Aldi has announced its new investment plan in the UK. And, as reported by foodretail.es, the retailer confirmed that it wants to reach 1,200 shops across the country by 2025. The retailer's intention was also officially expressed by the managing director
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BLOOM FRESH International, created by the merger of SNFL Group (Special New Fruit Licensing) and International Fruit Genetics, LLC (IFG), is pleased to unveil the latest addition to its acclaimed Candy Snaps™ line. The newly patented table grape varietal, known as IFG Forty-one, will enhance
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Avocados Australia has welcomed the news that Aldi has become the first Australian supermarket to exclusively range 100% Australian Avocados in all of their 586 stores ahead of the summer season. read more

Former UK PM Theresa May has called on the food industry to go further and work faster to prevent worker exploitation within global supply chains. May is the architect of much of today’s modern slavery legislation. Speaking on 6 September at the annual Modern Slavery Intelligence Network
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Nadorcott Protection (NCP), which owns the intellectual property for the award-winning Nadorcott variety of mandarin, has revealed that it has contacted nine major retailers in the UK concerning what it alleges is the “unauthorised sale” of Tango/Tang Gold mandarins. read more

Nadorcott Protection (NCP), which owns the intellectual property for the award-winning Nadorcott variety of mandarin, has revealed that it has contacted nine major retailers in the UK concerning what it alleges is the “unauthorised sale” of Tango/Tang Gold mandarins. read more

Waitrose is set to lower prices on 250 popular autumn lines this week, including a number of fruit and veg products. read more

Staff at retailers across Asia will soon undertake innovative training through a new platform being launched by Australian growers through Hort Innovation. read more

Making spaces distinctive is among the objectives of retailers. And often the dramatisation of the environment can be a winning weapon, both to enhance seasonality and to highlight product categories, capturing the consumer's attention and giving it an impact
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Aldi has dropped the price of a wide range of fruit and veg lines. read more

The retailer works with grape growers mainly from Murcia and Alicante. Among the main companies with which Carrefour collaborates are Murcia-based Agronativa and Moyca Grapes; Alicante-based Frutas Jopami, Uvasdoce, Palacios Roca and SAT Betisan and
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According to EastFruit, Ukrainian growers of fresh fruits and berries continue to expand to the most demanding world markets in extremely difficult conditions of the Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, Everyone in the fresh produce business understands how difficult it is to get
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The World Avocado Organization (WAO) has ended its 30th collaboration with distributors, establishing agreements with renowned supermarkets in 12 countries, and more than 35,000 stores, tripling its support to the retail sector throughout the United Kingdom and Europe since 2021. read more

Figures released by Istat for retail sales in July show a trend increase in value of +2.7%, matched by a drop in volume of -4.5%. read more

Feeding their potential - Stronger Starts program to double its impact to 240 schools by the end of 2024 read more

The winners of the Asia Fruit Awards were announced during Asia Fruit Logistica, Asia's leading fresh produce fair, held at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong from 6-8 September 2023. The prestigious award was won by the snack size apple brand
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Fresh Market B2B meeting & trade show is a Polish event for the wholesale trade sector of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers, organised since 2008. It is the opportunity to meet in person and connect with buyers from the largest retail chains in Central Europe. read more

Nowadays, it is increasingly important for retailers operating in the fruit and vegetable sector to minimise waste and, at the same time, guarantee quality products to their customers. read more

In July 2023, retail sales are estimated to increase cyclically by 0.4 % in value and decline by 0.2 % in volume. Sales of food goods in value are up (+0.8%) while those in volume are stationary; sales of non-food goods, on the other hand, register a
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Former Prime Minister and architect of much of today’s modern slavery legislation, The Rt Hon Theresa May MP has called on the wider food industry to go further and work faster to address modern slavery across global supply chains. read more