The majority of the early grapes now harvested in Namibia and South Africa’s northern regions feed into South African retail programmes. read more

While in Italy the opening of automated and cashier-less shops continues (click here to read more), in England there is a chain going against the tide. We are talking about Boothsche, as reported by the BBC, is eliminating almost all self-service checkouts from its shops. read more

He will take over the finance department from CEO Dr Steffen Greubel, who has been responsible for this task on an interim basis since August 2023, according to the Metro AG press release. Eric Riegger is currently Vice President Finance & Administration at Aldi USA, where he is responsible for all financial areas and M&A,
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In Okahandja, 70km north of Windhoek, Namibia’s newest aquaponics facility has just started supplying Freshmark’s Namibian DCs with all of their pillowpack and mixed lettuce requirements and other leafy greens for sale at Checkers stores across the country. read more

The prices for popular citrus fruits, namely oranges and mandarins, have decreased in Ukraine. The average cost of mandarins has dropped from 1.57 to 1.25 EUR per kilogram. Clementine mandarins now cost an average of 2.95 EUR/kg in Ukraine, 0.10 EUR cheaper than in October. read more

Produced on more than 1,800 hectares, the harvest of chestnuts of Périgord-Limousin for the fresh market has already come to an end, and the harvest for processing is almost over. read more

Ahold Delhaize announces leadership transitions at Delhaize Serbia read more

The Selex Group, a major player in the large-scale retail sector, and Savi, a marketing technology company active in the management of services related to the use of discount vouchers, are celebrating the third anniversary of their partnership, which has enabled them to make available over
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A petition urging major UK supermarkets to treat British farmers more fairly has gained significant traction, amassing over 75,000 signatures. Launched by organic farming company Riverford, the #GetFairAboutFarming campaign issued an open letter to the CEOs of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda,
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More than 75,000 shoppers have signed a petition urging the ‘Big Six’ supermarkets and their suppliers to treat British farmers more fairly. At 100,000 signatures, the petition will be considered for debate in Parliament. read more

Florette is giving 50 UK shoppers the chance to win £500 each this Christmas though an on-pack promotion on its best-selling Classic Crispy and Mixed SKUs. read more

The Edeka Potrzebski store on Messe-Allee in Leipzig is to become the Group's first climate-neutral store, according to Edeka. The "climate-neutral food retail" pilot project organised by the German Retail Association (HDE) is a ground-breaking initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of food retail.
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Technical innovations play an important role in the companies of the Schwarz Group in order to further expand its position as one of the world's leading retail groups. Secure and sovereign AI is a key technology in this context, the Schwarz Group reports. read more

The citrus-growing season of Il Girasole, the cooperative located in Paternò (Catania), started at the beginning of November. The cooperative can count on a total of 500 hectares of citrus groves in which Avana mandarins, Ciaculli tardives, Nova clementines, several varieties
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Lidl Italia, a leading supermarket chain in the large-scale retail trade, has reconfirmed its participation in the annual "i Broccoli per la ricerca®" event. A fundraising initiative of Fondazione Umberto Veronesi ETSwhich aims to support the project "Salute al
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Its name is Crunchy, and it is a combination of crunchiness and sweetness. This is the new product proposed by the company Fellini Patrizio, which has just been released on the markets. It has an eye-catching packaging, thanks to the color combination, and is sold with a guaranteed minimum
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Once again this year, Lidl Italiaparticipates in Broccoli for Research, the fundraising initiative of Fondazione Umberto Veronesi Ets to finance excellent scientific research into cancers that typically affect men. For every 500
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In a recent survey conducted by British Berry Growers, the organisation representing 95% of the UK's berry sales, it has emerged that a significant 80% of berry producers in Britain no longer perceive their relationship with UK supermarkets as a partnership. read more

Interview: Matt Birch on Amazon Fresh's UK plans read more

With diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey breaking down in response to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements, major Israeli retail businesses, especially supermarket chains, have decided to stop importing from Turkey, and thus there are opportunities for Greece according to
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