In terms of retail sales of fruit and vegetables, and with a population of more than 80 million people, Germany is the largest sales market in Europe. The demand for fruit and vegetables can only be partially covered by domestic production. The climatic conditions
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The Australian government has appointed Craig Emerson to lead the 2023–24 review of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct (AFGC) to ensure that the supermarket sector is working as it should.  read more

The eagerly awaited arrival of new season British Pink Lady® is set to hit the supermarkets early January 2024. Known for being the first to blossom and the last to be hand-picked, Pink Lady apples have been thriving in changing UK climate conditions, with their biggest ever harvest due this
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French antitrust clears Intermarché's purchase of Casino stores with conditions read more

Marca Freshconfirms its specialised and vertical slant, dedicated to sustainable innovation, with an in-depth look at the theme of the purchasing and consumption experience of fresh fruit and vegetables, a topic more topical than ever, which will be explored in all its aspects and
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Nationwide protests by farmers have been going on since Monday, opposing what they perceive as increasingly challenging political conditions and the relentless pricing policy of the retail trade. Georg Boekels, President of the Provincial Association of Rhineland Fruit and Vegetable Producers,
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The Agribologna Group has created Arandis, a commercial farming company, 100% owned by the cooperative, through the transfer of a business unit. Operational from 1 January 2024, it will manage relations with large-scale distribution (bulk and packaged products under the Questo l'ho fatto io brands,
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For COAL, a group gathering multiple big retail chain stores, Bulltec has developed an electronic grading system for vegetables that can process two different products at the same time. read more

A great choral tale about women, men and companies, innovations, evolutions in the fruit and vegetable sector, from production to retail, from institutions to representation. One hundred professionals, one hundred stories. read more

Sakata has welcomed the new year with the celebration of the first edition of the Brassica Winter Days. Three intense days with more than 200 attendees, including farmers, technicians, supermarkets and the media, who visited the company's Research Centre at
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Sainsbury’s saw its grocery sales climb 8.6 per cent over the Christmas period, winning shoppers from all of its major supermarket competitors. read more

Avocado grower and distributor Villita Avocados, Inc. has begun fulfilling orders utilizing specially-made mesh produce bags that are 100 percent compostable. read more

In November 2023, retail sales are estimated to grow cyclically by 0.4% in value and 0.2% in volume. Food sales in value are up (+0.2%) while sales in volume are down (-0.2%); sales of non-food goods are,
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The national distribution sector and the current context will be the protagonists at Marca as part of the inaugural conference organised by ADM - Associazione Distribuzione Moderna and The European House Ambrosetti scheduled for Tuesday 16 January, but yesterday, at the conference 'Marca del Distributore e Made
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Data released by Istat on retail sales in November (click here to read more) show a trend increase in value of +1.5%, which corresponds to a decline in volume of -2.2%. read more

Demand on a retail front is holding up extremely well in Ireland, following a busy holiday period. The cold snap we are experiencing is likely boosting consumption and sales. Prices are holding steady accordingly. Food service trade is slightly lacklustre although still busy, as to be expected
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The closing of the old year and the beginning of the new one, with all the festivities in between, show lights and shadows for the fruit and vegetable department in the Italian large-scale retail trade. The calendar has shifted the balance of the Christmas weeks somewhat and, just considering weeks 51, 52 in 2023 and 1 in 2024
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UK: East of England Co-op goes viral read more

UK food producer representatives gave a damning indictment of British supermarket pricing and intimidation practices in an EFRA Committee meeting on 9 January. read more

Berries are among more than 150 items to be discounted in a new price-cutting round at Tesco. read more