In the latest episode of Fruitnet's conversation series Fruitbox, Chris White is once again joined by Mark Landini, founder and creative director of Landini Associates, the Sydney-based retail and brand consultancy. read more

The annual Pan-Asian Awards are presented by ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA and ASIAFRUIT MAGAZINE to recognize outstanding achievements in the Asian fruit trade and select the winners. The ASIA FRUIT AWARDS are given in four categories: "Marketing Campaign". read more

The fruit supplier Fyffes and online retailer Ocado have announced the official opening of newly constructed school facilities in southern Belize. read more

Major banana marketer Dole China, Thai importer-distributor City Fresh Fruit, multi-format food retailer Central Retail Vietnam, and leading seed company Rijk Zwaan have won the prestigious Asia Fruit Awards 2025. read more

The pumpkin harvest is currently in full swing at the organic De Terp Squashpackers in Erichem. Rinke Robbers stated, "We are busy harvesting. We started in mid-August and will continue for another week or two. We have had a good growing season with strong yields and high quality." read more

New Zealand: Broccoli outperforms donuts and other surprising shopping habits from New World Point Chevalier's first week
Foodstuffs North Island has reported: "New Zealand's latest supermarket, New World Point Chevalier, has had a strong start, with over 22,000 shoppers passing through the checkouts in its." read more

With the closure of August, the presence of plums in GDO stores increases, marking the final phase of the seasonality of summer drupes. Italiafruit News' analysis offers a snapshot of the assortments found in a sample of retail points in the Parma area. read more

Banana marketer Dole China, Thai importer-distributor City Fresh Fruit, multi-format food retailer Central Retail Vietnam, and seed company Rijk Zwaan have won the prestigious Asia Fruit Awards 2025. The winners were announced during a presentation ceremony at the event today. The annual read more

Cortiliasi's online shopping service on Amazon is expanding and strengthening by conquering new cities: Turin, Bologna, Genoa, Reggio Emilia, Modena, and surrounding areas, after already reaching Milan, Monza, and over 80 neighboring towns in the past. Currently, the available assortment includes... read more

Tesco will start testing an avocado scanner this week, which will allow customers to determine the ripeness of the fruit while in the store. The scanner is intended to assist shoppers in choosing avocados that are suitable for slicing or immediate consumption as a spread, with the additional goal of reducing waste in-store and at home. read more

The home consumption and retail sales of potatoes are improving as households return to their normal routines following the reopening of schools. Early Rooster potatoes are still being introduced to the market. However, there have been reports of some quality issues, including cracking, which may be attributed to dry weather conditions. read more

"It's becoming harder to maintain our margins with the 5% increase in labor costs," a Japanese grower stresses. Even here, growers cannot escape the increasing numbers, and at the end of the day, the margin stays the same. Or does it? "Luckily, we're able to slightly increase prices in retail to." read more

A revolutionary avocado scanner, designed to help shoppers determine the ripeness of the fruit in stores and reduce waste at home, will be tested by Tesco this week. read more

This is evident from the structural data on the food trade, which are published together with many other key figures on the German retail sector in the statistical compendium "EHI Retail Data Report 2025". read more

Altroconsumo, the largest independent consumer organization in Italy and part of Euroconsumers, has published its annual survey on the affordability of supermarkets, hypermarkets, and discount stores in the country. The analysis shows that, by carefully choosing the brand and focusing on... read more

UK: John Lewis Partnership has appointed industry veteran Tom Denyard as the new Managing Director of its supermarket business Waitrose. Denyard, who is currently heading Tesco Online, will assume his new role in January 2026. read more

"Back in 2025 is also the initiative "Tutti in Campo" (Everyone on the Field), promoted by Selex Gruppo Commerciale, which, in its third edition, renews its commitment to sports and local communities. Starting next fall, in over 1,900 retail points (Famila, A&O on a national scale and... read more

Each year, new plant varieties and products compete for attention at the Farwest Show. This year, the top selections were honored with Retailer's Choice Awards by a panel of volunteer garden retailers. The awards were presented on August 21 at the Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon. read more

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) and Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) members can now access the latest GCA Garden Retail Online Workshops (GROW) course and this time it's designed to help their plant area teams. The Herbaceous Plants course is the 97th workshop to be added to the GCA's… read more

In July, the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade continues to show positive performance: volumes are increasing, although to a lesser extent than in June, while sales in value are sharply rising thanks to the increase in the average price mix of fruits. Summer products remain under observation. read more