Automation can help get more out of less, making it intrinsically sustainable. Automation and strategically planned intralogistics can enable businesses in diverse industries to become more eco-friendly. Global intralogistics specialist, Cimcorp has customers in two core sectors – grocery
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Will our sector be able to stem the invasion of new vegetable-based service products that the market proposes in the large-scale distribution channels (not forgetting Ho.re.ca.) within the other fresh departments? read more

Solidarity initiatives in favour of the flood victims by trade associations, retailers continue to grow. Here are some of them. read more

Younger men urged to get to grips with type 2 diabetes risk read more

"Avocado sales got off to a great start this year. Many supermarket chains took advantage of the 'healthy intentions' momentum to highlight avocados, known as a 'superfood.' Many promotions were, thus, scheduled," says Elena Rogojnikova, senior buyer at The Greenery International in the Netherlands. read more

Ikn Italy announces the 23rd edition of Forum Retail, the largest technology networking hub for the retail community, which confirms the formula adopted in recent years: two appointments are scheduled during 2023 - 7 June and 26 October - aimed at facilitating networking,
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New Zealand's Zespri, Chile's fruit exporter Garces Fruit and US berry marketer Driscoll's have each entered into a strategic partnership with retail chain Freshippo, which operates more than 300 shops in 27 cities in mainland China, reports
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Vandalism? Quite the opposite. Where previously a barren piece of wall covered part of the town wall in Ludwigslust in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, modern and colourful art was created by Aldi Nord. read more

With the recent warm spell on the West Coast, cherries in the Pacific Northwest look to be in a better position than a week ago. “It looks like we’re getting to peak volumes sooner than we thought and there are signs of positivity that retail will have supplies of cherries for the 4th of
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Rocco Zuccarella, president of Zuccarella Società Cooperativa Agricola from Scanzano Jonico (Matera) reports that there are still less than 20 days to go until the end of the 2022/23 strawberry campaign. read more

Top 5 supermarket retail chains in Slovenia read more

On the 6th of September 2023, Barcelona, Spain, there will be business face to face meetings between fresh fruit and vegetables buyers of international large-scale retailers and production companies. read more

For more than 20 years, the blue QS certification mark has been a clear signal to consumers in food retailing on meat and sausage products as well as on fruit, vegetables and potatoes for safe food from controlled production and marketing processes. As
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After 28 days at sea, the first container of Italian Limorè lemons reached Australia on May 18th 2023. The fruit will soon be distributed to supermarket chains and high-end restaurants in Sidney and Melbourne. read more

This year's potato marketing season is now in its final spurt. "Alternative goods are being phased out: hardly any goods are still available on the open market and are traded at higher prices; in food retailing, some chains have already switched to imported goods for the most part. But there are
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After a tough time of high costs and many concerns, the European retail industry is slowly recovering. Times were hard for Lizzy's Nieuwe Oogst too, but this Belgian greengrocer sees the light at the end of the tunnel again. "For a while, the sector seemed to lack creativity, but now that things
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At the annual general meeting on 16 June 2023, John Allan will step down as chairman and director of Tesco PLC, the company announced. Until his successor is appointed, the board has confirmed Byron Grote as interim chairman. read more

Federdistribuzione presented its 2023 sustainability report on modern distribution in Rome. As reported by the publication Distribuzione Moderna, the picture highlighted is that of a concrete contribution of the distribution sector to the environmental, social and economic development of the
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British apple growers must receive a fairer share of the prices consumers are paying supermarkets for their fruit in order to stay in business, says industry body Bapl. read more

Grower organisation Bapl has appealed to all UK supermarkets to boost their uptake of British apples this coming season and invest in initiatives to reinvigorate the domestic apple category. read more