All the vicissitudes that have affected our society in recent years have had a major impact on sales, prices and purchasing patterns in the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade. An example of this is the change in the share of sales for packaged products (by weight
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The winter cucumber harvest is coming to a close in the Spanish province of Almeria. "Across the region, from Guainos, one of the last towns in Almeria, to Motril, the harvests are nearly complete, and there will be a brief gap of a couple of weeks until the new plantings begin," says Juan
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What are the drivers when buying potatoes? How important are sustainability, price, origin, supply chain? This question was answered by a survey in a number of large supermarkets and retail outlets on the peninsula conducted last November by Potatoes Forever. In its second year of activity,
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Australia: Woolworths announces price drops on more than 400 items read more

ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, a leading multinational in the large-scale retail trade, is opening a new shop in Turin on Thursday 29 February, at 96 Via Borgaro in the Borgo Vittoria district, a few steps from the tram stop on line 9 and the
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Grocery price inflation has fallen to its lowest level in almost two years, and supermarkets are offering further relief to shoppers with a series of price-cutting and promotional measures. read more

A mass recall of oranges sold in E.Leclerc supermarkets is underway in France, with the product found to have pesticide levels above EU limits. The alert was raised by the official government recall site RappelConso at the end of last week. read more

Is there a shift in salad kits at retailers' deli counters? Wayde Nichols seems to think so. "We're seeing that with salad kits for major retailers, they're switching to pasta-based salads because they have a longer shelf life than fresh greens do. That's definitely a trend that has come forward
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Over 80 participants, including growers, technicians, nurserymen, cooperatives and retailers took part in the greenhouse lettuce demonstration day organised by Rijk Zwaan Italia at the Capuano Agricultural Company in Fondi (LT) in February. During the event, operators had
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Carrefour celebrates the 20th edition of its National Carrefour SME Day, the great

Carrefour SME Day.
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In Minnesota, the birthplace of the Honeycrisp apple, this variety is not only cherished for its origins but also for its unique texture and flavor. Recent data from the USDA reveals a significant drop in the retail price of Honeycrisps, now at $1.70 per pound from $2.49 the previous year. read more

Katie Jo Dumford has joined the Eason Horticultural Resources (EHR) Customer Service Team. read more

In the usual surveys in the large-scale retail trade, a growing attention by retailers is noted in the pepper assortments, with increasingly broader and deeper offers. A process made possible thanks to the innovation introduced by producers, including Valfrutta
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The Fresh Produce Forum stage at this year’s Fruit Logistica kicked off with a look at the implications for AI on different levels of retail and consumer behaviour, and how they could come together in a completely new environment. read more