Aldi is opening its 1,000th UK store in Woking, Surrey, today (7 September) and has committed to a new long-term target of 1,500 stores in the UK, which will see the company invest billions of pounds into the UK economy. read more

Snack-sized apple brand Rockit, Taiwan-based fruit importer United Produce Company, Vietnamese food retailer WinCommerce, and Tatsuo Horiuchi of Japanese distributor Farmind Corporation have won the prestigious Asia Fruit Awards 2023.   read more

Lidl has opened its largest regional distribution centre in the world. It is located in Luton (UK), has 110,000 square metres and is three times the size of the warehouses built by Lidl to date, according to the discounter. read more

Auchan, Biedronka (Jeronimo Martins), Carrefour, Intermarche, Spar, Dino, E. Leclerc, Arhelan, Chata Polska, frisco.pl of Eurocash Group, Nasz Sklep, Polo Market, Stokrotka, Żabka are large-scale retailers that have confirmed their participation in B2B meetings that will take place in Warsaw
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Villita Avocados has debuted a new bag for retailers seeking to make their produce departments more sustainable. With a label made of paper film and netting composed of cellulose fiber yarn from Forest Stewardship Council-certified eucalyptus wood, the bag is 100 percent plastic-free. The
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Last season, Dutch organic ware potato yields were normal. Still, not all were sold as organic; some were marketed as conventional. Conventional table potatoes were in short supply, so prices, fortunately for organic growers, were good. "You wouldn't have wanted this year's mainstream prices to
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For the first time in over 10 years, Wonderful® Pistachios launches a new in-shell flavor: Seasoned Salt. Rolling out at retailers across the U.S., Wonderful Pistachios’ new In-Shell Seasoned Salt flavor is a blend of savory seasonings accented with garlic, onion and paprika. read more

UK: Iceland launches back-to-school deals, including bags and bottles read more

Inflation, convenience and sustainability are the three key trends shaping the Asian retail sector this year, delegates at the Asiafruit Congress have heard. read more

The World Avocado Organization (WAO), the not-for-profit organisation that champions the sustainable growth and consumption of avocados worldwide, has finalised its 30th retailer collaboration, establishing partnerships with renowned supermarkets in 12 countries, and over 35,000 stores, tripling
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Spalding-based seed specialist and plant breeder Elsoms has teamed up with US seed producer Crookham Company to launch a joint-venture business to supply European customers with US and Australian sweetcorn varieties. read more

Spalding-based seed specialist and plant breeder Elsoms has teamed up with US seed producer Crookham Company to launch a joint-venture business to supply European customers with US and Australian sweetcorn varieties. read more

Tesco CEO Ken Murphy has called on political parties to stand by their net zero commitments and give businesses the confidence to invest. read more

Aldi is trialling four new loose fruit and vegetable lines in a bid to reduce plastic waste. read more

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

ALDI celebrates its 1st anniversary of the new banana sustainable sourcing model read more

According to deputy director Ngo Xuan Nam, the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (Vietnam SPS Office) has not yet received a food safety regulation warning from the UK about Vietnamese dragon fruit exports. read more

Lidl GB has officially opened a £300m RDC in Luton – the largest Lidl warehouse in the world – marking the discounter’s continued commitment to expansion across Britain. read more

A new branded range of vertically farmed bagged salads produced by the Jones food Company has been launched exclusively at Asda. read more

Organised by IFOAM Organics Europe and Ecovalia , the event will bring together major industry players, including European organic farmers, traders, retailers, certifiers, associations and companies, policy makers, researchers and other key players in the organic sector, to address key issues
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