Scientists are creating a new variety of blueberry which will grow in Scotland. According to some, it will also be three times bigger than usual. Currently, more than 40 different blueberries are being crossed to discover the perfect fruit which can be grown in the Scottish climate. As well as
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Supermarket DC Super Heroes land at Coles with new collectable campaign to encourage Aussies to have fun and eat more fresh fruit and vegetables read more

The Gemüsering Group is one of the largest fruit and vegetable companies in Germany, which also includes companies such as Kärcher and Andretta, which together with the Gemüsering itself are located at the Stuttgart wholesale market. Freshplaza.de spoke to sales manager Markus Keller on site.
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Dole’s Xavier Roussel, Charles-Henri Deprez of Greenyard Fresh, Maria Wieloch of Swedish retailer ICA, Westfalia’s Johnathan Sutton, Avnish Malde of Wealmoor, and Guillaume Sens of Georges Helfer are just some of the headline speakers who will take part in Fruitnet’s inaugural Global
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Aldi GB is trialling sensory-friendly shopping hours in selected UK stores for several weeks between August and October. read more

After 29 weeks, fruit and vegetables by imposed weight seem to be consolidating their sales trends, equalling those of LCC, when last week they even exceeded them. Among the channels, discounters were on a roll, outperforming supermarkets and
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Figures released by Istat for retail sales in June show a trend increase in value of +3.6%, which corresponds to a decrease in volume of -3.5%. read more

Barely a month to go until the end of In&Out, the three-year project of Apo Conerpo for the valorisation of EU fruit and vegetables co-financed by the European Community, but the activities do not seem to stop. On the contrary, for the entire month of August as many as 2,000 days will bloom
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From mid-June onwards, pineapple has seen a sharp rise in prices on the markets, a situation mainly caused by the lack of product from Costa Rica and the various internal problems in the South American country. We spoke with Spreafico, who markets the fruit
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'The Nuragic melon campaign started later than in previous years, but the quality of production is excellent both in terms of flavour and in terms of the homogeneity of the sizes,' says Filippo Frongia, co-owner with Andrea Manca of Agro Mediterranea Group,
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ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, a leading multinational in the large-scale retail trade, today, Thursday 3 August, opens its second shop in Parma, Via Cicerone 3/A. read more

The Co-op has announced what it claims is the biggest-ever price investment by a convenience retailer.  read more

Esselunga, Conad and Eurospin are the large-scale distribution brands most talked about online and with the most positive comments. This is what emerges from the Observatory on the digital reputation of large-scale distribution brands, carried out by Comin & Partners in collaboration with KPI6.
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Expoalimentaria is the most important fair of food and beverage in Latin America. This year’s edition will take place at the Jockey Exhibition Center, Lima, Peru, from 27 th to 29 th September. The event is a business platform for the key operators of distribution, retail, horeca and
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Europe is the continent with the highest PL share in the world and, among its countries, Italy ranks below average, while Great Britain stands out, with more than half of its sales developed by PL. In Italy, the retailer with the highest PL penetration is
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Planet Farmsenlarges the range of salads for vertical farming with a new reference, Misticanza. New visual impact of the line named Frescaah. read more

It has been news in recent days that Amazon Fresh's London shop, the UK's first cashier-less shop, has closed. read more

Supermarket promotions are not for the benefit of customers. They are not designed to cut the cost of food. Promos are a marketing tool to sell more of one product against others that compete. It is often the grower that funds them, not the supermarket ­– although the supermarket usually
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The Cold Chain Federation is warning that UK food retailers, hospitality businesses and consumers should expect significant disruption in the Christmas trading window because food-producing businesses in Europe that supply into the UK are “unaware of, and unprepared for, the post-Brexit
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Week 28 saw an unexpected turnaround in the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade. Sales of fruit and vegetables by imposed weight grow and do so by outperforming Lcc. Likewise, all sales channels are growing, apart from online, with supermarkets and discounters going
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