Aldi is gearing up to spend approximately £34 million on British fruit and vegetables as it prepares for its best Easter performance yet in terms of food sales. read more

"IV gamma grows in share and value only in the supermarket channel during 2023. In the discount channel (the second most important) it falls in both volume (-1.3%) and value (-0.5%). The discount channel, however, is the channel that in recent years has contributed most to the progressive reduction
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Contraction of volumes persuperfruit, superfood and spices, among the 7 clusters surveyed by the latest edition of GS1 Italy's Immagino Observatory, the six-monthly study that monitors consumption phenomena in the large-scale retail trade, cross-referencing information on digitised product labels from the
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Contraction of volumes persuperfruit, superfood and spices, among the 7 clusters surveyed by the latest edition of GS1 Italy's Immagino Observatory, the six-monthly study that monitors consumption phenomena in the large-scale retail trade, cross-referencing information on digitised product labels from the
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The Co-op has become the latest retailer to launch a dedicated “Best of British” section on its online delivery website in a commitment to British sourcing. read more

Supermarkets across Europe have started to employ AI-based freshness scanners that could eventually tell shoppers if a number of different fruits are ripe before they buy them. read more

In just one month (from 27 July to 28 August 2023), 26,800 kilos of Verona IGP peaches were sold at a leading local large-scale retail store for a total of 216 packages per day.
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In just one month (from 27 July to 28 August 2023), 26,800 kilos of Verona IGP peaches were sold at a leading local large-scale retail store for a total of 216 packages per day.
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26,800 kilos of Verona peaches PGI sold in a single supermarket in the space of a month, equivalent to 216 parcels per day. Significant numbers, illustrated to numerous participants during the meeting 'Pesca di Verona IGP, A value for the territory - Il tempo del fare', which was held on
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The growth path of the Iperal network continues with new openings in Lombardy and sales outlets covering an area of around 1,500 square metres, as in the case of the supermarket in Dongo (Co), the first opening of the year, reported in Gdoweek. The store is in line with the
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The growth path of the Iperal network continues with new openings in Lombardy and sales outlets covering an area of around 1,500 square metres, as in the case of the supermarket in Dongo (Co), the first opening of the year, reported in Gdoweek. The store is in line with the
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As of January 2024, ISTAT reports, retail sales indices will be disseminated with the new 2021 reference base set at 100. For details on the change of the base for retail sales indices, please refer to the related Information Note, which was released
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Sainsbury’s has announced ambitious new SBTi-backed targets for decreasing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  read more

Norway’s largest retailer NorgesGruppen wants to help the country’s consumers eat more domestically grown fruit and vegetables. read more

Aldi has stepped up support for cost-conscious customers with its refreshed meal planner hub. read more

Aldi is celebrating a significant milestone in its partnership with surplus food and household products redistributor, Company Shop Group. read more

Some time ago, thanks to the intervention of our retail expert Giampaolo Ferri, we published an in-depth article on the potential of fruit and vegetables in Dubai (click here to read more). A reader brought his point of view to our attention, which we receive and publish with pleasure; read more

ALDI strengthens its logistics capacity in Spain with the inauguration of a new logistics centre read more

The growth on the domestic and international market of Ficacci, a company from Castel Madama, on the outskirts of Rome, which celebrates its 60th birthday this year, continues. The 2023 turnover reaches 34 million euros (20% accrued through exports), +50% compared to 2020 and +15% compared to 2022. Growth is
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The event brought together leading producers, marketers and service companies from the fruit and vegetable sector, as well as some retail chains committed to innovation and digitisation. The aim was to explore and highlight the transformative impact of AI in the sector.
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