According to Kantar, take-home sales at UK supermarkets increased by 3.8 percent in the four weeks leading up to 4 August 2024 compared to the same period last year. read more

Located in the heart of Europe's nursery sector in Hazerswoude/Boskoop, PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt is the leading European garden plant retail and wholesale event. This unique trade fair, held twice a year, offers an unparalleled platform for growers, retailers, wholesalers, and garden centres to showcase their products. read more

Asda has partnered with Peter Marshall & Co, a Scottish grower, to provide over 3.5 million Scottish cherries during the summer. This collaboration expands on a five-year partnership between Asda and Marshall Farms through Scotty Brand, moving beyond branded products to include. read more

NZPPI has recently issued an open letter to the garden retail industry, urging stakeholders to take action against two critical Government proposals that could severely restrict access to imported plant material in New Zealand. The proposals, if adopted, threaten to impact the availability and diversity of plant material in the country. read more

Based on its thirty years of experience in cultivating, processing, and selling strawberries, the Nicofruit group will now venture into producing and marketing yellow kiwi fruit, starting next autumn. Starting in the first week of October 2024, the Top Gold yellow kiwi will be available. read more

UK: Kolejny tydzień, kolejne otwarcie odświeżonego sklepu, gdy Amazon Fresh Aldgate otrzymuje nowe opcje płatności i zaktualizowany wygląd. Amazon kontynuuje modernizację swoich sklepów Amazon Fresh w Wielkiej Brytanii, z ponownym otwarciem swojej lokalizacji w Aldgate, Londynie w poniedziałek. W poście na LinkedIn Thomas Monaghan, Dyrektor UE. read more

Over 20 fresh food suppliers for SPAR North of England stores gathered for a day filled with inspiring ideas, company updates, and networking opportunities. The event took place at the James Hall & Co. Ltd's SPAR Distribution Centre in Bowland View, Preston. The comprehensive session also provided a chance to... read more

Popyt na brytyjskie borówki gwałtownie rośnie, co skutkuje zwiększeniem produkcji przez plantatorów. read more

Reefertrends reports this, citing the retailer Tesco. According to them, the demand for blueberries increased by 27% last year. This surge in popularity is attributed to the growing awareness of the fruit's health benefits. Blueberries are rich in... read more

A new high-yielding, disease-resistant and sweet-flavoured strawberry has hit Australian retail shelves after more than five years of development by growers and plant breeding experts.  read more

Włochy: Giovanni Mastrantoni mianowany prezesem PAC 2000AConad
Italy: Giovanni Mastrantoni appointed president of PAC 2000AConad's largest cooperative, PAC 2000A, has appointed Giovanni Mastrantoni as its new president. Mastrantoni succeeds Claudio Alibrandi, who will remain with the cooperative as a director, Conad noted. Source: esmmagazine.com SPAR Jiarong… read more

Dax Cooke, head of sales for Farm Direct Partners, reports that the supply of limes from Colombia is good, despite lower packouts. "This is occurring even though we are experiencing heavier rain cycles this summer in Colombia," Cooke said. Farm Direct Partners sources limes mainly from its farms in the south of the country. read more

The opening of the approximately 1,100 m2 market in the west of Braunschweig is planned for spring 2025. read more

"The Polish market is known for the strength of its distribution channels. Sixty per cent of fruit and vegetables are bought from supermarkets, discounters and hypermarkets. However, the traditional market also plays an important role in the distribution of fruit and vegetables, with 25 per cent
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French grocery retailer Franprix deploys A2Z Cust2Mate 3.0 smart shopping carts in Paris connected storeA2Z Smart Technologies Corp. has announced the first deployment of its new generation Cust2Mate 3.0 smart shopping carts at Franprix in Paris, France. Franprix is a grocery chain that operates
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In late July, fruit breeding company Zouk presented its new Ziola® summer apple. Belgian retail and trade were able to come and have a look at the company's plots in the last week of July and taste the new summer variety before the first commercial picking. "In the studies, the Ziola had stood
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The focus is on seedless grapes (advertised 28 times), with the Italian selection dominating. Typically, promotional items are offered between 0.99 euros per 500g punnet and 1.99 euros per 500g punnet. With a high presence in supermarkets and discount stores, the demand for them has increased. read more

From January 2025, 57 Aldi stores from the regions of Salzgitter, Braunschweig, Hameln, and Hildesheim will be added. The relocation of the Aldi Sievershausen to Lehrte-Aligse, which is about eleven kilometers away, will take place starting on September 6th. read more

Rockit will once again be partnering with Universal and DreamWorks Animation on Kung Fu Panda 4 this year. The campaign has kicked off in Greater China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Malaysia in key retailers across these markets, in line with new season fruit arriving in stores. It will launch in other markets soon. read more

UK aims to track 1 billion grocery products per month in inflation revamp

Britain plans to collect price data from more than 1 billion units of grocery sales every month through supermarket scanners as part of a new system to measure inflation in the sector next year, the country's statistics agency announced. read more