Until 28 September, all consumers who make a minimum donation of 2 euros directly at the till in over 350 Carrefour shops will help support WeFree, San Patrignano's prevention project, born from the community's daily experience with
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When Michael Clasen took over the family business of running an ornamental plant nursery in 2000 and started supplying them to supermarkets, it became apparent that there was a lot of interest in blueberry plants. Their production began. From a level of 10,000-20,000 per year
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NielsenIQ (NIQ)analyses the consumption trends and purchasing habits of Italian households for July 2023 in "Lo stato del Largo Consumo in Italia", the monthly survey that photographs the scenario of large-scale distribution in Italy. read more

The retailer Coop Italia also relies on influencers to promote reference products of Italian fruit and vegetables. This is the case of the Mantuan melon, a historical product of the tradition of the Mantua and Valli Salse areas. read more

When Michael Clasen took over the family business of running an ornamental plant nursery in 2000 and started supplying them to supermarkets, it became apparent that there was a lot of interest in blueberry plants. Their production began. From a level of 10,000-20,000 per year
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ALDI continues to consolidate its expansion plan in Spain and will open four new shops in September in the Basque Country, Galicia, Catalonia and Extremadura, and will continue to expand in the north of the country with new shops in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Galicia, Catalonia and Extremadura.
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Tesco has forecast a record-breaking crop of UK-grown watermelons.  read more

Poland: Eurocash Group posts double-digit revenue growth in first half read more

In the first full month of summer, the warm weather seems to have eased consumption a little compared to the pitiful results of June; in fact, in July the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade lost less than in the previous month. This is mainly due to vegetables, while fruit is still
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UK: Bumpy ride for billionaire brothers who banked on Asda's success read more

In order to respond to the extraordinary demand for food products that will take place during these few days, the more than 300 FMCG logistics platforms of the companies of ASEDAS, the Spanish Association of Distributors, Self-Service Stores and Supermarkets, will be
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“Broccoli sprouts have been showing an increase as there has been a lot of publicity around the benefits of the sulforaphane enzyme it contains. People literally started buying it up in supermarkets, adding it to smoothies and dishes. Now we’re seeing a big trend for healthy foods that are
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Recently, organic adjika produced by the Ukrainian craft company “Stodola” appeared on the shelves of American retail for the first time. The founder of the “Stodola” brand, Yan Ostrovsky, shared in an interview with SEEDS the information about the challenging journey
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SPAR Spain opens five stores during the summer season read more

XACT has launched two new packaging solutions designed to help retailers reduce the amount of plastic packaging they use for fresh produce. The Rev Elephant has been designed specifically for cartonboard punnets with wings, while the Rev Condor has been developed for taping bunches of loose produce. read more

The heat in Southern Europe is affecting the grape market, including Italian grapes. "There are many burnt grapes and inferior qualities on the market. The supply of good quality grapes is 30-40% down from last year. There are quite a lot of grapes coming on the market that are unsuitable for
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For two weeks now, the pumpkin harvest has been in full swing in the Bielefeld area. "The current outlook is particularly good with reasonable yields and good qualities. Although demand is still somewhat restrained, autumnal weather is forecast from week 34-35, so we expect demand to increase
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Great news for watermelon fans: a record-breaking bumper UK-grown crop is on the way. Shoppers will be able to judge for themselves when the predicted 11,000 UK-grown watermelons, the largest yield ever produced in Britain, exclusively hit Tesco shelves this week. read more

Sainsbury’s has upped its value offer by extending its Aldi Price Match campaign and adding frozen foods to Nectar Prices. read more

Agri-tech research and development business B-hive Innovations is embarking on a new collaborative project that aims to reduce the risk of potato bruising and develop technologies that could cut supermarket waste. read more