From February 13th to 16th, numerous representatives from specialty retail, food retail, and food service met with suppliers and producers from around the world at Biofach in Nuremberg. Over the years, this four-day trade event at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center has evolved into the leading
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"The first requirement when dealing with supermarkets is to be able guarantee continuous supplies for as long as possible. Thanks to our precise planning and the satisfactory amounts obtained at the start of the fall season, we managed to retain our historic clients and establish new relations
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In a significant shift for agritourism and sustainable farming in Australia, the renowned pick-your-own strawberry farm, Luvaberry, located north of Brisbane in Wamuran, has ceased public operations and is now up for sale. Owners Mandy and Adrian Schultz initiated "Luvaberry Our War on Waste" in
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Sales of the 2023 harvest have ended at Il Noceto. "This year we endured considerable losses due to the hail storms, however we have progressed in both the MOF and big retail chain channels," explains director Michele Sciannimanica. read more

The product of a decade’s research from Morocco’s Les Domaines Agricoles, the brand-new SweetCott mandarin was launched at this month’s Fruit Logistica in Berlin, marketed as the “birth of a new legend” in the category. read more

Aldi is to create 5,500 new roles across the UK this year, the retailer announced today (21 February). read more

Delhaize finishes franchising project: all 128 stores have new owners read more

The superstore formula seems to be the one the Csette+7 Group is currently focusing on for its expansion in the region. The company, led by brothers Dario and Giovanni Lenoci, operates 11 retail outlets in the provinces of Bari and Brindisi, specifically in
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Fresh allegations of price gouging behaviour by supermarket giants should be a wake-up call to fix Australia’s unfair supermarket duopoly, NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin says. read more

EuroCommerce, the European association representing retail and wholesale trade, held the Summit CEO 24 on 14 and 15 February in Brussels. Headed by the

EuroCommerce

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The year 2024 does not open in the best way for the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade. Volumes are in sharp decline and inflation increases by almost 4 points compared to the close of 2023. At the level of macro-categories, fruit is most responsible for the debacle, while for vegetables we
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You will remember that we left off yesterday wondering why a Golden apple from the Val di Non, and a PDO apple at that, is paid in the region of 65 cents to the producer and has to cost at least two euros in a supermarket when consumed (click here to read more). read more

The role that Egypt can play in producing and supplying blueberries was discussed at a special event hosted by Sekoya in Berlin earlier this month. read more

Morrisons has followed Asda in launching a price-matching scheme offering its customers hundreds of weekly essentials at the same price or cheaper than those sold by Aldi and Lidl. read more

Shoppers across Europe will have noticed the proliferation of tomato varieties over the last couple of decades, but a lack of guidance through such a varied category can leave many consumers feeling daunted, according to Martijn van Keulen, head of marketing at Dutch producer RedStar. read more

Over the course of 2023, developments in the organic specialist retail sector resembled a race to catch up: in the first quarter, sales were down by an average of eight per cent on the previous year. However, the recovery began in the second quarter. After an initial increase of 0.5 per cent, there was a recovery from the middle of the
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Since the start of the trial in September 2022 in 35 shops, more than two thirds of customers surveyed said they had not noticed the subtle change to electronic shelf labels (ESLs), which highlights the benefits of the paper-saving switch.
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Specifically, it is about human rights, fair prices and contracts, workers' social rights and the right to a decent standard of living for small farmers. Gender inequality within the food chains is also addressed. read more

Aldi has announced it has lowered its prices on a range of fruit and vegetable products in the UK, including berries, grapes, tomatoes, apples and ready-to-eat salads. read more