UK: Tesco tests scan-free self-service checkout
2023-11-28 09:00
According to the company, the state-of-the-art technology is currently only available in one Tesco Express shop in London's Fulham district. Customers simply have to take their items to the scan-free checkout and press "Get Started". This would be followed by a
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SanLucar: 'In 2024 we will open multi-product islands in two banners' #vocidellortofrutta
2023-11-28 00:00
SanLucarp aims decisively at greater commercial development in our country, to be implemented not only by expanding the range of products available - berries, strawberries, citrus, seedless grapes, stone fruit, exotic - but also with category projects, multi-product islands with only branded references. By
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"Weather extremes affect the whole supply chain"
2023-11-28 00:00
The berry industry has seen rapid growth, but the future can be a fragile thing. With input costs for growers rising, weather extremes affecting the whole chain, and inflation impacting consumers' expenses, the market is challenging. However, with input costs stabilizing and the consumers'
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McCain Foods continues to drive innovation in agriculture with launch of Presia Ag Insights
2023-11-28 00:00
Continuing its commitment to drive innovation and advance new technologies in agriculture, McCain Foods has announced the launch of Presia Ag Insights. A newly formed business unit wholly owned by McCain, Presia is the result of a decade of collaboration to develop digital technologies,
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Berry Global has launched a new version of its Omni® Xtra polyethylene cling film for fresh food applications, which provides a high-performance alternative to traditional polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cling films.
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How is fresh produce displayed in US stores?
2023-11-28 00:00
Have you ever wondered what a fresh produce section looks like in US supermarkets? How do you imagine it: small, big, non-existent or replaced by frozen products? And what is the produce like, high or low-quality? And what about the prices? Can the US be the new market frontier for Italian
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Australia’s vegetable industry is set to receive an unprecedented level of protection against exotic pests through a unique $10 million levy-funded collaborative biosecurity strategy.
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The harvesting campaign of brassicas, spinach, celery and spiked chicory by Futuragri, a leading Apulian fruit and vegetable producer, began at the turn of October and November. We spoke to Giuseppe De Filippo, sales manager, about the season that has now begun.
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Blockade of Poland-Ukraine border leads to increase in retail prices for imported goods
2023-11-28 00:00
Polish truckers and farmers are staging an around-the-clock blockade of the southeastern Medyka crossing. This has resulted in lorries lining up at the Poland-Ukraine border. This blockade has significantly complicated the delivery of imported products from Europe, the priority of retail chains
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Seaborne reefer trade to contract for the second consecutive year
2023-11-28 00:00
In the final quarter of the year, the outlook for seaborne reefer trade has weakened with cargo demand now expected to post a second consecutive year of decline. Meanwhile, transit restrictions on the drought-stricken Panama Canal are starting to impact vessel capacity serving exports of
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Diving freight rates have inevitably led to plummeting carrier Q3 returns, and the outlook for the full year is bleak while next year's expectations have sunk well below the waterline.
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Cherries, Chile revises its estimates downwards
2023-11-28 00:00
Climate and logistics are primary factors in the success of a trade campaign. Chile is well aware of this and has had to revise downwards the estimates for its cherry exports, which have fallen by 14.6% in volume compared to the previous forecast. Reporting the news is the newspaper
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Promotion of fresh produce in the region, internationalisation of fruit and vegetable markets, the role of large regional platforms in guaranteeing product safety and quality, solidarity-based logistics with the third sector: these were the central themes of the conference 'Fresh is good!
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Fresh Select overcomes challenges to lead innovation in salad and leafy greens industry
2023-11-28 00:00
The journey of Fresh Select, a prominent player in the Australian salad and leafy green industry, is marked by resilience and innovation. John Said, Founder and CEO of Fresh Select, sheds light on the challenges and advancements shaping the industry this season.
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Agricola Lusia model of sustainability, digitisation and innovation
2023-11-28 00:00
In the current market environment, there seem to be two essential catalysts capable of transforming economies: the digitisation of companies and the sustainable overhaul of their operations, both internally and in value chains. These two elements reinforce each other
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A promising new form of ammonium phosphate fertilizer has been field-tested by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers. The fertilizer, struvite, offers a triple win for sustainability and crop production, as it recycles nutrients from wastewater streams, reduces leaching of
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HHLA: AGV fleet converted to battery-electric drive
2023-11-27 13:00
According to HHLA, this is a continuation of its policy of successively replacing the last remaining fossil fuel-powered devices with battery-electric alternatives.
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Hort Innovation announces board changes
2023-11-27 02:00
One new and two returning board directors have joined the grower-owned research and development corporation for Australian horticulture, Hort Innovation.
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EU approves Italy's new NRP, funds for agriculture doubled
2023-11-27 00:00
The new Italian NRP (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) has been approved, doubling the resources allocated to agriculture. Resources for the primary sector have been doubled and now amount to EUR 6.5 billion: EUR 2 billion are added to the initial EUR 3.6 billion for the
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Colombian banana producers are prepared for EU regulations
2023-11-27 00:00
According to the president of Augura, Emerson Aguirre, banana producers are complying with all the requirements demanded by European retailers in terms of environmental and social sustainability. For example, all the jobs in the Colombian banana sector are 100% formal; 92% of them are unionized
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