the unfair competition they suffer from products from Egypt - as reported by the Spanish newspaper F&H - to the extent that they are urging the European Commission to investigate Egypt for possible dumping
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An apple and its territory. As if to say: an inseparable bond that deserves to be told and celebrated. Melinda is well aware of this, and is ready once again this year to reward the loyal consumers of Evelina, the famous shiny 'red', the protagonist of a competition designed to offer
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Some time ago, thanks to the intervention of our retail expert Giampaolo Ferri, we published an in-depth article on the potential of fruit and vegetables in Dubai (click here to read more). A reader brought his point of view to our attention, which we receive and publish with pleasure; read more

For the first time in over 65 years of presence in the fruit and vegetable market, Spreafico Francesco & F.lli, a leading company in the sector, is pleased to announce the launch of Spreafico branded bananas. A significant step that represents further strategic expansion for the company, which
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On Tuesday, 12 March, the customary meeting of the Assomela Marketing Committee took place to assess market dynamics and once again the elements that are influencing it. As far as the market is concerned, producers are optimistic about sales in the month of
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The tomato chain is making great strides, especially in the field of research to meet both new phytopathological and commercial challenges. Constant thought is given to how a berry can be improved in the future, but this is done without looking back. read more

Fresh Del Monte Europe and Africa is pleased to announce the introduction of the innovative pineapple-cutting machine. The machine, positioned directly in the fruit and vegetable department, is an innovation that greatly simplifies the pineapple preparation process for consumers; read more

With its unprecedented 'Fruit and Vegetables fresher than 3 days' campaign, SPAR Austria won the 'Future of European Commerce' award in the digitisation category, presented for the first time by EuroCommerce. With a series of awards, EuroCommerce honours companies and
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In week 9, the trend for fruit and vegetables by weight is still positive in value but remains weakly negative in volume, with inflation slowly declining. Among the channels, however, only discount stores are driving the recovery in consumption, while the rest are flexing. read more

For years we have been facing the crisis of periculture in Emilia-Romagna, a region that still accounts for over 60% of national production. The issues we are facing in terms of adversity are varied: from alien insects to the most damaging phytopathologies, such as brown spot.
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Herbert Ballerina returns as the star of the new MD commercials, on air from this week on digital TV: Rai Play, Mediaset Play, Amazon Prime, Ciao People channels and on YouTube.    read more

Broccoli is the star of male prevention with the 'Daddy don't be a broccoli' project by Citrus L'Orto Italiano in collaboration with the iconic E. Marinella ties. read more

CHV's Croptimum is an innovative activator based on purified plant molecules that is attracting a lot of interest from manufacturers and others. Its peculiarity is the active ingredient: a molecule from the onion (QQ2) that reacts with Glutathione, among the most
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