Italy's first Carrefour Contact has opened, a new format with the dual objective of helping to revitalise Milan's Piazza Angilberto and lowering sales prices by 10%, making it one of the city's least expensive. read more

In 2022, 47% of the vegetables and 84% of the fruit consumed in the country were imported (39% and 28% respectively from the EU), and there is a clear consumer preference for local, UK-produced products. read more

Already tried and tested in France, where 700 shops are active, Carrefour's Contact format is also coming to Italy, as described in this article in Gdoweek. At the basis of this concept store is the objective of guaranteeing greater convenience by lowering prices
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Papaya is typically short in December – but neverthis short. In fact, adds a retail buyer, in almost two decades she’s never seen it as short-supplied as this year. read more

There are 310 supermarkets throughout Andalusia, except for the provinces of Jaén and Almería, and a Cash and Carry in the town of Lepe in Huelva. read more

UK: Asda facing possible product shortages due to HGV driver strike read more

British Berry Growers – which represents 95 per cent of commercial UK softfruit producers – has strongly criticised comments on supermarket pay to farmers made by the British Retail Consortium to the BBC Countryfile programme yesterday (10 December). read more

Aldi is on course for its biggest and best Christmas yet, it has confirmed today (11 December). read more

Bingo, the national retail market leader in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will participate in the Fresh Food Leader's event "International B2B meetings with retailers" (see previous article) that will take place in Bergamo on the 25th of January 2024. This is a one day event of face to face business
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The research and consultancy company Agroter, specialising in fresh produce, carried out an analysis on the perception of the fruit and vegetable department. The research, which involved the 3,000 purchasing managers of Agroter's Monitor Ortofrutta nationwide, revealed the following
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Qatar: Lulu Hypermarket launches International Fruit Festival - 'Fruit Exotica' read more

Two months after the start of the tricolour trolley, it is possible to take an initial stock of its effects on supermarket customers' spending. In the pre- and post-initiative comparison, there is a clear improvement in the volume trend in total shop sales, with
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For the 2023 season, Voltz Maraîchage has developed the Salad Bar concept, offering recipes for a mix of young shoots. Very trendy at the moment, the sale of young shoots is a must in the 4th range supermarket aisles and on market stalls. The seeds presented are marketed individually, as
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According to upset Japanese farmers and officials, their Shine Muscat grape, one of many fruit varieties created by Japan, has been stolen by China and South Korea. Sources claim that Hong Kong and Thai supermarkets offer copycat grapes grown by China and South Korea. They closely resemble Shine
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The retail trade of fruits and vegetables has always considered the festive period an occasion to increase sales, especially in a time when the consumption of fresh produce is decreasing due to the cost-of-living crisis. The increase concerns almost all products, including potatoes, the campaign
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Italy: Codè Crai Ovest exceeds 2023 turnover expectations read more

A scarcity of potatoes and onions has gripped the Kathmandu Valley as traders cease their sale, citing the government's imposition of a value-added tax (VAT) on these essential agricultural products. The Potato Onion Traders Association (POTA) has stopped supplying these items to retailers and
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Mandarins from Pakistan are now available on the supermarkets shelves in the capital of Uzbekistan, which indicates the arrival of the first shipments of these products from Pakistan this season, EastFruit experts from Tashkent report. read more

Last year, high energy prices meant there was little supply from those countries' greenhouses, so supermarkets had to switch to imports from Southern Europe. How are things looking this year? We approached Lidl Netherlands for more insight into their supplies and strategies for the upcoming
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Avisomo, an Oslo-based turnkey vertical farming systems developer and equipment manufacturer, has formed a strategic partnership with Norway’s second-largest supermarket chain, Coop Norway, to build a fully automated vertical farm directly integrated into its existing distribution centre. read more